Serie A – Season Continues – Torino v Cagliari on Match-day 27

Torino's Andrea Belotti
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Sunday at the Stadio Olimpico di Torino, as Torino host Cagliari in the Serie A.

Sunday’s clash between Torino and Cagliari, sees tenth take on seventeenth in the League.

Torino’s campaign so far has seen them accrue 33 points this season

Torino’s pride is now at stake, as they will not wish for another successive poor result. They recently drew 1-1 away to Juventus, which followed the loss to Venezia. They will be eager to improve in this next fixture.

Also, With 33 points, they currently sit tenth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 9 wins, 10 losses and 6 draws having won nine meetings, drawn six games, and lost 10 fixtures.

Torino have won seven meetings, drawn three fixtures, and lost three matches of their 13 League matches at home this season.

A win in this fixture would take Torino’s points to 36 in the League.

Torino’s ever growing list of players missing due to injury or illness to be a concern for Ivan Juric, ahead of this Sunday’s fixture against their opponents.

Cagliari go into this game with 22 points secured

Cagliari will no doubt see this game as an opportunity to bring some consistency of form into their season, following a draw away to Napoli, as well at Empoli.

Also, with no win in 15 of their last 18 meetings now for Cagliari, there is minimal fear for opposition teams that face them. With 22 points (4W, 12L and 10D), they are established in seventeenth position in the League having won four fixtures, drawn 10 matches, and lost 12 matches.

Cagliari have had a disappointing run of performances on the road, having won two meetings, drawn four fixtures, and lost seven games of their 13 League matches away from home this season.

Victory for Cagliari would take their points tally to 25 so far this season.

Cagliari are missing five players through injury or illness. This will affect Walter Mazzarri’s selection choices significantly.

Torino v Cagliari – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels these two clubs have already faced each other 37 times with the result being 15 victories and 12 draws for Torino. The last time they played each other in this competition was December 2021 and the score line ended up with a 1-1 draw.

Other standout players for Torino are Josip Brekalo and Antonio Sanabria with one goal and one goal respectively and for Cagliari are Joao Pedro and Leonardo Pavoletti with one goal and one goal respectively.

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