Fiorentina vs West Ham: In-depth Analysis and Predictions for the 2023 Conference League Final

The time has come for the second edition of the Europe Conference League final. On June 7, 2023, at 21:00, the Fortuna Arena in Prague will host the showdown between Fiorentina and West Ham United. After a disappointing season in their respective domestic leagues, both teams see this tournament as a golden chance to hoist a trophy.

Both Fiorentina and West Ham have had a difficult season in their respective national championships. Fiorentina clinched the eighth spot in Italian Serie A with 56 points, while West Ham finished the English Premier League in fourteenth place with 40 points.

A win would not only mean bringing home a European trophy but would also secure a place in the next edition of the Europa League.

The Semifinals

Fiorentina comes to the final after an intense semi-final double confrontation with Basel, in which they managed to overturn the 2-1 defeat suffered at home in the first leg, imposing themselves in Switzerland in the second leg with a 3-1 win in extra time.

West Ham faced Dutch team AZ Alkmaar in the semi-finals, winning both matches. The first leg in London ended 2-1 in their favor, and they also emerged victorious in the second leg at AZ's home ground, with a 1-0 scoreline.

Form and statistical data

Fiorentina

Fiorentina arrives at this final with a solid run in this season's Conference League, seasoned with 11 wins, 2 draws, and only 3 losses.

Fiorentina's last five Conference League games have always been goal-rich. In fact, in its last five Conference games, the events always occurred: both teams scored, more than 0.5 goals were scored in the first half, and more than 2.5 goals were scored in regulation time. Moreover, Fiorentina has scored at least one goal in the last 12 Conference League games.

In their last Serie A game, against Sassuolo on June 2, 2023, they won away with a convincing 3-1. In the last five general meetings, Fiorentina scored an average of 1.8 goals per game and conceded 1.2 goals.

West Ham

West Ham United, for its part, is unbeaten in this Conference League season, having totaled 13 wins and one draw in the 14 games played so far, scoring an average of 2.36 goals per game and conceding only 0.57 goals per game on average. More than 0.5 goals were scored in the first half in eight of the last nine West Ham United Conference League games, and West Ham scored at least one goal in the last 10 games in this competition.

In the closing match of the Premier League, West Ham was defeated 2-1 on Leicester's pitch.

In the last 10 general matches, both Fiorentina and West Ham's matches have ended 7 times with more than 2.5 total goals.

Prediction

Being a final, it will undoubtedly be an intense and nervy game, where both teams will try to minimize lapses in concentration. However, these are two offensively inclined teams that have provided many goals and spectacle in this edition of the Conference League, for this reason, BetMines' prediction is Both Teams to Score (BTTS).