Fiorentina vs FC Basel Prediction and Betting Tips | May 11th 2023

Fiorentina welcome FC Basel to the Stadio Artemio Franchi in the first leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League semi-final clash on Thursday.

This game has all the makings of a nail-biting affair as both sides look to steal a march in their quest for a place in the final.

Fiorentina’s poor late-season form continued as they were beaten 1-0 by newly-crowned Serie A champions Napoli last Sunday.

The Viola are now winless in six of their last seven outings across all competitions, losing three and claiming three draws since mid-April.

However, Fiorentina will be looking to quickly arrest their slump as they have their sights on a first European title since 1961 and also prepare for their Coppa Italia final against Inter Milan later this month.

Elsewhere, Basel were denied a third win on the trot last Sunday as they fell to a 2-0 loss at the hands of FC Zurich in the Swiss Super League.

Heiko Vogel’s side now turn their attention to the Conference League, where they needed penalties to see off Slovan Bratislava in the last-16 before claiming a 4-3 aggregate win over a resolute OGC Nice side in the quarter-finals.

Basel are on a run of three consecutive away wins and are currently unbeaten in their last five Conference League outings, claiming two wins and three draws since their playoff first-leg loss to Trabzonspor.

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Fiorentina vs FC Basel Head-To-Head and Betting Tips

• This will be the third-ever meeting between Fiorentina and Basel. They first met in September 2015, when the Bebbi picked up a 2-1 victory.
• Both sides squared off two months later at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, where they played out a pulsating 2-2 draw.
• Basel are currently on a run of three consecutive away wins, scoring eight goals and conceding three since a 1-1 draw against Zurich on April 8.
• Fiorentina are unbeaten in all but one of their last 10 home games in all competitions, picking up five wins and four draws since February.

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Fiorentina vs FC Basel Prediction

We anticipate a thrilling contest at the Stadio Artemio Franchi as both sides look to pick up a first-leg advantage. Florentina have been rock-solid at home since the turn of the year and we are backing them to claim a slender victory.

Prediction: Fiorentina 2-1 FC Basel

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Fiorentina vs FC Basel Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Fiorentina

Tip 2: Luka Jovic to score - Yes (Jovic is currently the top scorer in the Conference League with six goals under his belt)

Tip 3: Less than 10.5 corners - Yes (There have been fewer than 11 corner kicks in six of Fiorentina’s last eight matches)