Cremonese vs Fiorentina Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
Updated
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This is a huge game down in the relegation battle in Serie A on Monday night as Cremonese welcome Fiorentina to Stadio Giovanni Zini in Cremona.
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Cremonese preview: Woeful few months
In the first-half of this season, Cremonese were very impressive, following their promotion to the top-flight, but the hosts are now in the bottom three and the relegation places after a woeful run of form.
The home team come into this one on the back of a 2-1 defeat to fellow strugglers Lecce at Stadio Comunale Via del Mare, due to goals from Santiago Pierotti and Nikola Stulic, before Federico Bonazzoli pulling a goal back for Cremonese.
Fiorentina preview: Still in the fight
Fiorentina come into this one on the back of a 2-1 defeat of Polish outfit Rakow Czestochowa in the first-leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League round of 16, courtesy of goals from Cher Ndour and Albert Gudmundsson.
I Viola are beginning this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting just a point and a place outside of the bottom three and the relegation places in Serie A with just five victories in their 28 matches this season.
Cremonese team news: Pezzella suspended
Giuseppe Pezzella is missing through suspension for this weekend, while Federico Baschirotto is also a confirmed injury absentee with Michele Collocolo and Faris Moumbagna doubtful.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Audero; Folino, Bianchetti, Luperto; Barbieri, Thorsby, Maleh, Vandeputte, Okereke; Vardy, Bonazzoli
Unavailable: Baschirotto (Injured), Pezzella (Suspended)
Questionable: Collocolo (Injured), Moumbagna (Injured)
Fiorentina team news: Kean a doubt
Former Everton and Juventus striker Moise Kean is a doubt for this one, while Ghana international defender Tariq Lamptey and Israel international attacker Manor Solomon is also sidelined.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): David de Gea; Dodo, Pogracic, Ranieri, Gosens; Mandragora, Fagioli, Ndour; Harrison, Piccoli, Gudmundsson
Unavailable: Lezzerini (Injured), Lamptey (Injured), Solomon (Injured)
Questionable: Kean (Injured)
Cremonese vs Fiorentina prediction
That aforementioned loss to Lecce down in Apulia last weekend means that Cremonese are now winless in their last 14 games. In those 14 games, they have failed to score on 11 matches. They now face a Fiorentina side that are lacking much fluency or consistency this season, as was again the case in Europe in midweek, and while favourites, it is expected to be a low-scoring encounter.
Cremonese vs Fiorentina tip: Fiorentina to win & under 3.5 goals
