Torino vs Juventus Prediction, 10/2/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 9/29/2021

Game: Torino vs Juventus

Date: Saturday, October 2, 2021

Location: Stadio Olimpico di Torino in Torino, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: Torino (+384) Juventus (-153)

Stadio Olimpico di Torino is the site where Antonio Sanabria and Torino (2-2-2, 9th in Serie A) will play Juventus (2-2-2, 10th in Serie A) on Saturday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Vanja Milinkovic-Savic for Torino and Wojciech Szczesny for Juventus. The odds on this matchup have Torino coming in at +384 and the Zebras are at -153. The O/U opens at 3.

Torino faced off with Venezia in their last game and wrapped it up with a draw by a score of 1-1. When talking about passing the ball, they finished with a 82.7% received passes percentage by connecting on 417 of the 504 targeted passes last match. Torino attempted 15 dribbles in this matchup and converted 11 of the tries for a percentage of 73.3%.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Torino finished the game at a 37.5% clip by landing 3 SoT out of 8 shots. Torino is averaging 1.50 goals per 90 min (9 goals in total) and have earned 7 assists in all contests for the year.

Antonio Sanabria is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Torino. He has totaled 6 assists while accumulating 16 yellow card cautions so far in his career. Sanabria has had a starting assignment in 118 games in his pro soccer career and scores 0.39 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in Paraguay has 46 goals in 10,595 professional minutes played.

One more player who could decide who wins is Ricardo Rodriguez, the defender representing Switzerland. He has helped on a goal 29 times in his pro soccer career while scoring 18 total goals. Rodriguez has accumulated 24,196 mins in 273 career starts and has been handed 23 yellow cards. He currently averages 0.07 G/90 during his pro soccer career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Torino will be Vanja Milinkovic-Savic. Milinkovic-Savic (36-16-17 record in his career) has accumulated 23 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 33.8% clean sheet rate. The keeper from Spain has seen 262 shots sent in his direction in 68 starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.00 (69 goals allowed) and he holds a save % of 76.0. Milinkovic-Savic has played for 6,194 mins and has accumulated 196 stops during his soccer career.

For their last match, Juventus took home the win by a final score of 3-2 against Sampdoria. They finished the match by completing 387 of the 460 attempted passes for a percentage of 84.1%. Juventus ended the game with a 57.9% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 11 of the 19 dribbles they tried. Juventus landed 5 shots on target out of their 15 shots attempted earning them a 33.3% rate in their last outing. Having tallied 10 goals and 6 assists in all competitions, Juventus has an average of 1.67 goals and 1.00 assist per 90.

Leonardo Bonucci will need to provide a spark for Juventus. He is averaging 0.07 G/90 and has started 427 games in his pro soccer career. The defender who is from Italy has 38,477 mins while scoring 32 goals. He has 85 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 7 times. You should also keep an eye on Juan Cuadrado, the forward representing Italy. Cuadrado has been given 75 yellow card warnings in 22,470 minutes played (249 starts). His goals per 90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.16. He has tallied 39 goals so far in his career while helping on a goal 50 times.

Wojciech Szczesny will be residing in front of the goal for Juventus. So far in his career, Szczesny has allowed 358 goals while totaling 965 stops in 341 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.05 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 201-79-60. He is the owner of a save % of 73.9 and his clean sheet rate sits at 34.6%. Szczesny has tallied 118 shutouts while defending 1,310 shots against him in 30,591 mins throughout his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Torino (+384)

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