Sivasspor host an in-form Fiorentina side on Thursday in the second leg of their Europa Conference League last 16 tie.

Riza Calimbay’s team lost the first leg in Florence 1-0 but were fortunate to only concede Antonin Barak’s second-half volley after weathering an onslaught of Fiorentina chances.

Key battle: Ali Şaşal Vural could be crucial for Sivasspor’s hopes of progression – especially if it goes to penalties – with the shot stopper boasting 38 saves including one penalty in UECL this season.

He could be challenged by Arthur Cabral, who has been all-action for Fiorentina either scoring (G6) or picking up a yellow card (YC2) in his last seven competitive matches.

Hot stat: A red card has been awarded in four of Fiorentina’s last five away UECL matches.

Sivasspor Europa Conference League form:

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Fiorentina Europa Conference League form:

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Sivasspor possible starting lineup:

Vural; Paluli, Goutas, Appindangoye, Ciftci; Cofie; Saiz, Arslan, Charisis, Yesilyurt; Caicedo

Fiorentina possible starting lineup:

Terracciano; Dodo, Martinez Quarta, Igor, Ranieri; Bonaventura, Amrabat, Castrovilli; Ikone, Jovic, Gonzalez

Sivasspor 1-2 Fiorentina FT

If Fiorentina can replicate anywhere near the same quantity and quality of chances as they did in the first leg while, perhaps just as importantly, snuffing out Sivasspor’s counter-attacking threat as effectively, Italiano’s side will surely take their winning streak into the Conference League quarter-finals.