Valencia vs Fiorentina Predictions & Betting Tips, Match Previews

Pre-season could hardly have gone differently for these two clubs, with Valencia winning half of their six warm-up games ahead of the new season, while Fiorentina have been beaten in all four of their friendlies to date.

La Viola ended the last Serie A campaign in a poor run of form – they won just two of their last 13 games in all competitions to fall away from contention for a place in the Champions League – and it looks as though those bad results are set to continue.

It was a poor year all round for Valencia, who look more stable under Pako Ayestarán after Gary Neville’s short reign in charge of the club ended in failure and the former Manchester United and England right-back getting the sack.

Valencia, owned by billionaire Peter Lim, have a look of a sleeping giant about them, although there is a massive gulf between the top three in La Liga – Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid – and the rest of the division.

For Fiorentina, a year of consolidation seems to be on the cards and a top-six finish would be a decent achievement, but they first have to turn around their poor form.

It is hard to see La Viola taking anything from this match at the Mestella given their run of four straight losses, so Valencia to Win at Evens with bet365 is our tip for this club friendly.

Fiorentina’s last two matches have ended in a 3-1 defeat and we like Valencia to Win 3-1 at 14/1 with bet365 from the correct scores market as a result.