Parma – Fiorentina

The meeting between Parma and Fiorentina will be productive.

Fiorentina earned the long-awaited league victory in the previous round. The Florentines faced Udinese, and the Friulani largely 'helped' their opponents at the start of the match. In the eighth minute, Fiorentina's goalkeeper Okoye earned a straight red card. Not surprisingly, Palladino's men began to capitalize on the numerical advantage. Even in the first half, the 'Lilies' hit the opponent's goal three times. Moise Kean continued the scoring spree in the 56th minute, and thirteen minutes later the player completed a brace. Between Kean's goals, the Friulani had their say. Sole's beautiful strike sweetened Runjaic's side's bitter defeat. However, three rounds earlier Fiorentina had fallen. Parma rested over the past weekend, and their latest match was far from ideal. The Crusaders hosted Lazio, and a goalless first half ended with Dzakkani's red card. They tried to capitalize on the majority in the second half, but unsuccessfully, and in the 77th minute Bashic further simplified the opponents' task by earning a red card. It was even more surprising that the scorers were not the hosts, but the visitors. Noslin's goal in the 82nd minute gave the Biancocelesti three points, and gave the Parma players something to think about. Fortunately, they had almost two weeks to ponder. Last year's meeting between the teams at Ennio Tardini was productive. Parma scored in the first half, and the 'Lilies' answered in the second. Interestingly, the four most recent head-to-head league matches have ended in a draw. The Parma players show some divergences in key statistical metrics. Thus, the 'Gialloblu', according to the xG metric, should have scored almost seven more goals. At the same time, the xGA metric indicates that they should have conceded another 4.65 goals. It is worth noting that Cuesta's side had kept a clean sheet in only one home league match. The Fiorentines also underperform according to xG. According to this metric, the 'Lilies' should have scored 6.96 more goals. It is worth noting that the team kept a clean sheet in only two away matches. Meanwhile, the team conceded twice in three of the last four rounds. A win over Udinese will no doubt boost Fiorentina's spirits. Fiorentina, however, are still too weak to confidently build on this success. It is highly likely that the Ennio Tardini meeting will be high-scoring.