Comments and predictions for Celje vs Fiorentina: Home team confirmed
The match between Celje vs Fiorentina in the Conference League takes place at 2:00 a.m. on April 11. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Celje vs Fiorentina team information
Fiorentina coach Raffaele Palladino has been less about rotation in recent times, but with a crucial Serie A clash against Parma on the horizon, he could make a few tweaks to his starting line-up on Thursday.
However, Fabiano Parisi is likely to start on the left flank as Robin Gosens continues to be absent with a knee injury. In goal, David de Gea is expected to be selected instead of the usual goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano.
Aside from Gosens, Andrea Colpani is Fiorentina's only fitness concern, but the former Monza striker could be fit enough to make the bench.
With four goals in seven Conference League games this season, Moise Kean is almost certain to lead the line for Fiorentina.
On Celje's side, Armandas Kucys is having an impressive record with an average of 1 goal/match after 8 appearances in European Cup this season. He will likely continue to play at the top of the attack.
There are plenty of options to support the Lithuanian striker, but Aljosa Matko – who scored twice at the weekend – has the edge. Logan Delaurier-Chaubet and Tamar Svetlin are also key players in Celje's attack.
Latest expected lineup Celje vs Fiorentina
Cell:
Silva; Nieto, Vuklisevic, Nemanic, Karnicnik; Zabukovnik, Kvesic; Delaurier-Chaubet, Seslar, Svetlin; Kucys
Fiorentina:
De Gea; Comuzzo, Mari, Ranieri; Dodo, Ndour, Adli, Mandragora, Parisi; Gudmundsson, Kean
Latest football commentary Celje vs Fiorentina
Fiorentina – who have twice lost in the final of a tournament founded just three seasons ago – are continuing their journey hoping for a more satisfying ending this time around.
The Tuscans have made it through the qualifying and group stages safely before facing a tough challenge in the round of 16. Panathinaikos won the first leg 3-2 in Greece and continued to cause trouble at the Franchi Stadium, but Fiorentina came back to win 3-1.
Goals from Albert Gudmundsson, Rolando Mandragora and star Moise Kean helped the purple team qualify, continuing their impressive home form in European competition this season.
Fiorentina have won all four of their home games since the start of the group stage, but their away record is more modest, winning just one of their four games – a reflection of their inconsistent form in Serie A.
However, coach Raffaele Palladino's team is still in the top 4 race after overcoming a period of decline that put the domestic season at risk of slipping off track.
Before and after last month's international break, they beat their direct rivals two-for-one: beating Juventus 3-0 and then overcoming Atalanta with a solitary goal from Moise Kean.
In the most recent match, the Italian striker scored two goals in the first 10 minutes at San Siro, but Fiorentina then let AC Milan equalize and had to accept a 2-2 score.
Celje, meanwhile, have been in impressive form since reaching the Conference League quarter-finals. The Slovenian side reached the Cup semi-finals after eliminating Maribor, before beating Bravo 2-1 in the league on Sunday.
With Aljosa Matko's double in the first half, Celje took all three points and are now fourth in the table – although still 18 points behind the leaders.
With virtually no chance of defending their domestic title, Celje can now focus on their historic journey to Europe. In the round of 16, they overcame one of the most exciting series of the tournament when, despite leading 1-0 in the first leg, they were defeated 5-4 by Lugano after 120 minutes in the second leg, but eventually won on penalties.
For their first time facing an Italian side, Celje will be facing a history that is not very favourable. Slovenian clubs have played against their neighbours just seven times in European competition, winning one and losing five.
Latest Celje vs Fiorentina score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Celje vs Fiorentinaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Celje 1-2 Fiorentina
- WhoScore:Celje 0-2 Fiorentina
- Our newspaper predicts:Celje 1-2 Fiorentina
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