The Serie A Round 16 clash between Sassuolo and Torino will take place on December 21 at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio nell'Emilia. Sassuolo vs Torino: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Sassuolo
In the last round Fabio Grosso's side held Milan to a 2-2 draw away. As a result, Sassuolo have picked up points in 8 of their last 11 league matches (5 wins, 3 draws). The club have scored at least twice for the seventh time this Serie A season. With 21 points, Sassuolo sit ninth in the table.
- The team failed to score more than once in 7 of their last 10 home Serie A matches.
- The club conceded in 7 of their previous 8 home league games.
- Sassuolo have not lost in the second half in their last six home Serie A fixtures (2 wins, 4 draws).
Predicted lineup — Sassuolo (4-3-3)
Arijanet Muric – Tarik Muharemovic, Fali Kande, Jay Idzes, Sebastian Walukiewicz – Nemanja Matic, Christian Thorstvedt, Ismaël Koné – Cristian Volpato, Andrea Pinamonti, Aliou Fadera.
Midfielder Aster Vrancks and forwards Domenico Berardi and Laurs Skjellerup will miss the game through injury. Midfielder Christian Thorstvedt is suspended. In addition, defender Vojo Kulibali has gone to the Africa Cup of Nations.
Torino
Marco Baroni's side overcame Cremonese 1-0 at home in the last round. As a result, Torino ended a six-match winless run in the league (3 draws, 3 defeats). The club kept a clean sheet for the sixth time this Serie A season. At the same time, Torino have conceded 26 goals in the current campaign — the joint worst record alongside Fiorentina. Torino sit 13th with 17 points.
- The club have failed to win in 11 of their last 12 away Serie A matches (5 draws, 6 defeats).
- The team scored more than once in only 1 of their last 10 away league games.
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in 7 of Torino's last 10 away Serie A matches.
Predicted lineup — Torino (3-5-2)
Alberto Paleari – Ardian Ismajli, Guillermo Maripán, Saúl Coco – Valentino Lazaro, Gvidas Gineitis, Nikola Vlašić, Kristjan Asllani, Markus Pedersen – Duván Zapata, Che Adams.
Defender Perr Schuurs will miss the match due to injury. Defenders Adam Mazina and Saúl Coco have gone to the Africa Cup of Nations.
Referee
Andrea Calzavara (Italy)
- Matches – 6 (Serie B, 2025/26);
- Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 25;
- Average yellow cards per match – 4.2;
- Red cards shown – 0;
- Average fouls per match – 31;
- Penalties – 33%.
Sassuolo vs Torino — Match Prediction
I do not expect an open, high-scoring encounter. Sassuolo rarely deliver high-scoring displays even at home: across their last 14 Serie A home matches the team have scored more than once on only four occasions, and failed to score in four of those games. They have also been relatively tight defensively — in the current season Sassuolo conceded nine goals across seven home matches.
Torino are not prolific either, especially on the road. In their last 11 away Serie A fixtures the club have only once scored more than once, and in six of those matches they failed to score. Also worth noting: in 9 of the last 11 head-to-head meetings at Sassuolo in Serie A, opponents managed no more than two goals.
Taking all factors into account, my prediction: Total under 2.5
* The starting lineups shown for each team reflect the XI used in their most recent match in this competition.
