Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Roma and Torino who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Roma hope to live up to their early billing as the Serie A title favourites on Sunday when they welcome Torino over to the Stadio Olimpico, Rome for a round 3 match.
The two teams enter the match at Stadio Olimpico, Rome with five points separating them in the Serie A standings.
Team form: Roma vs Torino
Roma Form
Roma are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 0-2 win against Torino. They went on to beat Bologna by 1-0, before also getting the better of Pisa in a 0-1 victory. Roma showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target eight times, while letting in two themselves.
Torino Form
Torino achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating Modena 1-0. A 5-0 defeat against Inter followed, before drawing with Fiorentina in a match resulting 0-0. Torino didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Serie A matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 12 and scored three goals themselves.
Betting stats for Roma and Torino
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Roma and Torino played across all tournaments.
- In 16 of the last 18 Roma matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Roma matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Roma home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Roma have won 5 of the last 7 matches in the Serie A and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Roma have won 5 of the last 7 matches in the Serie A while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Torino have lost the last 4 matches in a row in the Serie A while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Torino have lost the last 4 away matches in a row in the Serie A while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 11 Torino matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Torino have lost 5 of the last 6 away matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 Torino matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Roma vs Torino
Bryan Cristante has been great for Roma lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Torino are optimistic that Nikola Vlasic doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.
Popular markets: Roma vs Torino
Full-time result
Roma won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew two and lost none. Torino won one games, drew three and lost six in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Roma won their last 4 matches. Roma are on a fantastic streak of no less than 13 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Roma have beaten Torino in 3 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Roma scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Interestingly, Torino scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Roma have won-to-nil in 3 consecutive games. Torino have failed to score in 4 consecutive away games. Roma won an impressive seven of these matches without conceding a single goal. Will they manage to add another clean sheet with three points? Depending on your betting strategy, a home win to nil certainly looks worth considering for an accumulator. Roma have scored in 11 consecutive league meetings with Torino.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Roma, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Torino played across all tournaments. They scored 0.8 times on average in the process. Roma are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 24 matches. Torino did not score a single goal in 4 consecutive games.