Soccer match preview: Torino confident before travelling to SPAL

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 26.July
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Paolo Mazza (17900 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Serie A, SPAL holding 20th place and Torino lying 16th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

It's no vacation for neither SPAL nor Torino as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

For SPAL relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. Torino are struggling to avoid relegation.

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SPAL form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Serie A this season. SPAL have only managed 2 wins, 3 draws and 12 losses from their games here at Stadio Paolo Mazza. SPAL are slowly digging their own grave here at Stadio Paolo Mazza with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in 13 attempts. The last victory here came in the Parma match. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for SPAL with their six defeats in a row. Not since the Milan game, 24 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

The SPAL crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-6 to Roma here at Stadio Paolo Mazza in a Serie A match. Heartbreak before that as SPAL lost 1-2 at Brescia's place.

SPAL were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

The manager L. Di Biagio will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hellas Verona in only three days.

SPAL have scored 14 league goals here from 17 matches, not a lot. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for SPAL with 36 goals conceded in these matches.

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Torino form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Torino so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 4-1-12 (win-draw-lose). A depressing eight defeats in a row for Torino in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Roma.

There were no winners in Torino's previous match, a Serie A home game that ended 1-1 vs Hellas Verona (placed 9th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Fiorentina wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

A new game in only three days for Torino, the Serie A home match versus Roma. Busy days.

Torino are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 21 away goals from 17 games (in the league). The Torino manager M. Longo has some worries about the defense as 36 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Torino - SPAL 1-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last five meetings between the teams: SPAL won one, Torino won two and two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

TorinoA. Belotti
A. Belotti
15 goals
SPALA. Petagna
A. Petagna
12 goals
TorinoS. Zaza
S. Zaza
6 goals

SPAL missing players

Torino missing players

Total First Half Second Half
SPAL Torino
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 17 35
5 2 0 Won W 2 4 11
4 3 1 Drew D 0 1 5
26 12 4 Lost L 3 12 19
25 14 2 Scored S 5 21 42
70 36 9 Conceded C 6 36 63
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
74% 76% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 76% 77%
57% 59% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 65% 63%
26% 35% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 53% 34%
9% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 17%
51% 59% 40% BTTS BTTS 0% 47% 54%
9% 6% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 18% 20%
43% 35% 60% Failed to Score F T 60% 35% 29%
 
4.4 4.3 7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 3.8 4.7
6.1 5.6 2.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 7.4 6.9
2.7 2.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.4 2.5
3 3 0 Red cards R C 1 3 7
 
442 242 92 Total Shots T S 62 205 405
117 65 24 Shots on Target S O 16 62 131
21% 22% 8% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 34% 32%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • SPAL has the fewest points (9) at home
  • SPAL has the fewest scored goals (14) at home
  • SPAL has the fewest scored goals (25)
  • SPAL has the fewest scored goals in the first half (14)
  • SPAL has the fewest scored goals in the second half (11)
  • SPAL has the the worst goal difference (-22) at home
  • SPAL has the the worst goal difference (-45)
  • SPAL have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • SPAL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • SPAL haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • SPAL is in the worst form (0-0-6)
  • Torino have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Torino have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Torino haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Juventus 35 25 5 5 73 38 17 15 2 0 43 14 18 10 3 5 30 24 35 80
2 Atalanta 35 22 8 5 95 44 18 12 2 4 51 24 17 10 6 1 44 20 51 74
3 Inter 35 21 10 4 74 36 18 10 6 2 38 17 17 11 4 2 36 19 38 73
4 Lazio 35 22 6 7 71 38 18 13 3 2 44 17 17 9 3 5 27 21 33 72
5 Roma 35 18 7 10 69 47 18 9 4 5 34 26 17 9 3 5 35 21 22 61
6 Milan 35 17 8 10 55 44 17 8 5 4 27 19 18 9 3 6 28 25 11 59
7 Napoli 35 16 8 11 56 47 17 8 3 6 26 23 18 8 5 5 30 24 9 56
8 Sassuolo 35 13 9 13 64 60 17 7 3 7 39 32 18 6 6 6 25 28 4 48
9 Hellas Verona 35 11 13 11 43 43 17 8 5 4 25 20 18 3 8 7 18 23 0 46
10 Parma 35 12 7 16 49 51 18 7 2 9 25 22 17 5 5 7 24 29 -2 43
11 Fiorentina 35 10 13 12 43 45 18 4 8 6 18 22 17 6 5 6 25 23 -2 43
12 Bologna 35 11 10 14 48 58 17 4 7 6 21 26 18 7 3 8 27 32 -10 43
13 Cagliari 35 10 12 13 50 52 17 6 4 7 30 27 18 4 8 6 20 25 -2 42
14 Sampdoria 35 12 5 18 46 58 18 6 4 8 24 26 17 6 1 10 22 32 -12 41
15 Udinese 35 10 9 16 34 49 18 6 6 6 17 21 17 4 3 10 17 28 -15 39
16 Torino 35 11 5 19 42 63 18 7 4 7 21 27 17 4 1 12 21 36 -21 38
17 Genoa 35 9 9 17 44 65 17 6 1 10 21 28 18 3 8 7 23 37 -21 36
18 Lecce 35 8 8 19 45 77 18 4 5 9 27 37 17 4 3 10 18 40 -32 32
19 Brescia 35 6 6 23 33 74 17 3 4 10 19 31 18 3 2 13 14 43 -41 24
20 SPAL 35 5 4 26 25 70 17 2 3 12 14 36 18 3 1 14 11 34 -45 19

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Juventus 35 25 5 5 73 38 17 15 2 0 43 14 18 10 3 5 30 24 35 80
2 Atalanta 35 22 8 5 95 44 18 12 2 4 51 24 17 10 6 1 44 20 51 74
3 Inter 35 21 10 4 74 36 18 10 6 2 38 17 17 11 4 2 36 19 38 73
4 Lazio 35 22 6 7 71 38 18 13 3 2 44 17 17 9 3 5 27 21 33 72
5 Roma 35 18 7 10 69 47 18 9 4 5 34 26 17 9 3 5 35 21 22 61
6 Milan 35 17 8 10 55 44 17 8 5 4 27 19 18 9 3 6 28 25 11 59
7 Napoli 35 16 8 11 56 47 17 8 3 6 26 23 18 8 5 5 30 24 9 56
8 Sassuolo 35 13 9 13 64 60 17 7 3 7 39 32 18 6 6 6 25 28 4 48
9 Hellas Verona 35 11 13 11 43 43 17 8 5 4 25 20 18 3 8 7 18 23 0 46
10 Parma 35 12 7 16 49 51 18 7 2 9 25 22 17 5 5 7 24 29 -2 43
11 Fiorentina 35 10 13 12 43 45 18 4 8 6 18 22 17 6 5 6 25 23 -2 43
12 Bologna 35 11 10 14 48 58 17 4 7 6 21 26 18 7 3 8 27 32 -10 43
13 Cagliari 35 10 12 13 50 52 17 6 4 7 30 27 18 4 8 6 20 25 -2 42
14 Sampdoria 35 12 5 18 46 58 18 6 4 8 24 26 17 6 1 10 22 32 -12 41
15 Udinese 35 10 9 16 34 49 18 6 6 6 17 21 17 4 3 10 17 28 -15 39
16 Torino 35 11 5 19 42 63 18 7 4 7 21 27 17 4 1 12 21 36 -21 38
17 Genoa 35 9 9 17 44 65 17 6 1 10 21 28 18 3 8 7 23 37 -21 36
18 Lecce 35 8 8 19 45 77 18 4 5 9 27 37 17 4 3 10 18 40 -32 32
19 Brescia 35 6 6 23 33 74 17 3 4 10 19 31 18 3 2 13 14 43 -41 24
20 SPAL 35 5 4 26 25 70 17 2 3 12 14 36 18 3 1 14 11 34 -45 19

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Serie A is the division at the top of the Italian football league system and regarded as one of the top leagues of the world. 20 teams play each other home and away to create a final league table after 380 fixtures. The winners are titled “Campione d’Italia” (Champion of Italy), often referred to as the scudetto.