Venezia 2-4 Fiorentina: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Fiorentina won it

Venezia struck first through Akor Adams in the 22nd minute, set up by Gianluca Busio . Fiorentina levelled at 1-1 in the 29th minute through Franco Mastantuono, set up by Álex Jiménez. Fiorentina turned it round: Franco Mastantuono made it 1-2 in the 30th minute, set up by Beto. Mateo Pellegrino made it 1-3 to Fiorentina in the 66th minute, set up by Nicolò Fagioli. Franco Mastantuono made it 1-4 to Fiorentina in the 84th minute, set up by Cher Ndour. Antoine Hainaut made it 2-4 to Venezia in the 86th minute, set up by Ridgeciano Haps.

It was 1-2 at half-time.

Franco Mastantuono scored a hat-trick.

The lead changed hands once.

The referee, F. Fourneau, showed 3 yellow cards: 2 to Venezia and 1 to Fiorentina.

Venezia: G. Stroppa, 3-5-2 · Fiorentina: P. Vanoli, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 2.99 for Venezia and 0.64 for Fiorentina.

Fiorentina made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 3.4 goals.

Venezia created the better chances, 2.99 xG to 0.64, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Venezia had 3 shots on target, Fiorentina 10.

Venezia's goalkeeper made 6 saves.

Venezia had 63% of the ball, but Fiorentina took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Venezia came into it with 5 Serie A matches played, scoring 0.8 and conceding 2.6 a match, with 1.60 expected goals for and 2.15 against, and had won 0% of their matches.

Fiorentina came into it with 5 Serie A matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 2.4 a match, with 1.72 expected goals for and 1.53 against, and had won 20% of their matches.

Venezia vs Fiorentina: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Franco Mastantuono (Fiorentina), rated 10.0 by Sportmonks, with 3 goals.

Venezia

• Antoine Hainaut 7.4 1 goal
• Akor Adams 7.1 1 goal
• Filip Stanković 7.0
• Gianluca Busio 6.8
• John Yeboah 6.7

Fiorentina

• Franco Mastantuono 10.0 3 goals
• Nicolò Fagioli 7.7 1 assist
• Cher Ndour 7.3 1 assist
• Mateo Pellegrino 7.3 1 goal
• Alieu Njie 7.2

The lowest-rated starter was Joël Schingtienne at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Venezia: Atalanta vs Venezia Monday 12 October 2026 · Serie A
• Fiorentina: Genoa vs Fiorentina Saturday 10 October 2026 · Serie A

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Venezia vs Fiorentina

What was the score in Venezia vs Fiorentina?

Venezia 2-4 Fiorentina (half-time 1-2), Serie A, Friday 11 September 2026.

Who scored in Venezia vs Fiorentina?

Akor Adams 22', Franco Mastantuono 29', Franco Mastantuono 30', Mateo Pellegrino 66', Franco Mastantuono 84', Antoine Hainaut 86'.

Did Moneyball predict Venezia vs Fiorentina correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Venezia vs Fiorentina?

Franco Mastantuono, rated 10.0 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Venezia vs Fiorentina?

F. Fourneau.