The upcoming Serie A clash between Torino and Monza on November 24, 2024, presents an intriguing scenario for fans and analysts alike. Both teams have demonstrated considerable difficulties in recent performances, which significantly influences the prediction for this encounter. According to Simon Barlow , both Torino and Monza are struggling, with Torino losing seven of their last eight matches and Monza experiencing three consecutive defeats. This dismal form leads to a forecast of a low-scoring game, potentially ending in a 0-0 draw.
Torino headed into the international break having suffered a 2-0 defeat to Turin rivals Juventus. That marked a third straight game in which they failed to score, and it was their seventh defeat in eight matches.
Torino haven't been able to carry on with their fine start to the season and have one win only in eight games.
The visitors, Monza are equally struggling. They come into this match winless in the last four matches. The most recent three of those were defeats. Right before the international break, Monza suffered a 1-0 home loss at the hands of Lazio.
That was the third straight game in which they lost without scoring, and they have now suffered back-to-back home matches. Traveling to Turin for this game, Monza will be seeking a first ever win against Torino.
Predicted & Confirmed Lineups
Torino (predicted lineup): Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Saul Coco, Adam Masina, Marcus Holmgren Pedersen, Nikola Vlasic, Samuele Ricci, Gvidas Gineitis, Valentino Lazaro, Che Adams, Antonio Sanabria.
Monza (predicted lineup): Stefano Turati, Armando Izzo, Pablo Mari, Andrea Carboni, Samuele Birindelli, Giorgos Kyriakopoulos, Warren Bondo, Alessandro Bianco, Dany Mota, Daniel Maldini, Milan Djuric.
While Daniel Maldini has grabbed the headlines since continuing a family dynasty by appearing for Italy, Dany Mota is Monza's top scorer, and the Portuguese forward - who netted his club's first-ever Serie A goal in August 2022, against Torino - should support Milan Djuric up front.
A recent thigh injury may mean up to two months on the sidelines for Matteo Pessina, who is not only a mainstay in the Biancorossi's engine room but is also their first-choice penalty taker.
Pessina's fellow midfielders Stefano Sensi and Roberto Gagliardini also join goalkeeper Alessio Cragno and full-back Patrick Ciurria in the treatment room, while ex-Torino defender Danilo D'Ambrosio is a doubt.
As mentioned, Monza have struggled for goals throughout the campaign despite their improvement in the last month and a half or so. They travel to a Torino side that have perhaps been a little chaotic at both ends of the pitch but will need to get back to basics to rebuild after a poor run of form. Given that, we could see something of a stalemate between two sides not willing to give too much away.
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