Salernitana - Torino predictions and free betting tips [18/09/2023]

On Monday, September 18, Salernitana will host Torino in the 4th round of the Italian Serie A. After three games, the hosts are yet to secure a victory, while the "Bulls" clinched three points two weeks ago against Genoa.

Predicted Line-ups

Salernitana: Ochoa; Lovato, Gyomber, Pirola; Mazzocchi, Coulibaly, Legowski, Bradaric; Candreva, Kastanos; Botheim.
Torino: Milinkovic-Savic; Schuurs, Buongiorno, Rodriguez; Bellanova, Ilic, Ricci, Vojvoda; Vlasic, Radonjic; Zapata.

Stadium

The match will take place in Salerno at the Arechi Stadium.

Salernitana

Last season, Salernitana had no particular fears of maintaining their elite status, as they distanced themselves from the "red zone" by 11 points and even delayed Napoli's coronation as champions for the first time in 33 years at the Maradona stadium (1:1). Antonio Candreva's partners have no other ambitions for the upcoming campaign other than securing a place in the elite division. The white and brown almost grabbed a victory against Roma (2:2) in the first round. However, Paulo Sousa's protegees ended up with a 1:1 draw against Udinese and after the international break lost 2:0 to Lecce. The hosts currently occupy the 18th position in the league table with 2 points, so it's necessary to rectify the situation in the next round.  

Torino

Last season, Torino ended at the bottom half of the league table and will aim to qualify for the European competitions this season. Under the management of coach Ivan Juric, they didn't start the current campaign as successfully. The white and browns drew 0:0 at home with Cagliari and then were hammered 4:1 by Milan on the road. In the last round, Torino narrowly (1:0) defeated another promoted team, Genoa, and climbed to the 11th position in the Serie A standings. Nemanja Radonjic, who came on as a substitute, scored the winning goal in the 94th minute, bringing three points to Alberto Gilardino. Injured defender Gigio (Nantes) is still unavailable, but last season's top scorer Sanabria is back in action. 

Head-to-Head Meetings

The teams have met each other 18 times in all competitions, with the visitors having the edge with nine victories. The hosts haven't won in the last four head-to-head battles against Torino, although the two recent matches last season ended in a 1:1 draw.

Match Prediction: Salernitana vs. Torino

The hosts have not won any of the last three rounds and overall looked lackluster at the start of the season. Given the transfer changes in the white and brown camp, this is not surprising - the team needs time to adjust to the new scheme. Torino intends to vie for the European cups in the upcoming campaign and should take away three points against a potential league outsider. I'm betting on a guests' win with a 0 handicap.

Total Prediction

The previous three head-to-head meetings ended with fewer than 2.5 goals in total. It's unlikely that we should expect an abundance of goals scored now – I'm betting on the trend to continue.

Corner Prediction

As Torino is a class above and will be owning the initiative, they are likely to win the corner battle.

Yellow Cards Prediction

I don't expect a multitude of yellow cards in this match, so my bet is on the total under 4.5.

Score Prediction

I'll wager on a precise score of 0:1 in favour of Torino.