Fiorentina vs Crystal Palace Tips & Preview - Open contest to produce goals

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Crystal Palace lead 3-0 from the first leg.
Expect both teams to score, with goals over 2.5 likely.
Fiorentina aiming to overcome defensive lapses.

Fiorentina vs Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace hold a solid advantage as they travel to Fiorentina for the second leg of their UEFA Conference League quarter-final tie.

La Viola have a major deficit to overturn and are expected to come all out on Thursday. An open contest is on the cards here, and goals could be expected.

Fiorentina News

Fiorentina will be disappointed with their performance in the first leg as they fell to a 3-0 defeat. They were constantly exposed at the back and barely mustered attacking threats, finishing with just two shots on target.

That result is the only sour spot for Fiorentina, who have generally been in good form lately and are unbeaten in seven of their last eight matches across all competitions. Paolo Vanoli’s team are also unbeaten in five of their last six home matches and claimed a 1-0 Serie A victory over Lazio last weekend.

As evidenced by the first leg result, Fiorentina are vulnerable at the back and have failed to keep a clean sheet in seven of their last 10 matches. However, they have scored in seven of those 10 matches, while six fixtures in this run have produced over 2.5 goals.

Crystal Palace News

Crystal Palace will come into this clash feeling a bit relaxed after easing to a 3-0 victory in the first meeting. First-half goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Tyrick Mitchell put them in control, while Ismaila Sarr added the third after the break.

The Eagles have been in good form lately and are unbeaten in nine of their last 10 matches across all competitions, claiming a 2-1 home victory over Newcastle last weekend. They are also unbeaten in five of their last six away matches.

Crystal Palace have found the net in eight of their last 10 matches, scoring at least one second-half goal in the last two fixtures in this run. However, Oliver Glasner's team have failed to keep a clean sheet in nine of their last 10 away matches across all competitions, with two of the last three fixtures producing over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

The only previous meeting between the two teams was last week's first leg, which ended 3-0 in favour of Crystal Palace.

Verdict

Fiorentina v Crystal Palace

While it remains to be seen if Fiorentina can turn things around and qualify for the semi-final, they are expected to come all out on Thursday. Neither defence is looking tight at the moment, and both teams could be backed to score.

Having scored at least one second-half goal in their last two matches, Crystal Palace could be set for a repeat. With six of Fiorentina’s last 10 matches producing over 2.5 goals, a similar outcome could be considered.

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