Torino vs AC Milan prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2022-10-29 19:45.
Torino were seemingly trending in the wrong direction in the Serie A (SA) off the back of a five-game winless run (D1, L4), until a very welcome 2-1 win over Udinese last weekend stemmed the bleeding. Thankfully for Torino, they find themselves in mid-table due to a positive start to the season, but having not won back-to-back SA matches since January, they might struggle to build upon that win.
The Stadio Olimpico di Torino faithful shouldn’t expect an expansive game from their troops in pursuit of successive wins, given they’ve witnessed the fewest home SA goals of the season with just five. A surprise stampede from the Bulls appears even more unlikely when accounting for their history with upcoming opponents AC Milan, as Torino have failed to score across the last six H2H meetings (D1, L5)!
Defending Scudetto champions AC Milan are once again in the title picture as they continue their pursuit of league leaders Napoli, the only club successful in conquering them in the current SA season. Stefano Pioli’s men have won four league matches in succession since that loss to Napoli, while a 4-0 hammering of Dinamo Zagreb in midweek UEFA Champions League action ensures their confidence should be sky-high here.
That UEFA outing was the second competitive game in a row the Rossoneri have scored four goals, following a 4-1 SA home defeat of Monza last weekend. With just one clean sheet from their last seven SA fixtures (W6, L1), outgunning their opponents of the day with a powerful attacking arsenal continues to be the strategy. They may need that firepower to get past Torino here, as seven of their last 11 league visits have ended in a draw (W2, L2).
Players to watch: Torino will look to their top SA scorer of this season, Nikola Vlašić, to get them off to a good start, as he has recorded his side’s opener in four of his last five goalscoring outings. Meanwhile, AC Milan manager Pioli might consider giving Olivier Giroud a start after he scored against Dinamo during the week, particularly as the Frenchman also scored the last goal seen in this particular H2H.
Hot streak: AC Milan are undefeated in 17 away SA fixtures (W12, D5), the longest such streak across Europe’s top five leagues.