Pescara vs Fiorentina Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

Fiorentina ended 2016 with a late contender for game of the year, as they played out an incredible 3-3 draw with Napoli. That was a fantastic encounter, it was certainly entertaining for the neutral, but it didn’t do much for Paulo Sousa. The Fiorentina boss is overseeing a mixed season for his team, they go into this game stranded in mid-table, quite a decline from last term.

La Viola have a great chance to return to winning ways this weekend, as they’re travelling to face Pescara. The hosts drew 1-1 with Palermo in their last game, which left them bottom of the pile in Serie A. They’re five points from safety ahead of this clash, and things are unlikely to get better for them any time soon.

Pescara are currently on a 16 game run without a win. After nine matches here they’re still searching for their first home victory of the campaign. They’ve managed just four points here this term, losing 56% of their matches at their own ground. If Sousa is in trouble at Fiorentina, this is a perfect opportunity to turn things around.

Pescara have kept a clean sheet in just 11% of their Serie A games so far, while they’ve scored just 0.56 per game in front of their own supporters. The visitors have found the net in all but one of their away games, while they’ve averaged 1.89 goals for on the road. They really should be able to cause problems for a Pescara defence who have looked out of their depth all season long. Their last home match saw them take on a Bologna team who were without an away win all season, with the away side running out 3-0 winners on that occasion.

Fiorentina aren’t in great away form, but the victories they have recorded on the road have been at weaker sides. They’ve seen off 15th placed Bologna and 17th placed Empoli, so they’re capable of seeing off teams at the bottom. On top of that, they won both of those games to nil. It’s hard to make a case for Pescara getting anything out of this game, given their current record. That’s why we’re backing an away win, we think la Viola can get things back on track here. Fiorentina are priced at 17/20 for the win here, and that’s our tip on this one.