7 march 2009: Fiorentina - Palermo

MATCH: FIORENTINA - PALERMO
FIORENTINA
Not a good sequence for Fiorentina: out from the Uefa Cup, a draw against the weakest team of the league in the last match, the coach Prandelli that risk to be esonerated if results won't come quickly, starting from this game against Palermo.
Overall Fiorentina have good quality players, from the goalkeeper Frey to the forwards like Mutu. The home record is 9 wins, 2 draws, 1 lost with 20 goals scored and 8 conceded. Palermo didn't score only 1 time on the last 10 games.

Team news: Vargas (d), Koldrup (d) and Santana (m) will miss the game

Overall Form WLLLWWWDWD
Home Form WWDWWWLWWW

1 Frey, 21 Comotto, 5 Gamberini, 3 Dainelli, 23 Pasqual, 4 Donadel, 88 Felipe Melo, 18 Montolivo, 7 Semioli, 11 Gilardino, 10 Mutu

PALERMO
Palermo is on 10th position, safe from relegation and has few chances to get a place for the UEFA Cup next year. But they alternating good play (and results) with a bad play: like the last one against Catania when they lost 0 – 4 at home (for Catania was the only victory away from home). It's true that Palermo played with 10 player 70 minutes of the match, but they didn't show any will to fight for a victory.
The away record is 2 win, 2 draw, 8 lost. They managing to keep the clean sheets only 2 times on the last 10.

Team news: Bresciano (m) will miss the game

Overall Form LWWWLLWDLL
Away Form LDLDLLWLLD

32 Amelia, 24 Kjaer, 80 Carrozzieri, 5 Bovo, 16 Cassani, 11 Liverani, 33 Nocerino, 42 Balzaretti, 30 Simplicio, 7 Cavani, 10 Miccoli

HEAD TO HEAD
19/04/2008 Fiorentina 1 – 0 Palermo
26/10/2008 Palermo 0 – 3 Fiorentina

VERDICT
Both team are under pressure, but maybe the one that is risking more is Fiorentina because to miss the 4th place will be an economic disaster for the management that invested a lot on the project. This will be a game where the high pressure on both sides can lead to a draw, or a Fiorentina's victory.