Juventus vs Torino Prediction, 12/5/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 12/4/2020

Game: Juventus vs Torino

Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020

Location: Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Juventus (-300) Torino (+750)

Federico Bonazzoli and Torino (1-2-5, 18th in Serie A) go to Allianz Stadium on Saturday where they'll meet Juventus (4-5-0, 4th in Serie A). The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Wojciech Szczesny for Juventus and Salvatore Sirigu for Torino. The Maroons are at at +750 while the Zebras are at -300. The O/U opens at 3.5.

Juventus played Benevento in their most recent game and got the draw with a final of 1-1. In regard to passing, they finished with a 88.7% received passes rate by connecting on 595 out of their 671 targeted passes in their last match. Juventus tried 14 dribbles in this match and converted 8 of the attempts for a percentage of 57.1%. In relation to shooting accuracy, Juventus ended this match at a 31.3% clip by hitting 5 shots on target out of 16 total shots. Juventus is averaging 1.87 goals per 90 (15 total goals) and have accounted for 11 assists in all contests this year.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a guy who can be a difference maker for Juventus. Ronaldo has started 519 contests so far in his career while he scores 0.88 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Portugal has earned 458 goals in 46,688 professional minutes played. He has accounted for 145 assists while accumulating 72 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career. One more guy who could decide who wins is Paulo Dybala, the forward representing Argentina. He has helped a teammate on a goal 44 times in his pro soccer career and he has scored 89 goals. Dybala has been on the field for 17,635 mins in 204 starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 19 yellow card warnings. He currently averages 0.45 goals per 90 during his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Juventus is Wojciech Szczesny. Szczesny has defended the goal for 27,914 minutes and has 893 saves so far in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.04 (323 total goals conceded) and he has earned a save percentage of .742. The keeper hailing from Poland has seen 1,207 shots sent his way in 311 career starts. Szczesny (185-73-52 record in his career) has earned 114 shutouts, which gives him a 36.7% shutout percentage.

When they last played, Torino went home defeated by a final of 4-2 against Inter Milan. They wrapped up this outing by completing 372 of the 435 pass attempts for a percentage of 85.5%. Torino ended the game with a 55.6% successful dribble percentage by completing 10 out of the 18 dribbles they pursued. Torino converted 2 shots on goal out of the team's 2 shots tried which gave them a 100.0% clip in their last match. Having tallied 13 goals and 7 assists in all their games, Torino has an average of 1.62 goals and 0.87 assists per 90 min.

Federico Bonazzoli will be someone to watch for Torino. He currently averages 0.26 G/90 and has started 60 contests so far in his career. The forward from Italy has totaled 5,856 mins while scoring 17 goals. He has accounted for 9 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 7 times. You should also watch out for Andrea Belotti, the forward hailing from Italy. He has scored 103 goals so far in his career while helping on a goal 27 times. Belotti has been handed 26 yellow card cautions in 18,322 minutes played (196 starting assignments). His G/90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.51.

Salvatore Sirigu will reside in front of the goal for Torino. Sirigu has totaled 117 clean sheets and has defended 1,526 shots attempted against him in 32,722 mins throughout his career. He sports a save percentage of .718 and his clean sheet rate sits at 32.1%. He has allowed 1.24 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 172-92-99. In his career, Sirigu has allowed 452 goals while totaling 1,094 stops in 365 starts.

Who will win tonight's Serie A game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Torino (+750)

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