Simon Dalton presents his prediction for the Italian Serie A match.
Torino
Torino have never been a creating team in their attacking line while managed by Ivan Jurić. They have created 0,92 xG in this season, taking the third place from the bottom. Playing like this, they can hardly hope to reach a place above the middle. Torino have won only 4 games in 13 rounds, they currently have 13 points. However, the side has played very carefully in their home games, conceding 0,83 goals per game.
Atalanta
Atalanta seem to be in crisis in the recent games. Obviously, they have limited resources that should be used in several tournaments. They haven’t been able to win three consecutive Serie A games. This is the longest streak like this for them. Even in the game versus Udinese (1:1) Atalanta hardly managed to end the match in a draw in the late minutes of the game.
Torino - Atalanta prediction
Torino have not played in the best way in the games versus opponents who have good defensive lines this season. Games against Lazio (0:0) Genoa (1:0) and Bologna (0:2) prove it. Not more than 0,4 xG was created by Torino in each of these games. Atalanta are a team of the same kind. They have allowed their opponents to create 0.9 xG on average this season (4th position).
The sides will not let each other create many moments. We won’t see many goals.
