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Prediction: Torino vs AS Roma

Jamie Jones in Free Soccer Predictions, Serie A 20 Sep 2023

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Prediction: AS Roma to win 2-1

Best Odds: 9/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet

Torino and AS Roma will lock horns with each other in Serie A this coming weekend. The match between Il Vecchio Cuore Granata and I Giallorossi will be held at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in Turin and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45pm UK time on Sunday.

Torino

Torino are a big and established club in Serie A who tend to do well and find in and around mid-table. The Turin club finished as high as 10th in the Serie A table last season and will be keen on ending up in a similar position or even higher.

Ivan Juric’s side have started the new Serie A season strongly. Torino are seventh in the Serie A table at the moment with seven points from four matches. They are only a point behind Lecce in fourth and five points behind leaders Inter Milan.

Torino will head into the Serie A match against AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in Turin on the back of a 3-0 victory over Salernitana away from home in the league. It came after a 1-0 victory over Genoa at home in the league and followed a 4-1 defeat at the hands of AC Milan away from home at San Siro in the Serie A.

Team News:

Torino manager Ivan Juric is likely to line up his team in a 3-4-2-1 formation against AS Roma. Vanja Milinković-Savić will be in goal. Schuurs, Buonglomo and Rodriguez will be the three defenders. Bellanova, Tameza, Ricol and Lazaro will be the four midfielders and will have Sack and Radonjic in attacking midfield. Zapata will be the striker upfront.

AS Roma

AS Roma did extremely well in Serie A last season. They were in the running for the UEFA Champions League places in the Serie A table for a long stretch of the campaign and ended up sixth in the standings. Jose Mourinho’s side are playing in the UEFA Europa League this season.

I Giallorossi have not made the best of starts in Serie A this season. Roma are 12th in the league table at the moment with four points from four matches. Mourinho’s team are four points behind Lecce in fourth and eight points behind leaders Inter Milan. Roma’s chances of challenging for the Scudetto this season are already slipping away.

Roma beat Empoli 7-0 at home in Serie A this past weekend. It followed a 2-1 defeat to AC Milan in front of their own fans in the league and came after a 2-1 loss at the hands of Verona in Serie A.

Team News:

AS Roma manager Jose Mourinho is likely to line up his team in a 3-5-2 formation against Torino. Rui Patricio will be in goal. Mancini, Diego Llorente and Ndicka will be the three centre-backs. Kristensen, Cristante, Paredes, Renato Sanches and Spinazzola will be the five midfielders. Lukaku and Dybala will be the two forwards.

Key Factors to Consider

  • Torino have scored 5 goals in 4 Serie A matches.
  • AS Roma have scored 11 goals in 4 Serie A matches.
  • Torino have conceded 4 goals in 4 Serie A games.
  • AS Roma have conceded 6 goals in 4 Serie A matches.
  • Nemanja Radonjic has scored 3 goals in 4 Serie A games for Torino.

Conclusion

Torino are doing quite well in Serie A at the moment and have started the season strongly. Playing at home will give the Turin club the advantage, but AS Roma do have the better team. It is very likely that Jose Mourinho’s side will pick up all three points from the match.

Prediction: AS Roma to win 2-1

Best Odds: 9/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jamie Jones


Jamie Jones is an experienced football journalist who has been working in the industry for years. Jamie watches all the major leagues in Europe, especially the Premier League and La Liga.

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