Sassuolo vs Torino prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-02-09 19:45.
The demoralising slide continued for Sassuolo at the weekend as they lost 4-2 to Bologna, their eighth competitive defeat across ten games (W1, D1). That return leaves them just a point above the Serie A relegation zone ahead of this round, as their 11-season top-flight stay is starting to look increasingly precarious. Still aiming to find a way to success without injured talisman Domenico Berardi, Sassuolo have worryingly lost all six top-flight matches without him this season.
Coach Alessio Dionisi will be desperate to halt that run and will be happy to return home after three successive away games. That’s mainly because their sole win since last December came against Fiorentina in their last home game, whilst the Mapei Stadium has also seen the hosts take four points from matches against high-flying Juventus and Bologna, with the Neroverdi showcasing an ability to lift their game against better-ranked opponents on home soil.
That will again be needed against Torino, who are still harbouring European qualification ambitions of their own after a goalless draw against Salernitana last time out extended their unbeaten run to four matches (W2, D2). A four-point gap to sixth-placed Bologna ahead of this round is still bridgeable provided that they find a way to address their scoring woes, as only the bottom-two sides have netted fewer league goals after last weekend’s fixtures (20).
Their road trips this season have proved equally tough for Ivan Jurić’s side in that aspect, as they’ve failed to score in six of their last nine away league games. Yet, a 2-1 win over Cagliari during their last away outing raises hopes that they may have finally answered those concerns, as this trip gives them the chance to register a top-flight H2H double for the first time since 2013/14 following a 2-1 win in the reverse fixture.
Players to watch: Armand Laurienté could be looking to strike early for Sassuolo as his last three top-flight goals have arrived in the first 20 minutes. Something about Sassuolo brings the best out of Torino’s Duván Zapata who has 13 goal contributions (G9, A4) across 17 personal H2Hs, although none have come in his last four such matches.
Hot stat: Seven of the last nine top-flight H2Hs at Sassuolo’s venue have been draws, including five by a 1-1 score.