Form and Line-up
Towards the end of the season Torino have really transformed: only two defeats in seven matches. During this spell they even managed to upset Serie A champions Inter (2:2). The standout performer in this period has been Giovanni Simeone, who has scored four times. Yes, in the last round the team failed badly in Udine, but it is hard to call that a sensation. Torino had no real motivation and the players are only putting in maximum effort in front of their home crowd.
Key numbers for Torino:
Torino have collected 10 points from their last four home matches.
Torino are 17th for possession (43.8%).
Torino are third for accurate long passes (25).
Probable Torino line-up (3-5-2): Alberto Paleari — Saul Coco, Luca Marianucci, Enzo Ebosse — Emirhan Ilkhan, Cesare Casadei, Gvidas Gineitis, Nikola Vlasic, Rafael Obrador — Giovanni Simeone, Aliou Njie.
Absentees: Che Adams, Ardian Ismajli, Zakaria Aboukhlal (all injured), Faustino Anjorin, Marcus Pedersen, Duvan Zapata (all doubtful).
Form and Line-up
Sassuolo are in an identical situation. Three wins in the last five rounds, but all of them came at home. Away from home Fabio Grosso's team do not resemble themselves at all: they collapse in defence and show virtually nothing in attack. The situation has now been made significantly worse by injuries to leaders Jay Idzes and Domenico Berardi. Idzes is the leader of the back line and 23-year-old Tarik Muharemovic will definitely not be able to replace him properly. The same can be said about Cristian Volpato, who, no matter how hard he tries, is clearly inferior in quality to Berardi.
Key numbers for Sassuolo:
Sassuolo have picked up only two points from their last four away matches.
Sassuolo are 15th for xG (37.3).
Sassuolo are 18th for regains of possession in the final third (2.5).
Probable Sassuolo line-up (4-3-3): Stefano Turati — Sebastian Walukiewicz, Filippo Romagna, Tarik Muharemovic, Ulisses Garcia — Nemanja Matic, Ismael Kone, Kristian Thorstvedt — Cristian Volpato, M'Bala Nzola, Armand Lauriente.
Absentees: Daniel Boloca, Fali Kande, Edoardo Pieragnolo (all injured), Alieu Fadera (suspended), Jay Idzes, Domenico Berardi, Daryl Bakola (all doubtful).
Who Will Referee the Match
Simone Galippo (Italy)
Matches – 15 (Serie B, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 87;
Average yellow cards per match – 5.8;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 33;
Penalties – 53%.
