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Genoa vs Torino Prediction & Betting tips
Genoa and Torino have different interests in this competition. The home team is not yet certain of retention and will be happy with every point given the poor recent results, Torino will have some tough matches in the fight for seventh place and should actually take three points from Genoa. Torino was twice the best in this mutual battle in 2018. In January it won 1-2 in Genoa, in December it won 2-1 in-house.
Genoa:
Genoa seemed to be able to finish the season calmly but now sees the relegation line approaching. Of the last fifteen games, only three were won, making the gap with eighteenth place only six points. Given that the team still has to face four teams from the left-hand row, the coming meetings with SPAL and Cagliari could be decisive.
Last weekend, Cesare Prandelli’s team lost in one of Italy’s most important derbies. It played a ‘uitduel’ against Sampdoria, with which the Stadio Luigi Ferraris is shared. Shortly after the kickoff, attacker Kouame had the chance to put Genoa ahead, but in the third minute it was Sampdoria who scored via Defrel. Genoa had little to say in the course of the first half and saw the chances of a result shrinking shortly after the break. Defender Davide Biraschi got the ball accidentally and was severely punished by referee Calvarese; red and a penalty against. Top scorer of the Serie A Quagliarella completed the game in a controlled manner and thereby closed the game.
Torino:
Torino was unbeatable from the end of January to the beginning of March and even managed to keep the zero in six matches. This created a good starting position to earn a place in the Europa League. Due to the recent results, the second European adventure of this decade still seems to slip away from the team. Moderate results were achieved against teams from the right-hand row, for example, at home 2-3 were lost to Bologna, played at Parma 0-0 and the Turin were no further than 1-1 against Cagliari last weekend.
In this last game, top scorer Andrea Belotti was missing due to a suspension. Il Toro therefore had to make do with Simone Zaza in the striker, he came over from Valencia in the summer but still made little impression. This time, the Italian scored the opening goal in the 52nd minute and seemed to play a heroic role. Twenty minutes later, he penalized his team by cursing the referee, something for which his teammate Ola Aina had just ended three duels of suspension. Zaza was able to go straight to the shower and not long after, Pavoletti made the 1-1 on behalf of Cagliari. In the end of the game, the away team even received two red cards, but it was too late for Torino to take advantage of it.
Genoa vs Torino head to head matches
02.12.18 SA Torino Genoa 2 : 1
20.05.18 SA Genoa Torino 1 : 2
30.12.17 SA Torino Genoa 0 : 0
21.05.17 SA Genoa Torino 2 : 1
22.12.16 SA Torino Genoa 1 : 0