Match Report
The table read 18th (Cremonese, 34 pts) against 15th (Fiorentina, 42 pts), 8 points apart. Cremonese's recent output outran their position: 10th on form over five rounds, 18th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Cremonese 0.84 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Fiorentina 1.08 and 1.32, with the league averaging 1.21.
Cremonese had been beaten in three straight games. Cremonese had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Fiorentina, 8.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Cremonese, 1 draw and 4 for Fiorentina, at 2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 20% of the meetings.
Stadio Giovanni Zini staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,641. Fiorentina led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-4 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cremonese: David Okereke (57') · Fiorentina: Roberto Piccoli (32'), Fabiano Parisi (25'), Dodô (49'), Albert Gudmundsson (70')
Key stats
Possession: Cremonese 48% · Fiorentina 52% · Total shots: 13-13 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 4-6