Fiorentina v Lecce

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Fiorentina will be desperate to avoid a fourth league defeat on the trot in the Italian top flight on Friday night after their latest defeat last weekend at the hands of Verona 1-0 away from home, but the upcoming hosts will at least now hold advantage at their Stadio Artemio Franchi for this upcoming clash against lowly Lecce.

Lecce's winless run in Serie A was extended to three games as well last weekend as the visitors suffered a 1-0 defeat at home to Udinese which followed previous back-to-back 0-0 stalemates, leaving Marco Giampaolo's side occupying a lowly 16th place in the Serie A table ahead of Friday night's fixture at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.

Fiorentina had previously stumbled to defeats against Inter Milan and Como prior to last weekend's loss but the hosts will be hoping they can rekindle the sort of form which brought them a three-match winning streak beforehand as they prepare for this upcoming visit of Lecce.

Victories secured against the likes of Lazio, Genoa and most impressive of all, a 3-0 home win against the current league leaders of Serie A, Inter Milan, will no doubt give Fiorentina plenty of reasons to believe that they can return to winning ways on Friday night.

The bigger picture shows Fiorentina have slipped to just three losses from their last 17 home games at their Stadio Artemio Franchi while collecting nine wins in the process.

Lecce have found league wins tough to come by so far in this season's Serie A campaign as the visitors have managed to claim just five wins from their previous 23 matches overall whilst also being handed 11 defeats within this period as well.

Three of these five wins have been achieved on their travels as Marco Giampaolo's side have registered important wins on the road at Venezia, Empoli and Parma respectively, but this upcoming trip to face sixth placed Fiorentina looks to be a tough assignment for the visitors.

The aforementioned three away wins have also proved to be Lecce's only highlights from their previous 15 outings on the road in Serie A and having also been handed eight defeats within this sequence as well as failing to score in no fewer than nine of these 15 away games, Lecce look to have their work cut out here on Friday night.

In addition, Lecce have managed to keep just four clean sheets within these last 15 away games as well, making this upcoming trip to the Stadio Artemio Franchi a potentially daunting one.

Fiorentina v Lecce Verdict

Lecce may well be bracing themselves as the visitors were dealt a comprehensive 6-0 thrashing by Fiorentina at home last October, and the upcoming hosts will be confident they can claim the three points again on Friday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Fiorentina win @ 1.72

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Correct Score: Fiorentina 1-0 @ 6.50