Fiorentina vs Carpi
Fiorentina have done some good business during the January transfer window bringing in Christian Tello (FC Porto), Mauro Zarate (West Ham), Panagiotis Kone (Udinese) and Youhan Benalouane (Leicester) in hopes of mounting a serious challenge for the Serie A title this season. After a great start where they took an early lead in the league they now sit 3rd in the table and need to get back to the form they showed in August and September of last year. We believe the new signings will give the club a lift and games like these at home to Carpi, just needs to be 3 points in the bag. With an excellent home form (8-1-2) chances are good for a win tonight.
Team news: Tino Costa and Facundo Roncaglia are suspended and Marcos Alonso is a doubt.
Newly promoted Carpi have taken plenty of people by surprise with their showings over the last few weeks where they have gone unbeaten in 5 straight league games. Still they sit third from bottom in the table with 4 points to safety. They have signed plenty of players themselves during the January transfer window, but probably the biggest – Jonathan de Guzman from Napoli – will not feature. They have struggled away from home and facing Viola at Stadio Artemio Franchi is certainly one of the toughest clashes they will have all season.
Team news: Defender Igor Bubnjic and midfielder Matteo Fedele are out injured.
Date & Time: 3 Feb 2016 – 20.45 CET
League: Serie A (Italy)
Match: Fiorentina – Carpi
Pick 1: Fiorentina Asian Hcp -1
Highest Odds: 1.75 @ Betvictor
Stake: 15 EUR
Rating: 2/5
Result: 2-1, push. Money back.