VENEZIA - FIORENTINA
A narrow edge, nothing more. Fiorentina is the shortest price on a book of 3.10 / 3.30 / 2.35 (1 / X / 2), an implied 40.5%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 30.7% / 28.8% / 40.5% on an overround of 5.1%.
The draw is unusually well backed at 3.30 (28.8%), which normally points to a cagey, low-scoring game rather than an open one.
Liquidity is strong — 44,843 already matched on the 1X2 market, putting this among the most heavily traded fixtures on the card. Prices in a market that deep are far more reliable than in a thin one.
Our monitoring has flagged unusual money on this game: 60% of the matched volume has gone on over 2.5 goals. Treat it as a signal to look closer, not as a tip in itself.
In the league table Venezia sit 18th on 0 points (0W 0D 3L) with Fiorentina 20th on 0 points (0W 0D 3L).
Venezia read L-L-L-W-D-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 1D 3L) — more bad than good.
Fiorentina read L-L-L-D-W-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (1W 2D 3L) — more bad than good.
Head to head the record reads 2-2-1 — Venezia wins, draws, then Fiorentina wins. Their last meeting finished Venezia - Fiorentina: 2-1.
Venezia are without 4 — Bartol Franjic (Out - injured), Marin Sverko (Out - injured), Andrea Adorante (Out - injured), Armel Bella-Kotchap (Doubtful - injured).
Fiorentina are without 1 — Fabiano Parisi (Out - injured).
Early lineups are in: Venezia set up 3-5-2 against 4-3-3. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.
Venezia lean hardest on Ridgeciano Haps (8.3), Toma Basic (8.3), Gianluca Busio (8.3) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Armel Bella-Kotchap is out for Venezia — index 7.0, against 8.5 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
Fiorentina lean hardest on Radu Dragusin (8.4), Mateo Pellegrino (8.4), Arthur Atta (8.4) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
The projected score for this one is Venezia 1 - 1 Fiorentina, a draw with 2 goals in it — short of the 2.5 line.
The read: Everything here points at a tight, low-tempo game. The draw at 3.30 is the selection the numbers keep coming back to, and the unders are the natural second look.
This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 20:30 on 10th September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.
