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Over 2.5 Goals @ 10/13 (1.77) |  | ||
BTTS @ 4/5 (1.80) |  | ||
Pinamonti to Score @ 5/2 (3.50) | |
Just 2pts and two positions separate Torino and Empoli in the Serie A table and we're expecting a close and competitive 90-minutes between the pair on Thursday evening. Torino have been good at home of late but head into this game with some big injury problems, while Empoli have been picking up points on a regular basis and look decent on the road.
Torino vs Empoli – Top Three Bets
Over 2.5 Goals
At least three goals have been scored in three of the last five league meetings between these two clubs, and we're expecting lots of goalmouth action on Thursday as well. Over 2.5 goals have been scored in three of Torino's and four of Empoli's last six competitive and non-competitive matches, so you can see why we're expecting goals in this game.
BTTS
There is a good chance that we will be treated to goals at both ends of the pitch in this game as that is how three of the last five encounters between Torino and Empoli have finished. Both teams have also scored in each of Empoli's last four outings in Serie A, while Torino have scored 8-goals in their last three home games.
Pinamonti to Score
Andrea Pinamonti has impressed at Empoli this season, scoring 5-goals in 13 appearances in Serie A. We're backing the 22-year-old striker to score once again on Thursday when his Emploi side make the trip to Torino. Pinamonti is on for his best-ever goalscoring return and only needs one more goal to beat his previous record of 5-goals in a season which he achieved at Frosinone in 2018/19 and at Genoa in 2019/20.
Everything you need to know ahead of Torino vs Empoli
EmpoliTorino vs Empoli | |||
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02/12/21 Serie A | Torino  Torino | 2 - 2 |  Empoli Empoli |
19/05/19 Serie A | Empoli Empoli | 4 - 1 | Torino Torino |
26/12/18 Serie A | Torino Torino | 3 - 0 | Empoli Empoli |
05/02/17 Serie A | Empoli Empoli | 1 - 1 | Torino Torino |
18/09/16 Serie A | Torino Torino | 0 - 0 | Empoli Empoli |
Torino | |||
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Last 5 | |||
15/01/22 Serie A | Sampdoria  Sampdoria | 1 - 2 | Torino Torino |
10/01/22 Serie A | Torino Torino | 4 - 0 |  Fiorentina Fiorentina |
22/12/21 Serie A | Inter Milan  Inter Milan | 1 - 0 | Torino Torino |
19/12/21 Serie A | Torino Torino | 1 - 0 |  Verona Verona |
16/12/21 CI | Sampdoria Sampdoria | 2 - 1 | Torino Torino |
Empoli | |||
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Last 5 | |||
16/01/22 Serie A |  Venezia Venezia | 1 - 1 | Empoli Empoli |
09/01/22 Serie A | Empoli Empoli | 1 - 5 |  Sassuolo Sassuolo |
06/01/22 Serie A |  Lazio Lazio | 3 - 3 | Empoli Empoli |
22/12/21 Serie A | Empoli Empoli | 2 - 4 |  AC Milan AC Milan |
19/12/21 Serie A |  Spezia Spezia | 1 - 1 | Empoli Empoli |
A close and competitive 90-minutes expected between mid-table rivals
Torino made the trip to Roma last time out and suffered a narrow defeat. A solitary goal from Tammy Abraham proved enough to defeat the visitors. That result leaves Torino sitting 13th in the Serie A table heading into the midweek fixtures but a win on Thursday would take them above Empoli and possibly into the top half.
Empoli played host to Fiorentina at the weekend and after a goalless first-half they slipped behind in the 57th-minute. However, this only seemed to galvanise the home side and 3-minutes from time Bandinelli equalised and 2-minutes after that Pinamonti scored to win the game for Empoli. It is that kind of fighting spirit that will keep Empoli in Serie A and make them a threat to all the teams around them, including Torino.
Team News
Torino: Andrea Belotti, Simone Verdi, Ricardo Rodriguez, Daniel Ansaldi and Rolando Mandragora look set to miss this game through injury.
Empoli: Szymon Zurkowski is the main injury concern for the visitors this week.
Torino vs Empoli: Q&A
- Who are the favourites to win? – Torino are the clear favourites with the bookmakers.
- What was the score when these two teams last met? – Empoli 4-1 Torino, 19/5/19.
- What time is kick-off? – 17:30 GMT, 18:30 CET.
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