Polissya vs Fiorentina: UEFA Conference League Prediction (21.08.2025)

On Thursday, August 21, at 18:00 UTC, at the Tatran Arena in Prešov, the club Polissya from Zhytomyr will host Fiorentina from Florence in the first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League 2025/26 Fourth Qualifying Round. On their way to this stage, the team from Zhytomyr eliminated Santa Coloma of Andorra and Paks of Hungary. The Florentines enter European competition at this stage as the team that finished sixth in last season’s Italian Serie A.

In the Polissya – Fiorentina matchup, bookmakers’ predictions are clearly on the side of the Italian club. A bet on the “Wolves” to win the first leg is offered at odds of 7.80, while their qualification to the Conference League group stage is at 6.00. For the “Violas,” the odds on the same markets are 1.38 and 1.13, respectively. The first leg is expected to have average scoring: Over 2.5 goals is priced at 1.72, while both teams to score is offered at 2.02.

Polissya

The play of the “Green-and-Blacks” under Ruslan Rotan leaves mixed impressions so far. Polissya even managed to lose their very first match of the season to Santa Coloma 1–2. In the first leg against Hungarian side Paks, the “Wolves” won 3–0 and could have scored more goals, as they attacked with good combination play and speed. But in the return match, they almost squandered their advantage, and in the UPL they also lost 0–1 to Kolos.

Club president Hennadiy Butkevych explains the team’s inconsistent performances as the result of fatigue from constant travel. With Ukrainian airspace closed, every week for European matches they must travel by land. Naturally, this prevents players from maintaining a proper recovery routine.

Fiorentina

For Stefano Pioli’s men, the match against the Ukrainian club will be their first competitive fixture of the new season. Their recent friendlies were against much stronger opponents—Leicester, Nottingham Forest, and Manchester United. To such forwards as Edin Džeko and Moise Kean, this summer Albert Gudmundsson from Iceland also joined. Such an attacking strike force poses a serious threat to any opponent if the strikers can build good understanding.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The two clubs will meet for the very first time in official competition.

Prediction

Polesie conceded twice against Paks and three times against Santa Coloma. The Italian club has an incomparably stronger attacking line. The recommended bet is on Fiorentina’s individual total over 2 goals at odds of 1.86.