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Derby della Mole Preview: Juventus vs. Torino
Juventus and city rivals Torino play out in the 156th Derby della Mole in Serie A tonight.
Separated by just one point in the Serie A standings, this is the absolute last chance for both teams to reach the European places in the league.
Juventus haven't had the season they were dreaming of, placed 8th in the league with 32 points. They are thirteen points behind Lazio and the Champions League, and with a 15-point penalty due to financial indiscretions the dream of top 4 and medals in Italy ended.
Juventus have only conceded 17 goals in the league and they look strong defensively.
Torino are 9th in the league with 31 points, 1 point behind tonight's opponents from Juventus. A middle position is acceptable in Torino and if you can also finish above the rivals from Juventus, then it must be the highlight of the season. It is therefore expected to be a motivated Torino team that visits Juventus tonight.
Juventus current form in Serie A:
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Torino’s current form in Serie A:
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Team News
Locatelli is out with suspension, while Paul Pogba and Arkadiusz Milik are still unavailable due injuries.
Wojciech Szczsny and defender Bremer were both back in the last game, and therefore expected to start in tonight’s derby.
Juventus expected lineup:
Szczesny; Danilo, Bremer, Sandro; Cuadrado, Fagioli, Paredes, Rabiot, Kostic; Di Maria; Vlahovic
Samuele Ricci and Ronaldo Vieria are ruled out with injuries for Torino, so Ivan Illic is expected to start at the midfield.
Torino’s expected lineup:
Milinkovic-Savic; Djidji, Schuurs, Buongiorno; Singo, Ilic, Adopo, Vojvoda; Miranchuk, Radonjic; Sanabria
Player profiles
Angel Di Maria has had a good season and with 4 goals and 3 assists has been one of the profiles for Juventus this season. He has been in good playing form after the winter and it is expected that he will be one of the profiles in today's match.
Shots on target: 22
Chances created: 23
Sanabria is Torino's top scorer this season with 5 goals and he is also the most dangerous offensively. If Torino is to win today's match, then he must hit his level.
Key stats for the game
- Torino haven’t won a Serie A game against Juventus since 1995
- Juventus have kept a clean sheets in 11 of their 14 wins in the league
- Juventus have won their latest three matches in Serie A
- Juventus are unbeaten in their last 17 home matches against Torino
Prediction
Juventus is a better team and they will also show that in this derby. Their defensive is fantastic so we don't think Torino will score.
We think Juventus will show their class and take a 2-0 win in tonight's match.
