Serie A: Derby Della Mole: Juventus vs Torino Preview, Odds, Prediction

Juventus and Torino meet in Derby Della Mole, one of the most unique in Europe. The two Serie A and local rivals have quite an interesting and intense history. Before the Second World War, the Bulls have been in charge in the city, becoming the most powerful Italian team. However, after one tragic accident in which most of the team lost its life, Torino’s glory deteriorated. On the other side, the Old Lady rose to the status of the most successful Italian team. Even though the difference in results is on Juve’s side, this matchup always carries a special significance for both teams.

Preview

Juventus (-180) didn’t lose in the past six games, posting four wins and two draws during that stretch. The two draws were against the rivals from the upper part of the standings, Atalanta and AC Milan, who is currently topping the Serie A table.

When looking at the matches at the Allianz Stadium, Juve has seven wins and a draw in the past eight of them, with the note that Allegri’s unit is riding into this event with four consecutive victories, in all of them scoring at least two goals.

The Old Lady would keep five clean sheets during that stretch, but we have to note that their defense wasn’t as confident as in recent years.

Torino (+500) didn’t win in the past three, playing 1-1 at home to Sassuolo and then losing in Udine and at home to Venezia. Inconsistency has been a trademark for the Bulls throughout the entire year, and apparently, it will stay like that.

The situation isn’t shinny for this unit when playing away from home. They have only one victory in the recent 10 outings, and other than that, two draws and seven defeats.

In six of those events, Torino couldn’t score, and it was only recently that they began to deliver when playing away from their stadium, with three of the latest five road trips ending with both teams to net.

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The hosts will be without their starting centre-backs, Bonucci and Chiellini, who are out due to injuries. Danilo is suspended because of his yellow cards, while Chiesa won’t play for a while after he picked up a knee injury.

On the other side, Praet and Fares are unavailable due to injuries.

Head to Head Games

Torino has only one win in the previous 33 games, which is clear proof of Juve’s dominance over this rival. This year, the first meeting saw the Old Lady triumphing 0-1, with Manuel Locatelli scoring the game’s only goal in the 86th minute.

Last year’s event at Allianz saw the host winning 2-1.

Prediction

Juventus isn’t too confident, but they are delivering solid results. Meanwhile, Torino’s performances on the road are pretty pale, and we can’t suggest anything other than the hosts win here. Even though Juve has numerous issues and troubles, we are still backing them to win due to the home-court advantage and a much better midfield and attack. We do respect Torino, but their overall quality is nowhere near Juventus’.

Pick: Juventus wins

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