Fiorentina vs Crystal Palace

2 - 1
🕒 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Artemio Franchi 🧑‍⚖️ Jesus Gil Manzano 🔁 Quarter-finals 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Quarter-finals
Conference League Table
Fiorentina 8 · Crystal Palace 2
Referee Stats
1 matches · 8.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 8.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 1.00
Over 4.5 cards 100%
Home wins 100%
Draws 0%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Fiorentina outshot their opponent (16-9).
  • Fiorentina controlled possession (67%).
  • Fiorentina had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Fiorentina (Home stats)

Games / Record

7
W-D-L: 5-0-2

Goals For / Against

11 / 9
Avg: 1.57 / 1.29

Points

15
Avg: 2.14

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

2
Crystal Palace (Away stats)

Games / Record

8
W-D-L: 3-3-2

Goals For / Against

12 / 7
Avg: 1.50 / 0.88

Points

12
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Conference League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.14
PPG
1.50
1.57
GF
1.50
1.29
GA
0.88
71%
O2.5
50%
57%
BTTS
63%
43%
Score 1st
75%

League-position context

Fiorentina rank8th
Crystal Palace rank2nd
Fiorentina points27
Crystal Palace points32
Fiorentina: #8 · 27 pts · GD +7
5 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Crystal Palace: #2 · 32 pts · GD +14
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 32 pts clear of the relegation zone.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Fiorentina last 5 home

W W L W L
Points9/15
Weighted index73
Goals6-7
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Crystal Palace last 5 away

W L D D W
Points8/15
Weighted index51
Goals9-5
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Fiorentina trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 86% · Over 3.5 14% · 1H BTTS 14%

Crystal Palace trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.538%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Fiorentina score at home71%
Fiorentina clean sheet at home14%
Crystal Palace score away88%
Crystal Palace clean sheet away38%

First-goal patterns

Fiorentina score first43%
Fiorentina win after scoring first67%
Crystal Palace score first75%
Crystal Palace win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Fiorentina 75% · Crystal Palace 0%
Avg first goal minute: Fiorentina 21.7' · Crystal Palace 25.2'

Vs league average

Fiorentina score at home1.57 vs 1.62
Fiorentina concede at home1.29 vs 1.09
Crystal Palace score away1.50 vs 1.09
Crystal Palace concede away0.88 vs 1.62
Fiorentina score 3% below league average, while Crystal Palace score 38% above league average.
Defensive side: Fiorentina are 18% above league average at home, and Crystal Palace are 46% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.00
BTTS50%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Fiorentina goal timing (home)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
61-75 2
46-60 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
31-45 2
76-90+ 2
61-75 0

Crystal Palace goal timing (away)

1H scored: 82% 2H scored: 18% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
76-90+ 2
16-30 1
61-75 1
0-15 0
31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
3
Total Shots
16
9
Shots off Goal
4
5
Blocked Shots
6
1
Shots Inside Box
12
6
Shots Outside Box
4
3
Ball Possession
67%
33%
Corner Kicks
6
1
Fouls
14
14
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
5
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
558
278
Passes Accurate
482
195
Passes %
86%
70%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
5
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
17' ⚽
⚽
17' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
I. Sarr
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Muñoz
30' ↑↓
↑↓
30' ⇄ A. Wharton
1st substitution · For: J. Lerma
30' ⚽
⚽
30' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
A. Guðmundsson
Penalty
40'
40' Yeremy Pino
40'
40' M. Pongračić
41' ↑↓
↑↓
41' ⇄ M. Lacroix
2nd substitution · For: C. Riad
45+5'
45+5' P. Comuzzo
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ J. Mateta
3rd substitution · For: J. Strand Larsen
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ N. Fagioli
1st substitution · For: C. Ndour
53' ⚽
⚽
53' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
C. Ndour
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Solomon
56'
56' I. Sarr
67'
67' L. Ranieri
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ P. Comuzzo
2nd substitution · For: E. Kouadio
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ R. Gosens
3rd substitution · For: L. Balbo
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ Yeremy Pino
4th substitution · For: W. Hughes
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ A. Guðmundsson
4th substitution · For: G. Fabbian
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ M. Solomon
5th substitution · For: J. Fazzini
76'
76' C. Riad
87'
87' C. Ndour
90+1'
90+1' R. Piccoli

Fiorentina vs Crystal Palace 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Fiorentina beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on Thursday, 16 April 2026 in Conference League. The match was refereed by Jesus Gil Manzano. It was played at Stadio Artemio Franchi.

First half: Crystal Palace took the lead at 17' when I. Sarr scored, with the assist credited to D. Muñoz, making the score 0-1. Crystal Palace made their 1st substitution at 30', with A. Wharton replacing J. Lerma. Fiorentina leveled the score at 30' when A. Guðmundsson scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Yeremy Pino received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 40'. M. Pongračić received a yellow card for Fiorentina at 40'. Crystal Palace made their 2nd substitution at 41', with M. Lacroix replacing C. Riad. P. Comuzzo received a yellow card for Fiorentina at 45+5'.

Second half: Crystal Palace made their 3rd substitution at 46', with J. Mateta replacing J. Strand Larsen. Fiorentina made their 1st substitution at 46', with N. Fagioli replacing C. Ndour. Fiorentina took the lead at 53' when C. Ndour scored, with the assist credited to M. Solomon, making the score 2-1. I. Sarr received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 56'. L. Ranieri received a yellow card for Fiorentina at 67'. Fiorentina made their 2nd substitution at 70', with P. Comuzzo replacing E. Kouadio. Fiorentina made their 3rd substitution at 70', with R. Gosens replacing L. Balbo. Crystal Palace made their 4th substitution at 73', with Yeremy Pino replacing W. Hughes. Fiorentina made their 4th substitution at 75', with A. Guðmundsson replacing G. Fabbian. Fiorentina made their 5th substitution at 75', with M. Solomon replacing J. Fazzini. C. Riad received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 76'. C. Ndour received a yellow card for Fiorentina at 87'. R. Piccoli received a yellow card for Fiorentina at 90+1'.

Fiorentina used 5 substitutions while Crystal Palace used 4 substitutions. Fiorentina got 5 yellow cards, while Crystal Palace got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Fiorentina outshot their opponent (16-9).
  • Fiorentina controlled possession (67%).
  • Fiorentina had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

Fiorentina vs Crystal Palace Head-to-Head History by Season