Juventus v Torino predictions

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
Juventus v Torino predictions Serie A Italy, Italy	01/12/2012 20:45	full time result	Juventus win	1.38	Bet at William Hill
Betting prediction was written by Ian

JUVENTUS v TORINO PREDICTIONS AND PREVIEW: BETTING STATS

Juventus have now lost two of their last four league games after a run of 48 games without defeat. They lost the crucial match at home to Inter Milan and were beaten by AC Milan in one of the major matches in Serie A. Juventus are still the league leaders as Milan have now lost two out of three recent league matches. Torino have drawn half of the 14 matches they have played this season to date. Five draw away from home have kept them above the relegation places. Juventus are currently 13 places and 17 points above their opponents at the weekend, despite two sides accruing more points at home during the current campaign. Matches involving these sides are averaging slightly less than 2.5 goals per game.

It must be noted this is a local derby.

TEAM NEWS AND RUN OF PLAY

The Juventus manager appears to be getting the balance right with regards his striking options. Juventus have led the Serie A standings all season and are top scorers in the league with 29 goals from 14 games. Andrea Pirlo is the playmaker in midfield and he was highly effective playing for Italy in Euro2012, especially against England. The Juventus back line coped with Chelsea’s threat in the Champions League and they should be similarly at ease against Torino. Torino’s last win was at home to Bologna, a team second from bottom in the current standings. However, Bologna would now be bottom but for the deduction of six points imposed on Siena at the start of the season. Therefore, for Torino a 46% share of the possession indicates a side that will struggle to control the ball in a match like the one they are facing this week.

JUVENTUS - TORINO PREDICTIONS: 1X2 BETTING PREVIEW

Despite Juventus’s relatively indifferent run of form it is difficult to see beyond a home win in this match. Inter Milan did win away to Juventus despite conceding the first goal but responding with three goals to secure the points. Juventus have won five of seven matches played at home this season to date against sides that have been generally stronger than Torino. That side are proving to be difficult to beat away from home but Juventus will be motivated to recover from the loss to AC Milan and earn maximum points from this match. I will put my £ where my mouth is at least.

Juventus the home banker are 1.36 with William Hill.

JUVENTUS - TORINO PREDICTIONS: ASIAN HANDICAP PREVIEW

With a home win anticipated the issue with regards the Asian Handicap is the margin of victory for Juventus. Most recent respective home and away form points to a win for the home side but with a margin of victory that is likely to be less than two goals. However, assessing the whole season Juventus generally beat teams by at least a goal at home and Catania are not prolific scores on the road. The difference in ability is reflected in current league positions. This also points to a win by at least one goal which means Juventus can overcome a handicap of more than one score. Beginners not familiar with Asian Handicap can find info here: http://howtobet.net/online-betting-guide/asian-handicap.

Juventus can overcome a 2 goal deficit at 1.83 with BetVictor.

JUVENTUS - TORINO PREDICTIONS: TOTAL GOALS PREVIEW

Torino’s away matches this season have seen 14 goals at an average of only exacylty two. The average is only marginally higher when only their home matches are considered. Despite being top scorers in Serie A two teams have scored more goals at home than Juventus. The key to the final tally of goals could be if Torino score which means Juventus would need to score three. This would reflect the relative form of both sides and bring the tally of goals to above two and that level of scoring is expected.

Ladbrokes quote 1.73 for more than two goals.

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