Torino – Empoli

Torino have a good chance of success at home

Torino have lost four times in their last three matches, but this is largely due to the calendar. "The Bulls have lost to Atalanta, Inter, Sassuolo, and Napoli. We can blame the Turin side only against the Neroverdi, but you can't call the result deserved. Ivan Djuric's side scored in the first half, but the goal was cancelled out and they conceded on 90+3 minutes. With xG, the scoreline was 0.67-0.48 in favour of the Bulls. Approximately the same situation happened in the match against Napoli. The Neapolitans beat their opponents 3-1 with an xG of 1.18:0.74. This whole series cannot be called a crisis, but Torino's creative slump has been slightly delayed. After eight rounds, Empoli are 15th on the table with seven points. The Azzurri picked up their first win of the season. The coaching changes have had a lot to do with it and it is far from certain that Empoli would have taken three points without them. Paolo Zanetti's side lost a dramatic encounter with Milan in the previous fixture. The Rossoneri were without several players, and as the game progressed several players were thrown into the sidelines. Empoli scored against Pioli on 90+2 minutes but conceded twice in the next four minutes. The team seem to be picking up points when they need them, but compared to last season they have become impersonal. That said, according to understat, the team is 3.09 short of the expected goals conceded (xGA). Torino, meanwhile, are 3.28 goals short of the expected goalscoring mark. "The Bulls have had a very difficult calendar and the outcomes of their encounters are largely unfair. This should be rectified in matches against opponents like Empoli. The Turin side already have experience of beating Lecce, Cremonese, and Monza this season. Ivan Djuric's side cannot let them down now either.