Roma v Fiorentina

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Roma will be looking to continue their promising sequence of form and results in the Italian top flight when they play host to sixth placed Fiorentina at their Stadio Olimpico in what is one of the most attractive fixtures in this weekend's Serie A action with Roma seeking to collect a third win on the trot while Fiorentina will be keen to build upon their recent emphatic 3-0 home win against Salernitana when they make their way to face Roma on Sunday evening.

Roma have climbed into the top four of the Serie A table and therefore one of the potential Champions League spots following a decent run of results in the domestic top flight which has seen Jose Mourinho's side suffer just the one defeat out of their last eight games overall whilst also picking up six important wins as well.

The hosts' single defeat during this period came in the form of a 1-0 defeat away from home at the current Serie A leaders, Inter Milan, but otherwise, six wins against the likes of Frosinone, Cagliari, Monza, Lecce, Udinese and Sassuolo have thrust Roma into top four contention.

Results on home soil at their Stadio Olimpico have also benefitted as Roma have won their last five home games on the trot, scoring a total of 15 goals and conceding just two goals in reply.

Fiorentina occupy sixth place in the Serie A standings and they too head into this upcoming clash on Sunday evening on the back of a victory last time out in the domestic top flight which came by the way of a resounding 3-0 home win against Salernitana.

Indeed, the visitors have now collected two wins from their last three matches in Serie A and includes a previous 2-1 home win against Bologna but it should be noted that both of these recent wins were achieved on home soil at their Stadio Artemio Franchi where Fiorentina have posted four of their total of seven wins to date in this campaign.

However, Fiorentina have also been handed four defeats within their last six games in Serie A which consist of losses incurred against Empoli, Lazio, Juventus and AC Milan respectively, so this suggests the visitors might just struggle to get the better of an in-form Roma outfit in their own backyard in this clash.

In addition, Fiorentina have registered just four wins from their last 12 outings on the road.

Roma v Fiorentina Verdict

Previous meetings between Roma and Fiorentina at the Stadio Olimpico certainly favour the hosts here as Roma have won each of the last four encounters on the trot on home soil and Jose Mourinho's men will be keen to hold onto fourth place with a win here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Roma win @ 2.10

Other side bets worth considering:

Roma win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.33

Correct Score: Roma 2-0 @ 9.50