Torino
- Torino have won two and lost three of their last five Serie A games (D0), while Udinese Calcio are on a run of two successive draws (W1, D2, L2).
- Marco Baroni has made Torino an ambitious and energetic team to watch, using his preferred 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 set-up to push his full-backs high up the field and allow his wingers to overload the wide areas.
- However, they haven’t exactly been solid at the back and a home record of three wins, two draws and four defeats from nine matches, and an average of 1.78 goals conceded per game at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, is evidence of that.
Udinese
- Kosta Runjaic’s Udinese are a more pragmatic side, favouring the more rigid structure of a 3-5-2 or 3-4-3 set-up, prioritising physical presence and aerial strength in a direct style of play.
- The Little Zebras rarely play the ball on the deck, instead looking for long balls, crosses and set pieces to help them get the ball into the box, while their wing-backs tend to provide width on the flanks.
Head-to-Head
Torino have won three of their last five meetings with Udinese Calcio (D2, L0).
Key Players
As for the key players, Croatia’s Nikola Vlasic has been Torino’s main man this campaign with five Serie A goals - four of Torino’s last six goals in the league have come from his boot - while Keinan Davis is Udinese’s top marksman with the same number of strikes from 17 league appearances.
Betting Insights
- Mid-table Torino FC (13th, 20pts from 17 games) will face off against Udinese Calcio (11th, 22pts from 18 games) in a clash of two consistently inconsistent Serie A sides on Wednesday, although the bookmakers make the home side favourites at 2.43.
- The draw looks an option for small stakes, but both teams to score (BTTS) at 1.8 is the best bet here given the recent defensive records of these sides.
Prediction
- This fixture could really be won and lost on the wings and in the aerial duels, but it’s also a clash of philosophies with Baroni’s high press and wing overloads clashing with Runjaic’s direct style.
- Torino have won just one and lost two of their last three home matches, however, so it’s not quite as easy as backing them in the moneyline market.
- As such, we’re taking BTTS as the primary play, with a small-stakes draw also a plausible outcome.
