Torino and Spezia meet at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, in a match for the 18th round of Serie A. This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, as they have never met before. Spezia present considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.
Torino :
After 2 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses, the home team is currently in 18th position, with 12 points won. In their last match, they lost to Milan in an away match by (2‑0), after having drawn (1‑1) at home in the previous match, against Hellas Verona. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has registered 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses as a visitor, with 17 goals scored and 28 suffered; against 2 victories, 7 draws and 6 defeats in his stadium, with 25 goals scored and 27 suffered. In their last match, for the Coppa Italia, they lost to Milan away by (5‑4), in the shoot-out on penalties. In their last 8 home games for the championship, Torino drew 4 and lost 4, winning 4 points out of 24 possible.
For this competition, he hasn’t won in his stadium for 8 games. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (3 out of 8 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive strength, but its attack has scored regularly, since it has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 games in this tournament, he conceded the first goal 6 times and never got the comeback.
Torino comes to this match with a loss, on penalties, in a visit to the AC Milan stadium, in a match for the Italian Cup. It should be noted that the home team players have not won for Serie A two games ago. Forward Andrea Belotti is Torino’s top scorer, with nine goals scored. For this match the coach does not have Tomás Rincón, suspended, as well as Simone Zaza, Mergim Vojvoda and Federico Bonazzoli, all with physical problems.
Spezia :
The visiting team is currently in 14th position, with 17 points won, after 4 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they won away against Napoli by (1‑2). In the last match, they won at home against Sampdoria by (2‑1). This is a team that curiously has been stronger away than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Spezia won 11 points out of a possible 24, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 8 matches they played as a visitor. In their away matches there are some frequent results at half-time: 0‑0 (3 out of 9 matches) and 0‑1 (3 out of 9 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of their last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 17 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 9 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Spezia’s team comes to this match after a 2×1 home win over sampdoria, thus registering their second consecutive victory in the Italian league: the team’s goals were scored by M’Bala Nzola and Claudio Terzi. On this day, against Torino, coach Vincenzo Italiano will have to maintain the 4-3-3, with Diego Farias, Emmanuel Gyasi and M’Bala Nzola the team’s forwards: the first athlete mentioned is Spezia’s top scorer, with 9 goals scored. For this match the outgoing coach cannot count on Ardian Ismajli, suspended.
PREDICTION: Torino to win @ 1,98
