Serie A – Torino to face Spezia Calcio on Match-day 34
Next Saturday at 3:00pm GMT, on matchday 34 of the Serie A, we will see Torino play Spezia at the Stadio Olimpico di Torino.
As it stands, Spezia will go to the Stadio Olimpico di Torino in fifteenth place, Torino are currently in eleventh.
Torino go into this match with 40 points secured
Torino have suffered at the hands of Lazio and AC Milan in their previous two matches, with two successive draws. They go into this game with the hope of taking all three points.
Also, Torino have been unable to find the winning strategy now for 10 of their last 11 meetings, a habit that must be broken if they want to end with a positive season. With 40 points, they currently sit eleventh in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 10 wins, 12 losses and 10 draws having won 10 games, drawn 10 meetings, and lost 12 fixtures.
Torino have won seven meetings, drawn five games, and lost four games of their 16 League matches at home this season.
A win in this fixture would take Torino’s points to 43 in the League.
A solid defensive team
It’s an easy statement to make, but to win you simply have to score more goals than your opponent. Torino have been consistently applying this principle, whilst remaining defensively solid as a unit this season, with 31 goals in their previous games. The number of goals that a team scores can sometimes give a misleading impression of performance. Torino have found the net 36 times (35 from open play and one penalty), but their performance at times this season has been average. This season, their stand-out attacking players have been Andrea Belotti (3), Bremer (1), and Josip Brekalo (1).
Torino’s squad has depth, but even so, Ivan Juric is likely to be missing six of they key players when they start Saturday’s game.
With the Serie A season well into its stride, Spezia Calcio have managed to gain 33 points
The warning signs are there for Thiago Motta going into this game, following a loss to Internazionale in their last game and a draw against Empoli before that. Only a positive result will be good enough.
Also, league success is all about winning football matches, any way you can, so six losses in nine games would not make this a successful season for Spezia. Now they have 9 matches won, 18 games lost and 6 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in fifteenth place, with a total of 33 points having won nine meetings, drawn six matches, and lost 18 games.
Spezia now travel, knowing that their current away form is woeful. So far this season they have won four fixtures, drawn three meetings, and lost 10 matches matches on the road.
Spezia Calcio will have 36 points if they manage to secure a victory.
Spezia’s ever growing list of players missing due to injury or illness to be a concern for Thiago Motta, ahead of this Saturday’s fixture against their opponents.
Torino v Spezia Calcio – Head-to-Head.
Regarding their historical duels the two teams have already played each other three times with the tally being two wins and one draw for Torino. Also, the two sides have drawn the last one game they’ve played.
Players to watch
For Torino, Andrea Belotti scoredthree goals in 32 League games, while Rey Manaj contributed withthree goals in 33 League matches this season for Spezia.
Other players of note for Torino are Andrea Belotti and Bremer with three goals each and for Spezia are Rey Manaj and Daniele Verde with three goals both.
