Will the Old Lady’s mega streak continue?
Two games ago, Igor Tudor was forced to step down as coach of the home team. Eight competitive games without a win proved fatal for the Croatian.
Since his dismissal, things have been looking up again for the Old Lady, with two recent wins in Serie A! Read our preview of the “Derby della Mole” to find out whether Juventus’s tip against Turin FC could be worth a third win in a row for the Italian record champions.
A look at the overall record speaks in favor of the Bianconeri. They have won 96 of 212 derbies (96-60-56). However, their city rivals are also in good form at the moment: the men from the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino are unbeaten in five games (2-3-0). However, their away performances leave room for improvement.
Il Toro has only managed one win in five away games this season, against Roma around two months ago. For the match between Juventus and Torino FC, the prediction is now for a home win with a margin of at least two goals.
In addition, we expect at least two goals from the home side. The visitors have conceded an average of two goals away from home so far, while Juve’s offense has been revitalized since the change of coach. The fourth-placed team from last season has scored five goals in its last two league games.
However, the home side’s defense remains shaky. Their last two wins have always been accompanied by a goal conceded, and Juve have only kept a clean sheet once in their last eight league games.
Juventus – Torino FC Head-to-head record
Not only is Torino clearly behind in the overall derby record, as described above, but they are also currently waiting for a win against their city rivals in 22 games across all competitions (0-6-16). The bookmakers now expect this dry spell to continue: the Juventus vs. Torino FC odds are clearly in favor of “La Vecchia Signora.”
Juventus – Torino FC Tip
The hosts also faced Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League this week, but the match (1-1) was played at home, so at least they didn’t have to deal with the additional stress of traveling. In addition, the mood at Juve has improved significantly since the recent change of coach.
Under interim coach Massimiliano Brambilla and then under new coach Luciano Spalletti, the hosts have returned to winning ways with two recent victories. In view of this, the betting odds for a third consecutive victory and a margin of at least two goals are recommended for the derby between Juventus and Torino FC.
This is a pattern that has also been observed in the last three home derbies between Juve and Torino. Another factor in favor of this prediction is that Juventus has not lost at home this season (3-2-0).
Above all, the offense has generally been reliable in front of its own fans since the start of the season. On average, it has scored twice in home games this season.
Only Inter, with the best offense in the league, tops this tally (15). Last but not least, the city derbies have not been a happy hunting ground for the “Granatreds” for quite some time: they have not recorded another victory against Juve since April 2015! Just how long ago that was can be seen from the fact that Juve icons such as Pirlo and Buffon were still in the “Old Lady’s” squad at the time.
