Polissya Zhytomyr vs Fiorentina Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Match Details: August 21, 2025 | Futbal Tatran Arena | UEFA Conference League Play-Off | 19:00 BST

It all comes down to this. After three rounds of European qualification, we enter the UEFA Conference League Play-off round. You win this tie, you qualify for the league phase; if you lose, then no more European nights this season for you. We head to Prešov, north of Košice, in the East of Slovakia, as Ukrainian side Polissya Zhytomyr host Fiorentina in this first leg, with the Italians heading into it as giant favourites.

Key Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals at 1.70 odds on Kwiff represents excellent value based on the tip provided by our team of in-house tipsters.

Polissya vs Fiorentina Predicted Lineups

Polissya Predicted XI: Volynets; Mykhaylichenko, Beskorovaynyi, Sarapiy, Kravchenko; Babenko, Lednev, Talles Costa; Nazarenko, Filippov, Gutsulyak.

Fiorentina Predicted XI: De Gea; Gosens, Ranieri, Pongračić, Comuzzo, Dodô; Fagioli, Sohm; Džeko, Guðmundsson; Kean.

Polissya vs Fiorentina Current League Standings

The Ukrainian 2025/26 domestic season has just got underway, and they are three matches into the campaign. It has been a tough start for Polissya, who finished fourth last season, granted no where the top three. They are currently one win and two losses.

As for Fiorentina, they snuck into the sixth and final place in Europe thanks to winning two clutch victories in the last two matches. They have just finished prepping in pre-season, and this European tie will be their first competitive outing of the new campaign.

Polissya vs Fiorentina Recent Matches Analysis

Polissya Last 5 Matches:

• Polissya 0-2 LNZ Cherkasy (H) – Premier League
• Polissya 1-2 Paksi (A) – Conference League
• Polissya 0-1 Kolos Kovalivka (H) – Premier League
• Polissya 3-0 Paksi (H) – Conference League
• Polissya 2-0 Karpaty (A) – Premier League

It has not been a successful start to the Ukrainian domestic campaign, and Polissya come into this tie without having won in three matches and only scoring once in that time. The one thing that is on their side, however, is match sharpness, something that the Florence-based does not have.

Fiorentina Last 5 Matches:

• Fiorentina 1-1p Manchester United (A) – Club Friendly
• Fiorentina 0-0 Nottingham Forest (A) – Club Friendly
• Fiorentina 0-2 Leicester (A) – Club Friendly
• Fiorentina 2-0 Carrarese (H) – Club Friendly
• Fiorentina 3-0 Grosseto (A) – Club Friendly

After winning their opening two matches of pre-season, Viola went winless against three English sides. They enter this competition at the play-off phase, as they look to go deep once again in the competition for the fourth year in a row, recording finishes of semi-finalists and finalists twice in the past few years.

Polissya vs Fiorentina Predictions

Our advanced algorithm analyses over 200 data points to generate these predictions with confidence in an Over 2.5 Goals victory. The model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability, and tactical matchups.

Best Polissya vs Fiorentina Betting Tips

Football Park’s Best Bet: Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.70 - Recent form suggests confidence in an away victory. Although Fiorentina may enter the match cold, having not played any minutes of competitive football this season, they should have far too much for Polissya, who are not unfortunately going to play in front of a packed home crowd, therefore Fiorentina should take a good advantage back to Florence.

Key Players to Watch: Polissya vs Fiorentina

Oleksandr Nazarenko (Polissya): The left-winger has scored one of their only two domestic goals this season and will be challenged by the quality of Dodô, who although is a very good player, is the weaker of the wingbacks, so getting the ball down that flank to cross into the dangerous six feet of Oleksandr Filippov.

Moise Kean (Fiorentina): Of the aforementioned two clutch victories to earn them a spot in Europe this season, Kean scored winners in both of those games, within the last 10 minutes, so his goals could prove clutch again in this tie to secure qualification.

Polissya vs Fiorentina Match Facts

Referee: Aliyar Ağayev (AZE). The Azerbaijani official has taken charge of over 350 matches, handing out an average of 2.53 yellow cards per match, a number which rose to 3.1 when officiating in the Azerbaijan Premier League last campaign.

Stadium Information: Located in eastern Slovakia, the Futbal Tatran Arena is able to occupy around 6,500 fans on Thursday evening.

Polissya vs Fiorentina: Final Prediction

Polissya 1-4 Fiorentina