Torino vs Fiorentina Match Analysis and Prediction

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Torino will be welcoming Fiorentina on Monday evening, with the visitors continuing their pursuit of European football and looking to close the gap to fifth-placed Juventus.

Without being distracted by European football this season, Fiorentina have been able to focus all their assets on a blossoming Serie A campaign, and start the new year on the brink of a return to the continental stage.

Vincenzo Italiano are currently sitting in the Europa Conference League positions, and a victory on Monday could see them climb into the Europa League spot if Juventus happen to drop points.

Dusan Vlahovic’s performance has contributed to their strong form this season, having scored 16 goals so far, despite drawing a blank in his last match against Hellas Verona.

Dusan Vlahovic has scored in six of his last eight Serie A outings, and has only failed to score in successive games once this season.

Torino have had a patchy form this season so far, with the Bulls having won back-to-back matches in Serie A just once this season.

Currently hanging around mid-table without the threat of relegation, Ivan Juric will be keen to see his side climb the division in the new year.

Despite their mid-table status, Torino surprisingly have one of the division’s strong defences, having conceded just 19 times in their 19 matches so far.

The only teams that have conceded fewer goals in Serie A have been leaders Inter Milan, third-placed Napoli and Juventus, with Torino’s clear issue being their forward performance.

Torino have scored fewer goals than sides above 16th, with Juric’s side having scored two or more goals only twice this season.

They have been winless in their previous five matches against Fiorentina, and improving their record against their Monday’s opponents could prove difficult. Fiorentina took a narrow 2-1 win in the previous encounter this season.

Torino vs Fiorentina head to head

The two teams have previously met on 38 occasions across all competitions, where Fiorentina have taken 18 victories while Torino have won 7, and they have drawn in 13. Fiorentina have scored 60 goals and conceded 35. In their last five meetings, Fiorentina have won three and Torino one with one draw.

Torino 2-1 Fiorentina 08/12/19

Fiorentina 2-0 Torino 19/0720

Fiorentina 1-0 Torino 19/09/20

Torino 1-1 Fiorentina 29/01/21

Fiorentina 2-1 Torino 28/08/21

Torino latest home form

Torino have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have not lost in any of their last six matches. Their last loss at home came on October 2 when they were defeated 1-0 by Juventus. In their last five matches, they have won four and drawn in one.

Torino 3-0 Sampdoria 30/10/21

Torino 2-1 Udinese 22/11/21

Torino 2-2 Empoli 02/12/21

Torino 2-1 Bologna 12/12/21

Torino 1-0 Verona 19/12/21

Torino latest away form

Torino have been on a poor run of form on the road, having failed to register any victory in their last eight matches. They recently lost 2-1 to Sampdoria in the Coppa Italia competition on December 16. They have scored two and conceded 6 goals in their last five matches.

Spezia 1-0 Torino 06/11/21

Roma 1-0 Torino 28/11/21

Cagliari 1-1 Torino 06/12/21

Sampdoria 2-1 Torino 16/12/21

Inter Milan 1-0 Torino 22/12/21

Fiorentina latest home form

Fiorentina have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their last seven matches. They recently defeated Benevento 2-1 in the Coppa Italia on December 15. In their last five matches, they have won four and drawn one, scoring 15 goals and conceded just seven.

Fiorentina 4-3 AC Milan 20/11/21

Fiorentina 3-1 Sampdoria 30/11/21

Fiorentina 4-0 Salernitana 11/12/21

Fiorentina 2-1 Benevento 15/12/21

Fiorentina 2-2 Sassuolo 19/12/21

Fiorentina latest away form

Fiorentina have recently lost four matches in a row away from home. However, they have not lost in their last two away matches, which could be an upturn in form. They defeated Bologna 3-2 before picking up a 1-1 draw against Verona on in their last away match in the league.

Lazio 1-0 Fiorentina 27/10/21

Juventus 1-0 Fiorentina 06/11/21

Empoli 2-1 Fiorentina 27/11/21

Bologna 2-3 Fiorentina 05/12/21

Verona 1-1 Fiorentina 22/12/21

Torino news

Torino defender Cristian Ansaldi has featured nine times this season, while Ola Aina will not be able to add to his 15 appearances on Monday.

Andrea Beloti will be absent on Monday with a recurring hamstring problem, while Simone Verdi and Etrit Berisha will be absent for Torino with muscle problems.

Fiorentina news

Midfielder Sofyan Amrabat will miss much of January due to his participation in the Africa Cup of Nations, with Alfred Duncan taking his place alongside Lucas Torreira.

Giacomo Bonaventura will be looking to provide creativity for Vlahovic, while Nicolas Gonzalez will be looking to have a good start into the year.

Prediction and Odds

Fiorentina will enter this contest off the back of a good run of form at home, and will be looking to replicate that on the road.

Despite their good record at home recently, Torino will be missing a number of players in their squad, which will give the visitors a winning opportunity.

Odds: 1 2.75 X 3.01 2 2.21