Venezia vs Torino prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-08-29 16:30.
[p]After three competitive matches on the road (D1, L2), most recently a 0-0 draw against Fiorentina, Venezia will finally grace Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo during 2024/25 for what will be their first Serie A outing here since May 2022. In an interesting twist of fate, the Lagunari will face their former head coach Paolo Vanoli, who masterminded their return to the top flight last season, as Torino come to town. [/p]
[p]Venezia’s last Serie A encounter on their own patch ended 0-0 against Cagliari, but a repeat of such a scoreline seems unlikely. Their home matches were the most eventful last term in Serie B (with an average of 3.47 goals per game), and having conceded six times across all venues so far in 2024/25, we may be set for more of the same.[/p]
[p]The departure of right wing-back Raoul Bellanova last week created discontent among Torino fans, who protested against club president Urbano Cairo ahead of the match against Atalanta – coincidentally Bellanova’s new employers – but Vanoli’s men impressed as they came from behind to win 2-1. As a result, they remain unbeaten after their first three competitive fixtures of the campaign (W2, D1) and can thank their goalkeeper Vanja Milinković-Savić for their latest victory after his penalty save in second-half stoppage time.[/p]
[p]Torino will be eager to do better than in their opening away game in which they were leading 2-0 going into the 89th minute, only to register a 2-2 draw against Milan. The travelling fans will be confident of avoiding defeat here though as the Granata were unbeaten in all six of their Serie A matches against newly-promoted teams last season (W2, D4), conceding just once in the process![/p]
[p]Players to watch: Gaetano Oristanio is set to make his home debut for Venezia, but the 21-year-old already has two Serie A goals to his name from 2023/24 when playing for Cagliari, with both arriving after the 65th minute. Ché Adams has already made three goal contributions in as many matches for Torino (G1, A2), and his winner against Atalanta was a rare recent second-half goal, after six strikes at club level which had all come before the break.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Each of Torino’s last five competitive games have seen the opener arrive inside the opening half-hour.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]