Torino vs Juventus prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-04-12 16:00.
[p]A five-goal thriller at Empoli last weekend didn’t go the right way for Torino, who lost 3-2 despite twice fighting back from a deficit. The Granata therefore start the round six points adrift of the top-six as they head into the 208th Derby della Mole against their main rivals Juventus, but with only one win across the last 37 editions (D8, L28) an extremely tough task lies ahead if they’re to get their European chase back on track.[/p]
[p]Five clean sheets in their last six home matches (W3, D2, L1) and a joint-league low eight home goals conceded however suggest that Ivan Jurić’s side is hard to overcome here at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino. Top-five opponents represent trouble for Torino though, as they’ve picked up just one point from six such Serie A meetings this term (D1, L5).[/p]
[p]Many goals may not be needed for the visitors, as Juventus have won five of their last six short trips to this stadium 1-0 (D1). That was also the scoreline in their victory over Fiorentina last time out – their second consecutive clean sheet victory in all competitions after a weak period of only one win in nine matches (D4, L4). [/p]
[p]However, the visitors are winless on the road since January (D1, L3), which is one of reasons why they start this round six points adrift of second-placed AC Milan. Hunting them down looks a tall order here though when you consider the Bianconeri’s lacklustre away record against current top-half sides (W2, D1, L3), though all three defeats came by a one-goal margin.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Duván Zapata scored twice against Empoli, and he has eight goals in 18 H2Hs with Juventus, remaining unbeaten each time he found the net (W3, D3). Juve defender Federico Gatti scored his fourth goal this season last time out, with three arriving after the break and three being the game’s first. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: 12 of Torino’s 15 home league matches stood level at half-time (HT: W3).[/p]