Torino vs Empoli prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2023-12-15 19:45.
Torino were held to a goalless draw against Frosinone in their last Serie A (SA) outing, with their coach Ivan Jurić seemingly taking aim at some of the refereeing decisions during that game, claiming that his side have been “unlucky” with match officials lately. In fact, referee Luca Massimi was suspended until the end of the year in the aftermath, which affirmed Jurić‘s feelings, despite his admission that a draw was actually a “fair” result.
The Granata don‘t need to panic with their mid-table position just yet, as one defeat across their previous six league matches (W3, D2) keeps their potential European ambitions alive for now. They’ve secured back-to-back home victories during that run and in this one, they’ll attempt to win three successive SA matches at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino for the first time since January 2022!
Empoli temporarily moved out of the relegation zone after securing a 1-1 draw against Lecce on Monday, only to fall back into the bottom three due to Cagliari‘s comeback a few hours later. The Azzurri at least proved their fighting spirit – which will be crucial for their survival chances – as they’ve now come back to clinch a point in both previous matches, with their only defeat across the last four SA matches (W1, D2) coming in the dying minutes against Sassuolo.
The picture looks better even on the road for the visitors, as after opening their SA campaign with three straight away defeats without scoring, Empoli have avoided defeat in three of the following four such outings (W2, D1). That streak has included two impressive wins at Napoli and Fiorentina, which has in turn seen them already amass the same amount of away wins that they collected during the entirety of the last season.
Players to watch: Nikola Vlašić has scored and assisted twice across Torino’s previous two home wins, with his side winning on five of his last six goalscoring club outings (L1). Empoli will hope for another strike from Matteo Cancellieri could cancel out any Vlašić impact given he scored the equaliser in their last away fixture.
Hot streak: Each of the last five H2Hs have seen both teams find the net.