Rakow Czestochowa vs Fiorentina Preview & Prediction | 2025-26 UEFA Conference League | Round of 16

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Fiorentina needed extra-time to defeat Polish outfit Jagiellonia Bialystok after a first-leg win in the knockout playoff round – Rakow Czestochowa want to take it further.

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How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / USA – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – discovery+ / USA – Paramount+

Key stats

• The first leg was the first UEFA match between Fiorentina and Raków.
• Italian clubs have won 22 of the last 24 UEFA two‑legged ties contested between teams from the two countries.
• Following their first‑leg defeat, Raków have now lost all three of their UEFA matches against Italian opposition, adding to the two defeats suffered against Atalanta in the 2023/24 Europa League group stage (0-2 away, 0-4 home).
• This is Raków’s first participation in a UEFA competition knockout phase so they are aiming for first quarter-final.
• Raków have won their last four UEFA home matches.
• Prior to the first leg defeat, Raków were unbeaten in nine successive UEFA competition matches with seven wins and two draws.
• Raków have won six of their last seven UEFA two-legged ties.
• This is the first time Raków have lost away from home in the first leg of a UEFA two-legged tie
• Fiorentina have won all three of their previous UEFA two‑legged ties against Polish opposition; most recently a 5-4 aggregate victory over Jagiellonia Białystok in the knockout play‑off round of the 2025/26 UEFA Conference League.
• Fiorentina have won all their four previous UEFA away matches against Polish teams.
• Fiorentina are in the UEFA Conference League round of 16 for the fourth successive season and have won all three of their previous ties at this stage.
• Fiorentina have won 14 of their last 15 UEFA competition two-legged ties.
• In this fixture, Fiorentina will become the first team to reach the milestone of 50 matches played in the UEFA Conference League proper.
• Fiorentina have won their last seven UEFA two‑legged ties after taking a one‑goal lead from the first leg at home.

Rakow Czestochowa vs Fiorentina prediction

The first-leg of this UEFA Europa Conference League round of 16 tie saw Fiorentina defeat Rakow Czestochowa by two goals to one at the Artemio Franchi with goals from Cher Ndour and Albert Gudmundsson, turning things around in Florence.

In the knockout playoff round, Fiorentina hammered Jagiellonia by three goals to nil before collapsing in the second-leg – and so Rakow will be well aware this tie is very much alive as they bring I Viola back to Poland.

Rakow have put in some very good performances in Europe throughout this campaign, sitting tucked inside the top eight in the league phase, and this could be a dramatic encounter at the Zaglebiowski Park Sportowy in Sosnowiec. 

Rakow Czestochowa vs Fiorentina tip: Both teams to score