Thursday , 2 July 2026

ACF Fiorentina vs FC Crotone, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2020-21
ACF Fiorentina
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Crotone
Sat 23 Jan 2021 · 19:45 UTC Stadio Artemio Franchi HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Igor Julio 4' Y
Y 30' Niccolo Zanellato
Franck Ribery 41' Y
Y 83' Pedro Pereira

Overview

Match Preview

ACF Fiorentina vs FC Crotone — Serie A at Stadio Artemio Franchi.

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Mazzoleni
  • Referee Marco Piccinini
  • Referee Valerio Colarossi
  • Referee Giovanni Baccini
  • Referee Simone Sozza

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Internazionale Milano 38 87
2 SSC Napoli 38 76
3 AS Roma 38 73
4 Como 1907 38 71
5 AC Milan 38 70
6 Juventus FC 38 69
7 Atalanta BC 38 59
8 Bologna FC 1909 38 56
9 SS Lazio 38 54
10 Udinese Calcio 38 50
11 US Sassuolo Calcio 38 49
12 Parma Calcio 1913 38 45
13 Torino FC 38 45
14 Cagliari Calcio 38 43
15 ACF Fiorentina 38 42
16 Genoa CFC 38 41
17 US Lecce 38 38
18 US Cremonese 38 34
19 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
20 AC Pisa 1909 38 18

Head-to-Head

1
1
ACF Fiorentina 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals FC Crotone
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-23 ACF Fiorentina 2–1 FC Crotone

Recent Form

ACF Fiorentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan FC Crotone H 2–1 W
17 Jan SSC Napoli A 0–6 L
10 Jan Cagliari Calcio H 1–0 W
06 Jan SS Lazio A 1–2 L
03 Jan Bologna FC 1909 H 0–0 D
22 Dec Juventus FC A 3–0 W
FC Crotone
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan ACF Fiorentina A 1–2 L
17 Jan Benevento Calcio H 4–1 W
10 Jan Hellas Verona FC A 1–2 L
06 Jan AS Roma H 1–3 L
03 Jan FC Internazionale Milano A 2–6 L
22 Dec Parma Calcio 1913 H 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Stadio Artemio Franchi. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 4' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Igor.
  • 9' It’s high time Giovanni Stroppa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 14' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 19' ACF Fiorentina is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' ACF Fiorentina is taking the lead after the goal scored by Giacomo Bonaventura on 20.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' Niccolo Zanellato was booked on 30.
  • 32' What a strike from Dusan Vlahovic! The score is 2-0.
  • 37' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Crotone is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 41' It’s a booking for ACF Fiorentina player. Franck Ribery gets a Yellow card.
  • 46' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. ACF Fiorentina needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 51' ACF Fiorentina started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Pedro Pereira suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' Ahmad Benali is replacing Milos Vulic for the FC Crotone side.
  • 65' It looks surprising ACF Fiorentina does not make any changes. Koffi Djidji has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 66' GOAL! Simeon Nwankwo scores on 66. Assisted by Pedro Pereira
  • 69' Time for substitution for ACF Fiorentina. Igor is replaced by Lucas Martinez.
  • 74' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 77' The whistle greets Niccolo Zanellato as he departs to be replaced by Luca Siligardi.
  • 82' The travelling FC Crotone supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Pedro Pereira.
  • 86' ACF Fiorentina manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Borja Valero is hanging Franck Ribery on the field on 86 minute.
  • 87' Luis Rojas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Junior Messias on 87 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

ACF Fiorentina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Crotone Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Stroppa

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.71 ACF Fiorentina xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 FC Crotone xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
ACF Fiorentina54% Draw25% FC Crotone21%
Actual: ACF Fiorentina win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

ACF Fiorentina or Draw
79%
Draw or FC Crotone
46%
ACF Fiorentina or FC Crotone
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
ACF Fiorentina37% Draw46% FC Crotone17%
Actual: ACF Fiorentina win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 0
10.6%
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
5.7%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — ACF Fiorentina

Handicap ACF Fiorentina covers Push FC Crotone covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 23% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

ACF Fiorentina keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
FC Crotone keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.