Torino vs Udinese

Early as it is, this fixture already matters. Torino sit 14th in Serie A with just four points from five games, and Udinese are only one place better off on the same tally, so neither side can afford to keep drifting through the lower half of the table this early in the season. Form has been shaky for both. Torino head into this one on the back of a 1-2 defeat at Sassuolo, while Udinese are without a win in three, their most recent setback a 0-1 home loss to Cagliari. Under Roberto D'Aversa, Torino lean heavily on Giovanni Simeone and Duvan Zapata up front, while Udinese boss Kosta Runjaic counts on Keinan Davis and Nicolo Zaniolo, a duo that combined for 25 goal contributions last season. The recent head-to-head trend favors the visitors, with Udinese winning the last two meetings, though Torino still lead the all-time series by a healthy margin. Our prediction: 1-1