AS Roma – Torino Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (20.12.2017)

Roma and Torino face at Stadio Olimpico, in a match for this phase of the Coppa Italia (8th Finals). The history of direct confrontations disputed in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 4. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 19-02-2017, for Serie A, Roma won by (4-1). E. Džeko (10 ‘), Mohamed Salah (17’), L. Paredes (65 ‘) and R. Nainggolan (90’) scored the goals for Roma, and M. López (84 ‘), for the Torino.

Rome:

The home team plays its first match in this edition of the Coppa Italia with the intention of taking advantage of the home factor to conquer a positive result. The team comes to this match after a home victory over Cagliari by (1-0). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Roma won 9 and lost 1. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 38 of the last 58 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals.

Roma arrives at this match after a home win, by (1-0), against Cagliari, adding in this way the fifth straight game without losing, taking into account all the competitions that are competing. The home team is going through a good moment of form in the season, since it occupies the first places of the qualifying table of Serie A and qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League in first place of Group C The 4-3-3 must be the tactical scheme chosen for this first team match for the current edition of the Italian Cup. Roma is a team that likes to control the game in the offensive midfield, attacking through the left flank. For this match coach Eusebio Di Francesco should not count on Grégoire Defrel and Rick Karsdorp, for being injured.

Torino:

The visiting team arrives at this stage of the Coppa Italia (8th Finals) after having played previous qualifiers with: Carpi and Trapani. The team comes to this match after a home defeat with Napoli by (1-3). In the last 10 away matches Torino has won 4, tied 4 and lost 2. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for the opponent, so his defense needs to improve, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, they only had 1 comeback in the 8 games in which they suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 10 away matches for all competitions: they have suffered 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (61’-75 ‘).

The Torino comes to this unmotivated game, after a defeat at home, by 1-3, at the reception to Napoli. The visiting team has been doing a medium season, but has not managed to maintain a regularity of good results, alternating between positive and negative results. Even so, the visiting team usually acts in a tactical scheme in 4-2-3-1, preferring a style of play of short passes. Iago Falque is the best score of Torino, with 5 goals scored. For this match coach Mihajlovic has doubts about Christian Ansaldi and Kevin Bonifazi.