Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Torino and SSC Napoli who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Torino welcome SSC Napoli this coming Sunday in the Serie A, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 14 match.
SSC Napoli have taken the lead in the Serie A after collecting 29 points from their initial 13 encounters. Torino trail them by 15 points after 13 rounds, leaving them as number 11 in the table.
Form: Torino vs SSC Napoli
Torino Form
A single draw is all Torino have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 0-1 and 2-0 against Fiorentina and Juventus respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Monza. Torino only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Serie A matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored six and conceded six goals.
SSC Napoli Form
SSC Napoli collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 0-3 against Atalanta. They followed up, drawing 1-1 with Inter, before winning 1-0 against Roma. SSC Napoli won half their previous six away matches in the Serie A, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored eight goals whilst conceding four.
Betting stats and facts for Torino and SSC Napoli
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Torino and SSC Napoli. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 37 of the last 39 Torino home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 29 of the last 31 Torino home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Torino matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 5 Torino matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Torino have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 SSC Napoli matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 SSC Napoli matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 SSC Napoli matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 SSC Napoli away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 SSC Napoli away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Torino vs SSC Napoli
Having scored just once lately in the Serie A, Karol Linetty will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. SSC Napoli hope Romelu Lukaku can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Serie A goals in his last six Serie A games.
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Full-time result
Torino won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino. They drew two and lost four as well, while SSC Napoli won four of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost two. SSC Napoli didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent away games.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Torino scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. SSC Napoli scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. SSC Napoli have kept their opponents from scoring seven times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Torino have been able to keep a clean sheet in one of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Torino saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of SSC Napoli’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches.