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Basel vs Fiorentina Betting Tips, Free Bets & Match Preview


Basel have secured a huge road breakthrough seven days ago when they dispatched Fiorentina 1-2 in the first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League semifinal tie at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. Nothing pointed towards such an outcome after the furious La Viola start to the affair and especially after Arthur Cabral’s opener 25 minutes into the outing. Nevertheless, Basel found a way to resist Fiorentina’s first-half dominance as they found two of their own goals after the interval to pick up an enormous win in Italy.

Andy Diouf produced a fabulous solo effort 20 minutes from time to tie the score for FCB before Zeki Amdouni shocked the local crowd with the match-winner in the second minute of stoppage time. It was his sixth goal in as many UEFA Europa Conference League games for the talented 22-year-old Swiss. If Heiko Vogel’s troops survive the return leg on Thursday night at St. Jakob-Park, they will become the inaugural Swiss club to reach a major European competition final. Let’s take a look at our top betting picks and predictions for this match.

Basel vs Fiorentina Betting Tips

Basel did beat Fiorentina seven days ago but the confidence in the dressing room went down after their toughest loss in all competitions in almost five years. Vokel rotated his starting lineup on Sunday away at St. Gallen and it resulted in a terrible 6-1 defeat for FCB. Basel are now sixth in the Swiss Super League table. With four points between them and the fourth-placed Luzern and just three games to spare, it is clear that Basel’s only realistic route to European football for next season would be the Conference League silverware.

Fiorentina sit 8th in the Serie A table and have no chance of threatening the teams above them, meaning the Conference League trophy is also their lone way of featuring in Europe next term. Vincenzo Italiano’s men did boost up the spirits with an easy 2-0 victory over Udinese at the weekend, courtesy of goals from Gaetano Castrovilli and Giacomo Bonaventura.

La Viola bagged three or more goals in five straight away games in the Conference League

Fiorentina have been particularly efficient in away Conference League games this term, scoring at least three goals in five successive successes on the road in the competition. The run includes impressive attacking displays in each of three knockout phase road outings against Braga, Sivasspor, and Lech Poznan. Considering Basel’s defensive weaknesses and the fact they haven’t kept a clean sheet in eleven subsequent outings across competitions, we really fancy the Italian outfit to prolong their extraordinary away form here. You can get the 6/4 odds for Fiorentina to win & Over 2.5 goals FT pick.

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Basel vs Fiorentina

Basel vs Fiorentina Tips

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Cabral is Conference League’s top scorer with eight goals

Arthur Cabral has been Fiorentina’s standout performer throughout the season. He tops the team’s goalscoring charts in both Serie A and UEFA Europa Conference League, notching 15 goals in these two competitions combined. The Brazilian forward is also the competition’s top scorer with eight goals to his name. We expect him to have a lot of space against his former team on Thursday and we will take the 5/1 odds offered for Cabral to score the first goal of the game.

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Basel vs Fiorentina

Basel vs Fiorentina Tips

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Vedran Ostojic

Vedran Ostojic

Vedran is an acca expert, putting together his best bets for the football action