The Italian Serie A returns this weekend following a short winter break. There are several games to enjoy on Sunday 5th of January including Roma vs Torino at the Stadio Olimpico.
Roma begin this game in 4th place, which is the final qualifying position for the Champions League next season. They are 4 points clear of 5th place Atalanta and 1 point behind rival Lazio, who occupy 3rd place.
Torino are in 10th place with 21 points to their name, leaving them clear of the relegation zone but also adrift of the European qualifying places.
Roma come into this match having defeated Fiorentina 4-1 away from home last time out which was an excellent result. That victory means Roma are undefeated in their last 7 games in all competitions. In addition to the win in Florence, Roma have beaten Brescia, Hellas Verona and SPAL in Serie A plus Istanbul Basaksehir in the Europa League.
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Trends show Roma have won each of their last 4 home Serie A matches and are undefeated in their last 65 at the Stadio Olimpico. Roma have won by 2 or more goals 4 of their last 5 Serie A games and have seen both teams score in 7 of their last 9 home Serie A matches.
Torino make the trip to Rome having suffered a 2-1 home defeat at the hands of SPAL prior to the winter break. Having won 2 and drawn one of their previous 3 Serie A games, the loss at home against SPAL was a disappointing result. Torino have won only 3 of their last 12 league games and need to improve if they want to avoid being sucked into a battle at the bottom of the table.
Away form shows Torino are undefeated in their last 3 Serie A matches, picking up wins at Brescia and Genoa plus at point in a thrilling 3-3 draw at Hellas Verona. Torino have scored goals in each of their last 3 away league games and a total of 8 goals across those 3 matches. However, despite regularly finding the back of the net in away games, Torino have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 13 away matches in all competitions.
Looking ahead to the team news and Roma will be without the injured duo of Bryan Cristante and Davide Zappacosta. They also have doubts over fitness of Justin Kluivert and Javier Pastore.
Torino have both Cristian Ansaldi and Bremer suspended for this match. Daniele Baselli, Simone Edera, Lyanco Vojnovic and Iago Falqué could all miss out due to injury.
Roma come into this game as the clear favourites to take maximum points. However, Torino have what it takes to score at least 1 goal in this match meaning a home win with both teams scoring is a good prediction.