Venezia vs Fiorentina

Venezia face Fiorentina in week four of the Serie A regular season on Friday, September 11. With both teams enduring miserable starts to the 2026-27 campaign—leaking goals heavily while failing to find the net themselves—this fixture represents a vital opportunity to kickstart their respective seasons.

Team News and Injury Latest

Venezia enter this crucial fixture navigating several notable absences. Defensive depth is an immediate concern, as Marin Sverko, Matias Moreno, and Bartol Franjic are all ruled out through injury. Forward Andrea Adorante also remains sidelined, forcing the hosts to rely on alternative attacking options like Albion Rrahmani and Lion Lauberbach, who both started their recent cup outing against Udinese.

For Fiorentina, attacking transitions remain a major focus. The recent departure of Moise Kean to Como has piled the pressure on new signing Beto. The former Everton forward must hit the ground running to revitalise a frontline that has looked entirely toothless over the opening matches of the campaign.

Venezia Form Guide

The hosts, returning to the top flight as defending Serie B champions, have found the step up incredibly harsh. They have failed to score a single goal while conceding four across their opening two league fixtures. A disappointing 2-0 home defeat to Lecce—where they created several first-half chances but failed to capitalise before being punished by Oliver Gorter and Tiago Gabriel—set a grim tone.

This was followed by another 2-0 defeat away at AC Milan on matchday two, where a late Redouane Halhal own goal compounded an earlier strike from Gonçalo Ramos. Defensively, players like Lorenzo Montipò and Armel Bella-Kotchap will need to drastically improve their organisation if Venezia are to avoid another pointless weekend.

Fiorentina Form Guide

If Venezia's start has been difficult, Fiorentina's has been disastrous. The Viola opened their season by being dismantled 4-0 at Roma, with Donyell Malen netting a hat-trick assisted entirely by Paulo Dybala, before Nicolò Pisilli added a fourth.

Things did not improve in their next outing, as Frosinone spoiled Fiorentina's centenary celebrations with an emphatic 3-0 victory at Stadio Franchi, highlighted by an Antonio Raimondo brace. Conceding seven goals in two games without reply leaves them languishing at the bottom of the table, desperately searching for defensive solidity and attacking rhythm.

Key Battle: The Search for Goals

With both sides having registered zero goals in their opening Serie A fixtures, whichever team discovers their finishing touch first will take a massive step toward recovery. Beto's integration into the Fiorentina lineup is critical; he will face a Venezia backline missing key personnel but still featuring the likes of Alejandro Gomes and Thierry Correia. Conversely, Venezia's midfield, potentially featuring Simon Sohm and Thórir Helgason, must find ways to consistently supply their forwards better than they did against Lecce and Milan.

A victory here would provide a massive psychological lift for whichever side secures it, potentially serving as a turning point for their season. Another defeat, however, could leave either club deeply entrenched in an early relegation scrap as they look ahead to week five.