Torino vs SPAL Prediction & Match Preview

Torino vs SPAL
Italy – Serie A
Date: Saturday, 21 December 2019
Kick-off at 19:45 UK / 20:45 CET
Venue: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino (Turin)

Torino will be looking to secure back-to-back home league victories for the first time this season when they take on last-placed SPAL on Saturday night.

Torino vs SPAL: Head-to-head (h2h)

• Overall Stats (4 games): Torino 2 wins, 2 Draws.
• Torino have won both home games against SPAL.
• The Granata have scored at least one goal in 3 of 4 meetings vs Gli Spalini.
• Both last season’s games had under 2.5 goals.

Torino vs SPAL: Predicted Starting Lineups

Torino (3-4-1-2): Sirigu – Izzo, Nkoulou, Bremer – De Silvestri, Rincon, Baselli, Ansaldi – Berenguer – Zaza, Belotti.

SPAL (3-5-2): Berisha – Cionek, Vicari, Igor – Strefezza, Murgia, Missiroli, Kurtic, Di Francesco – Paloschi, Petagna.

Torino vs SPAL: Prediction

Walter Mazzarri’s side remained 9th in the Serie A standings following a six-goal thriller at Marc’Antonio Bentegodi which saw the guests going three goals ahead and Verona staging a great comeback with three goals in a fifteen-minute spell.

With 21 points on the board, Torino are tied with Napoli and AC Milan and seven points off of sixth-placed Atalanta. The Granata have won three of their last five league outings.

‘Il Toro’ logged three wins, two draws and three defeats in their own backyard, scoring a goal per match and conceding 1.25 per bout. They’ve beaten Fiorentina 2-1 in latest home fixture.

Iago Falque, Lyanco, Bonifazi, Parigini and Edera are all out with injuries for the hosts.

SPAL have taken their winless streak to nine games after suffering a 1-3 defeat against Roma at the Stadio Olimpico. Leonardo Semplici’s men were 1-0 up at half-time, but the free-flowing Giallorossi turned the game around quickly.

With 2 wins, 3 draws and 11 defeats to their name, Gli Spalini are last-placed, six points behind safety and they will be hoping to upset the hosts and take their points tally to double digits.

The Ferrara-based outfit are the league’s worst away side with a sole point from eight road games. They’ve scored two goals and shipped 14 (1.75 per match).

D’Alesandro and Fares are long-term absentees for the guests, Reca is one week away from full fitness.

The hosts are projected to start in attacking 3-4-1-2 formation with Alex Berenguer operating behind Simone Zaza and recovered Andrea Belotti.

I fancy them to score over 1.5 goals in this one, but I don’t trust them to keep a clean sheet after that horror show in last twenty minutes against the Scaligers.

Gli Spalini ended their six-game goal drought on their travels with goals against Inter and Roma and I’m willing to back them to net again.

Torino vs SPAL: Betting Tips

• Torino to score over 1.5 goals @1.83

• Both teams to score – Yes @1.97.