Statistical and Analytical Review
How Brescia stifled Fiorentina’s attack and what Fiorentina can do about it
The Rondinelle provided a template on how to slow down what had been the league’s funnest offensive unit, but they also showed how to counteract their own defensive measures.
How Fiorentina manipulates space in attack without a center forward
Everyone wondered where the goals would come from in Montella’s strikerless formation, but the Viola attack has been rolling right along regardless.
Fiorentina pays the 8th-most salary in Serie A
GdS has released its annual report on player wages, and there are a few eyebrow-raisers for the Viola.
A (very incomplete) look at who in Serie A is doing the best in the transfer market
Going deep on some transfer numbers and turning up some pretty interesting, albeit incomplete (so don’t go screaming at us for the results here), stuff.
Here’s how Hamed Junior Traorè fits into the Fiorentina midfield
The 18-year-old is definitely still a little bit raw, but Viola fans aren’t wrong to be excited about him.
Giovanni Simeone isn’t scoring enough
It’s been a tough year for Argentine number 9, and we’re taking a look at what’s gone wrong.
Fiorentina 6-1 Chievo Verona: Statistical review
Let’s have a look at three of the reasons that the Viola just romped through this one.
What does the Coppa Italia result mean for Fiorentina?
After Milan got dismantled in the Coppa Italia final, the Viola’s path to the Europa League got a bit trickier.
Genoa 2-3 Fiorentina: Recap and player grades
Still not sure what the heck happened here, but we’ll try to break it down.
Let’s take a moment to appreciate Sportiello
He’s been the best goalkeeper in Serie A during the Viola win streak and deserves a lot of recognition for it.
Nikola Milenković might change Fiorentina’s entire approach
The hulking centerback’s inclusion in the first XI could have some far-reaching repercussions for the other players.
Verona 0-5 Fiorentina: Statistical analysis
We’re going to look at some of the numbers from the big win and see what they can tell us.
Inter 3-0 Fiorentina: Statistical analysis
Have a look at some of the numbers from this debacle and what they mean.
Comparing Fiorentina’s final numbers to seasons past
Yeah, we know this year was awful, but we really wanted to know exactly how awful.
Is Ciprian Tatarusanu a good goalkeeper?
We never seem to talk about the Viola and Romania number 1, so let’s put the spotlight on him and the other goalkeepers in Serie A.
Fiorentina 1-1 Napoli: Statistical analysis
We've looked at the numbers, and they're, well, about what you'd expect on the surface. There's some fun stuff if you dig deeper, though.
Atalanta 2-3 Fiorentina: Statistical analysis
In which we try to quantify what a really wild finish looks like.
Fiorentina 1-1 Spurs: Statistical analysis
Let's break down this hard-fought and entertaining affair, since you know that Sousa and co. are going to draw some interesting conclusions from it.
Fiorentina 2-0 Torino: Statistical analysis
In which we attempt to quantify a huge sigh of relief.
AC Milan 2-0 Fiorentina: Statistical analysis
Another match, another painful set of numbers.
Fiorentina 1-3 Lazio: Statistical review
Let's go over this Montella-esque defeat very quickly, and then never speak of it again.
Fiorentina 2-0 Chievo Verona: Statistical recap
Oh, that's what a dominant midfield pairing looks like.
Fiorentina 3-0 Udinese: Stats and analysis
Our expert statisticians break down the numbers from Fiorentina's big win over the Zebretti.
Sassuolo 1-1 Fiorentina: Statistical recap
Other than Borja's goal, this was a pretty blah game through and through. We'll still comb through the numbers and let you know what we find, though.
FC Basel 2-2 Fiorentina
Have a look at how the numbers stack up for one of the most frustrating Europa League matches in recent memory.
Fiorentina 2-2 Empoli: Statistical review
Here are the numbers for an atrocious first half, breathless second half, and ultimately a single frustrating point.
Sampdoria 0-2 Fiorentina: Statistics and analaysis
Here are the numbers for Fiorentina's comprehensive win over a hard-running Sampdoria at the Luigi Ferraris.
Fiorentina 4-1 Frosinone: Statistics
The Fio-Fro matchup turned out to be a snoozer, as la Viola mercilessly blitzed Frosinone for forty-five minutes before easing up in the second half. Have a look at some of the eye-popping numbers that blitz resulted in.
Hellas Verona 0-2 Fiorentina: Statistics
Here's what relief looks like when you quantify it as team and player stats.
Fiorentina 1-2 Roma: Stats
Take a look at the numbers from the game to figure out where it all went wrong for Fiorentina.
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— Mario Suárez (@MarioSuarez4) September 16, 2015