On the 15th of January, in this week 18 match, Roma hosts Fiorentina at Stadio Olimpico in a meeting of these two evenly matched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Roma recorded a 2-2 draw against Milan. Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa struck first for Milan in the 30th minute, then Tommaso Pobega added another in the 77th minute . With 18 points in their last 10 matches Roma should be reasonably happy with their performance, while fiorentina sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Sassuolo. Riccardo Saponara struck first for Fiorentina in the 48th minute, then Domenico Berardi tied it up for Sassuolo in the 57th minute. Fiorentina is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Fiorentina’s most prolific scorer has been Antonín Barák. The Czech midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Roma’s most prolific scorer has been Tammy Abraham. The English attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.