Parma vs Fiorentina Prediction & Betting Tips (27 December)

16th in the elite, Parma, with its 14 points is only 2 steps ahead of the red zone. The misstep at home is prohibited today especially as the local club already has two defeats in a row at home in the league against Udinese 0-2 and Lazio last weekend 0-1. To detail the last meeting, Parma finished the match at 11 against 9 and was even playing at 11 against 10 at the end of the first act. Still at home, the Parmesans are coasting, having not won any of their last six matches, 4 defeats. In the last 10 performances in Serie A, Parma has won twice, each time on the road at Hellas Verona 1-2 and Pisa 0-1. For its part, Fiorentina is at the bottom of the SA drawer being the red lantern.

We clearly didn't expect such a crazy first half of the season from the Viola players, with only 9 points to their credit. Every weekend is a final in the fight for survival for Fio who found a smile again last weekend by winning at home against Udinese 5-1. This success put an end to the 3 successive defeats in the elite against Hellas Verona 1-2, Sassuolo 3-1 and Atalanta 2-0. Even in the Conference League, Paolo Vanoli's men were in difficulty, finishing only 15th in the regular standings, forced to go through the 1/16 finals to reach the round of 16. Recently, they even lost to the modest Swiss team Lausanne 1-0. 

At Parma, the usual starting goalkeeper, the Japanese Zion Suzuki, is missing, suffering from a finger. Injured, defenders Ndiaye and Circati will not play, nor will attacker Frigan (ex-Westerlo). The young midfielder Bernabe Garcia will be present as will the Argentinians Mateo Pellegrino (4 goals), Valenti and Nahuel Estevez. On the other side of the median, Fiorentina will be without starting central defender Luca Ranieri, suspended for accumulation of yellow cards. Absent but for physical reasons, the valuable corridor elements Lamptey and Gosens will remain with the medical staff like the young midfielder Jacopo Fazzini. Author of a double against Udinese, former PSG striker Moise Kean (4 goals in SA) will try to do it again.

Icelandic international Albert Gudmundsson (3 goals), Edin Dzeko, Mandrogora (scorer against Udinese) and Cher Ndour (ex-PSG) will all be there. Note the non-call-up of Kouame (Ivory Coast) for the CAN. The probable compositions for Parma - Fiorentina: Parma: Corvi - Delprato, Circati, Valenti, Valeri - Bernabe, Keita, Estevez - Benedyczak, Oristanio - Pellegrino. Fiorentina: De Gea - Dodo, Comuzzo, Pongracic, Parisi - Fortini, Mandragora, Fagioli, Ndour - Gudmundsson, Kean.