Fiorentina vs Empoli Prediction: Can the Fiorentina side break their losing streak?

Fiorentina played a brilliant match in the Conference League, beating Portugal's Braga 4:0 away, but they have not won in the league for five rounds in a row. Can the Fiorentina side break their losing streak in their home game against Empoli?

Thursday's Conference League meeting with Braga was Fiorentina's first European playoff game in six years. And the Violets, as if they missed a lot of the big international matches, had a great game. The team opened the scoring at the end of the first half, and in the second half, having gained a numerical advantage after a suspension, literally destroyed the Portuguese, scoring three unanswered goals. Luka Jovic and Artur Cabral scored a double for the Violets. The return leg in Florence is becoming an empty formality.

In the previous match in the Italian championship, Fiorentina played away against Juventus and failed to score. It was 0:1 - the only goal the Florentines missed in the first half, and they scored at the end of the game, but the goal, scored by Gaetano Castrovili, was canceled due to offside. In five rounds, Fiorentina is unbeaten in Serie A and lost four times during this period.

Since the beginning of 2023, the Blues have had an excellent streak of five matches without defeat, in which they took points from Lazio (2:2) and beat Inter away (1:0). But then they lost away to Roma (0:2) without much chance of success and, in the previous fixture, were close to a home defeat at the hands of La Spezia. On 21 minutes, Empoli lost two penalties to Fabiano Parisi and conceded twice before the half-time whistle. But in the second half, the teams leveled - La Spezia sent off Salvatore Esposito for the second yellow card. Empoli found their chances in the attack and heroically scored in the fourth minute of the second half. The Blues won with a score of 2:2.

It's been a long time since Fiorentina played in a European competition, and for the current squad and coach Italiano, this is a first experience. So, after the brilliant victory over Braga in the Conference League, they may not have enough strength and emotion for the meeting with Empoli. The Blues have been excellent in 2023, they have only lost one match out of seven, and they are capable of causing many problems to the tired Florentines. We bet on Empoli, as well.