Torino will hope to make it three Serie A wins in succession in the same season for the first time in seven years when they host a stuttering Monza side who remain in poor form on their travels.
Match News and Current Form
After winning just one of their opening five Serie A matches this season (D1, L3), Torino have found form, winning back-to-back matches to begin this matchday sat firmly in mid-table. A 3-0 victory away to Parma last time out served as their biggest league win since March and took them to ten points, a tally they’ve bettered at this stage only once since 2017/18. Building on that will be a challenge if Torino can’t sort out their defence, as they’ve failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last eight home league fixtures, their longest such run since a ten-match streak which ended in May 2017.
Monza secured just their second win since returning to the top-flight on Monday, thrashing Cagliari 4-0 to ease their early relegation fears. The Biancorossi sit three points clear of the drop zone and now go in search of successive Serie A wins for the first time since March 2024, though their uninspiring away form could prove an obstacle in that regard. Monza have failed to win any of their four league games on the road this season (D1, L3), forming part of a dreadful run of 14 losses in their last 16 top-flight trips (W1, D1) across their last two campaigns in the division.
Head-to-Head History
Torino are unbeaten in their six Serie A H2Hs against Monza (W3, D3), only facing two sides more often in the competition without losing.
Hot Stats and Streaks
Torino have received a joint league-low four Serie A yellow cards this season.
Torino have attempted a league-low 68 shots this term.
Six of Monza’s seven Serie A matches this season saw both sides score.
Monza have managed 5+ shots on target in each of their last six league games.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Six of Giovanni Simeone’s last ten goals for Torino have been match openers, five of which came on or before the ten-minute mark. After his brace last time out, only one player in Serie A has more goals than Monza’s Gustavo Varela this season (G6), the last five of which came after half-time.
Niccolò Fortini and Emirhan İlkhan missed Torino’s last game, while Monza’s Yvan Maye remains sidelined for this one.
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Betting Analysis
Given Monza’s H2H struggles, backing Torino to win and keep a clean sheet here appears to make sense.
Author: Nathan Evans