Predictions Serie A - Torino vs Bologna

Serie A - Torino vs Bologna
Match Time: 04-05-2024 02:45 Saturday (GMT+8)
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Torino

Torino had little chance of throwing a spanner in the works to Inter Milan's ambition of ending the campaign with 100 points, and it played out that way as Juric's men lost 2-0 at San Siro.

That loss means the Turin-based club have remained winless in four matches in Serie A, failing to find the net in three games against Juventus (0-0), Frosinone (0-0) and at the home of the league champions.

It remains to be seen if the Granata find the net against the division's third-best defence (27 goals conceded), having hitherto fired blanks in every game against teams with the best defensive returns in Italy's top division — Inter (18), Juventus (26) and Bologna.

Given Torino's inclination to keep games tight, it points to another close match in Turin on Friday, meaning the home support should not expect a high-scoring gameweek 35 fixture.

Of the sides in the top half, Torino's 15 home goals are the fewest, underlining where the issues are for the hosts heading into this weekend's encounter.

Bologna

Bologna sit nine points adrift of seventh-placed Lazio — but could hurt Bologna's prospects of playing continental football in Europe's top-tier club competition.

However, that eventuality is improbable for Thiago Motta's men, who currently sit fourth in the league, four ahead of Roma in fifth and six above sixth-placed Atalanta BC, who have played one fewer game.

The Rossoblu missed last week's opportunity to move level with Juventus in third, drawing 1-1 at home against relegation-threatened Udinese having seen Massimiliano Allegri's men drop points a day earlier in the 0-0 draw at AC Milan.

However, ending in a Champions League position remains the goal for Motta's side, whose over-performance in Serie A has been one of the campaign's incredible stories.

After struggling on their travels before the turn of the year — Motta's men notched one win in nine road matches — the Emilia-Romagna outfit have claimed four victories from the next six, drawing at AC Milan (2-2) and Frosinone (0-0).

That should give the travelling fans confidence to extend that run to seven away matches without losing, keen to add to their five road triumphs this term.

Prediction: Torino 0-1 Bologna