Verona vs Torino prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-09-19 18:45.
[p]It has been an inconsistent start to life as head coach at Hellas Verona for Paolo Zanetti, who saw his side lose 2-1 at Lazio on Monday. That result means the Mastiffs have alternated between a defeat and a win across all five of their competitive games so far this season – a streak they’ll hope continues for another week as they host Torino.[/p]
[p]The visitors are unlikely to receive a warm welcome as Verona struggled in this fixture of late, with their last H2H victory coming back in February 2018 (D6, L4), a run that includes three successive defeats on home soil. Zanetti will be desperate to change that against a side he once played for, leaving in infamous fashion after he and several other teammates were attacked by the Torino ultras![/p]
[p]Torino are also under new management this season and like Zanetti, Paolo Vanoli leads his side out against one of his former clubs from the 1990s. After leading Venezia to promotion from Serie B, Vanoli has overseen a solid start to the campaign, going unbeaten in four Serie A matches (W2, D2) as well as progressing in the Coppa Italia. [/p]
[p]Despite that, this Torino side still lacks potency. That was never more evident than in a goalless draw with Lecce last weekend in which his side managed just five shots, none of which were on target! Their opponents managed 20 by contrast, yet Troino still kept a clean sheet, and another one here would make it three successive shutouts for the first time since December.[/p]
[p]Key battle: Each of Darko Lazović’s last four strikes were Verona’s first on the day, though two of those scoring appearances ended in defeat for the Mastiffs (W1, D1). Torino goalkeeper Vanja Milinković-Savić was second only to title-winning Yann Sommer in the Serie A clean-sheets list last season. Remarkably, he’ll be looking for a tenth shut out from his last 17 Torino appearances in this match.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Torino have scored before half-time in just one of their last six Serie A away games.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tom Penn[/i][/p]