In this week 10 match on Oct 15th, Torino hosts Juventus at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in a clash of these two evenly matched Serie A teams in the ever popular Torino derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 10th placed Torino, recorded a 1-1 draw against Empoli. Mattia Destro struck first for Empoli in the 49th minute on a feed from Tyronne Ebuehi, but Saša Lukić got the equalizer for Torino in the 90th minute earning them at least the one point. Torino is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Juventus, recorded a 0-2 loss against Maccabi Haifa. Omer Atzili struck first for Maccabi Haifa in the 7th minute, then Omer Atzili added another in the 42nd minute on a feed from Frantzdy Pierrot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Juventus couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Haifa took the shutout win. Juventus is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Juventus won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Juventus is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Dušan Vlahović and Adrien Rabiot each having 2 goals in their last five. Torino is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Nikola Vlašić and Antonio Sanabria each only have 1 goal in their last five.