On Jan 17th, Fiorentina will host Genoa in a Serie A match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Fiorentina sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 5-2 win against Napoli. Dušan Vlahović struck first for Fiorentina in the 41st minute on a feed from Riccardo Saponara, then in the 44th minute, Andrea Petagna sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Dries Mertens , but Fiorentina kept scoring and walked away with the win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Fiorentina should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Genoa recorded a 1-3 loss against Milan. Leo Østigård struck first for Genoa in the 17th minute, then Olivier Giroud got the equalizer for Milan in the 74th minute on a feed from Theo Hernández Finally they completed the comback in the 102nd minute on a goal by Rafael Leão to cap off a wild match. Genoa looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match on the 18th of September, Fiorentina took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Riccardo Saponara struck first for Fiorentina in the 60th minute, then Giacomo Bonaventura added another in the 89th minute.
Genoa hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Filippo Melegoni and Mattia Destro, and they each have 1 goal. Dušan Vlahović has been the most prolific scorer on Fiorentina in the last 5 matches with two goals.