Serie A, Friday, 20.09.2024 at 20:45
How would I react if you woke me up at 3:00 am to ask for a Hellas Verona Turin FC? There’s a good chance I’d be able to get a 0-0 or 1-1 over my lips, only to roll over, sleepy-eyed, and continue to sleep.
And indeed, this is a match that doesn’t have a clear favorite, even if you take a closer look. After all, there hasn’t been a joint Serie A duel since 2015 that has seen one side win by more than one goal difference.
Before we can turn our attention to an attractive odds boost and the search for a promising Hellas Verona Turin FC betting tip, let’s first look at the form of both teams.
Hellas Verona’s start to the season has been anything but linear. Under Paolo Zanetti, the “Mastini” lost 2-1 at Lazio on Monday. However, in the weeks prior to that, victories over Napoli (3:0) and Genoa (2:0) were celebrated.
So things seem to be going up and down! But if things continue like this, the frugal fans of the relegation-threatened Veronese will surely be overjoyed with their new coach.
Speaking of coaches, Zanetti, who once played for Torino himself and was sacked in a very unpleasant manner, will be particularly motivated to win against his former club.
On the other hand, Torino FC also have a new manager in Paolo Vanoli. The current coach, who played for the “Granata” himself in the 90s, has guided the club well through the season so far.
Having previously helped Venezia to promotion from Serie B, he remains unbeaten in Serie A with Torino – two wins and two draws in the first four games.
Vanoli was also able to set positive accents with the “Toro” in the Coppa Italia. Nevertheless, his offense lacks penetration, as the goalless draw against Lecce last weekend showed.
Despite only five shots, none of which were on target, the defense at least kept things tight, which also gives an idea of the direction of travel for the upcoming duel: Few goalmouth scrambles, lots of cross-field shuffling.
Two really evenly matched teams meet here at the Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi on Friday, and both the statistics and the Hellas Verona Turin FC odds already give an idea of where the journey could take us.
For example, the Betano app – to name just one of many – currently shows almost identical odds of 2.70 for a Verona or Torino win.
And in view of the direct comparison, I didn’t expect anything else: 6 of the last 10 direct duels ended in a points draw.
Personally, I don’t expect many goals next Friday, I can still imagine one per side, but no more.
However, the various betting shops are increasingly showing possible candidates for a goal bet on the screen these days, which are of course not unknown to sports analysts like me.
Darko Lazović’s last four goals, for example, always marked the first goal for Verona in the respective match. Nevertheless, two of these four games ended in defeat for the “Mastini” (1 win, 1 draw).
And indeed, Verona’s leads have a nasty habit of melting away quickly.
On the other hand, Torino goalkeeper Vanja Milinković-Savić shone last season as the second-best keeper in Serie A in the “White Vests” category. Only Switzerland’s Yann Sommer finished ahead of him.
Remarkably, Milinković-Savić has an impressive nine clean sheets in his last 17 appearances for Torino, which is certainly not bad for a club that is often only found in the second half of the table.
If we look at the past encounters between Hellas Verona and Torino, we see that eight of the last nine Serie A duels have produced fewer than 2.5 goals.
This statistic alone is significant enough to persuade me to place an under 2.5 goals bet at current odds of 1.65.
This Hellas Verona Turin FC tip should be the absolute basis for your personal betting slip, which you could then expand with the next suggestion for a combination bet if necessary.
In addition, there is an interesting tendency in these matches that is worth mentioning: Of the last nine duels, five of them ended with a 0-0 or 1-1.
This suggests that another draw of this kind is quite conceivable. Taking this information into account, a specific bet on a result like 0:0 or 1:1 at odds of currently 3.55 would therefore also be worth considering.
Conclusion: In my personal Hellas Verona Turin FC prediction, I am strongly leaning towards a 0:0 or 1:1 draw. Both teams have struggled to score many goals in the recent past.
Verona could take the lead in the first half, as they have often started well in recent games. However, Torino, under the leadership of Vanoli, have a solid defense and are known to come back after the break at the latest.
In recent meetings between these two teams, there have often been low-scoring draws, which also increases the probability of a draw in the eyes of a data analyst.
My tip: Under 2.5 goals & draw
