This is the 31st round fixture of the Italian Seria A league game between Torino and Cagliari at the Olympic Grande Torino Stadium. The match is scheduled to kick off tomorrow at exactly 11:30 AM. Coming to this game, the host Torino are just 2 points lesser from the Top 6 clubs on the league standings, and playing against the guest Cagliari will be a do or die match for the host to secure the much needed three points to move up in the league standings. With just 7 rounds left before the league wraps up, Torino will definitely take every match like its a final just to get the tickets for the European Competition next season. However, in other to achieve that, coach Mazzarri and his players must have a victory in this round against Cagliari to begin with. Playing at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Stadium, will definitely be an added advantage for the host to easily snatch the three points away from the guest, Cagliari. On the other hand the guest Cagliari are currently on the middle of the league standings with a relatively safe distance from the relegation threatened teams (..with 8 points ). The guest are coming to this game with full confidence after having won 2-1 recently at home against Spal in their previous match. With this result, Cagliari will match into the hosts Stadium without feeling much of a pressure.
TORINO
The host Torino are seriously in dire need of winning this round against Cagliari just to move up on the table log, and with them having had to be the earliest team to play in this round tomorrow, coach Mazzarri and his players understand that a victory will put great pressure on the teams above them. Torino can still be in the top 6 this season if they manage to get a positive results in their upcoming fixtures, and welcoming an average team like Cagliari at home would surely be a better chance for Torino to get all 3 points. Moreover, the current performance of the team when playing at the Olympic Grande Stadium is very impressive with 4 wins and 1 loss, and also the previous meetings between this two clubs in the past are fully pointing towards the Host, Torino in which they have won 6 matches in their last 10 matches, with 6 drawn and 2 defeats. Therefore, A victory for them today will raise their hope of competing for a ticket to the Europa League next year. So taking full advantage of they have currently, from playing at home to their recent performance, 3 points will definitely be hard to get rid of by the home team of Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino.
CAGLIARI
The visitors Cagliari are currently sitting in the middle of the league standings 36 points and 8 points adrift of the relegation threatened teams. They have managed to record an average of 9 wins, 9 draws and 13 defeats, since the 2018/19 kicks starts, and with just 7 rounds left for the season to end, the Isolani Rossoblu really don't have much to play for since they are nether competing for the top 6 nor be in the relegation zone. So coach Rolando Maran and his playera will march to Torino with the most relaxed psychology. Cagliari's recent form is also on average with 3 wins and 2 losses in the last 5 rounds. The concern now is that the team often plays badly every time they are travelling away from home with their last 5 away games ending in only 1 victory and 4 defeats for them. In theory, the team still needs to add more points to ensure they are completely safe from relegation zone since their is only 7 rounds left for the season to wrap up.
PRE-MATCH FACT
- Torino have won 6 of their last 7 home matches in Serie A.
- Torino are undefeated in their last 8 matches against Cagliari in all competitions.
- Torino have scored at least 2 goals in their last 4 home matches in Serie A.
PREDICTION
Torino are sure the favorite to win this game with them having a wonderful performance at home this season with them winning 6 times out of their last 7 home league game. My pick is definitely gonn' be on the home team winning since they are in dire need of this point.
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