St. Gallen vs Fiorentina Prediction and Betting Tips

St. Gallen face Fiorentina at the Kybunpark on Thursday in the UEFA Europa Conference League league phase. The hosts are in penultimate spot in the standings.

They were thrashed 6-2 by Cercle Brugge on the opening day, finding themselves four goals down before Kevin Csoboth and Felix Mambimbi scored off the bench after the break.

Fiorentina, meanwhile, picked up a comfortable 2-0 victory over New Saints in their continental opener, with Yacine Adli and Moise Kean scoring within three minutes in the second half. La Viola are eighth in the standings with three points.

St. Gallen vs Fiorentina Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

Thursday's game will mark the first meeting between the two sides.
Fiorentina have had 12 competitive meetings against Swiss opposition, winning six and losing four.
Espen's only competitive encounter against Italian opposition came in the 1985-86 campaign when they lost 5-1 on aggregate to Inter Milan in the UEFA Cup in the first round.
St. Gallen (6) have the worst defensive record in the Conference League.

St. Gallen vs Fiorentina Prediction

Espen have lost three of their last four matches and have won one of their last six. They have won one of their last four home matches and have a difficult test ahead of them this week.

Fiorentina, meanwhile, are on a three-game winning streak and have lost once all season. They have had their struggles on the road recently but should win this one.

Prediction: St. Gallen 1-3 Fiorentina

St. Gallen vs Fiorentina Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Fiorentina

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Five of Fiorentina's last seven matches have produced more than 2.5 goals.)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes (Both sides have found the back of the net in nine of St. Gallen's last 10 matches.)

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