Verona vs Torino prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-05-11 13:00.
[p]After a season-long fight against relegation, Hellas Verona may be starting to see light at the end of the tunnel after beating Fiorentina 2-1 last weekend. The Mastiffs have earned 14 of their 34 points this term since March (W4, D2, L3), giving them a four-point cushion over the drop zone ahead of this round, and with just three games remaining, the Gialloblu could seal their top-flight status with a win against Torino if results elsewhere go their way.[/p]
[p]Concerningly in their quest to hold up their end of the bargain, Verona have failed to score in four of the last five league H2Hs (D2, L3) including a goalless reverse fixture, though that could be set to change if recent form is anything to go by as Marco Baroni’s men have scored in eight consecutive home league games. That’s helped them secure back-to-back wins at this venue, affording them the chance to post three home league victories in a row for the first time since February 2022 – as well as a first home H2H win since 2018.[/p]
[p]Torino may have other ideas though, as their goalless stalemate against Bologna last time out was their third in four matches. Only Udinese (18) have been held to more draws than Ivan Juric’s men (14) in Serie A this term, and that’s held them back from a European push and instead leaves them battling for a top-half finish.[/p]
[p]While they’ve certainly been solid at the back, only two sides have netted fewer than Torino’s 31 in the league this term. Their backline hasn’t quite been air-tight on the road of late however, conceding nine goals across their previous five away matches (W1, D1, L3), although consecutive 1-0 H2H away wins suggest this could be the match to get their strengths back.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Darko Lazović scored Verona’s match opener last time out, which has been the case in eight of his last nine league scoring games. Hitting the road seemingly brings the best out of Duván Zapata, who has scored his last four goals away from home, which include three of Torino’s last four away league strikes.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Torino have conceded a first-half goal in just five of their 35 league matches this season, a league-low ahead of the round.[/p]