AC Milan vs Torino

AC Milan will be looking to inflict four consecutive Serie A defeats on Torino for the first time in the 21st century when the two sides meet at the Stadio San Siro.

Milan defeated nine-man Bologna 4-2 on the road last time out to maintain their unbeaten start to this Serie A (W8, D1) and close the gap on top-placed Napoli. The ‘Rossoneri’ have won all four top-flight matches at home this term, three of which via at least a two-goal margin before coming from a 2-0 HT deficit to beat Hellas Verona 3-2 in their most recent such fixture. Another triumph here would see the seven-time Champions League winners put together six straight league wins on home turf for the first time since 2014. Adding to their confidence, Milan have won their last three Serie A meetings with Torino by an aggregate score of 10-0, while they’ve kept a clean sheet in 52% of their top-flight home H2Hs throughout history (39/75).

On the other hand, Torino eked out a 3-2 home win over Genoa last time out to snap a dreadful four-match winless Serie A streak (D2, L2) and move five points clear of the relegation zone. Interestingly, the ‘Granata’ have scored as many goals against Genoa as they had across their previous five Serie A outings combined. But they last netted 2+ goals in back-to-back top-flight matches in November 2020. In the meantime, they fell to a 1-0 defeat to Napoli in their most recent Serie A road trip and could fail to get on the scoresheet in two consecutive league matches away from home for the first time since February 2020. If they find the net here, it’s likely to be beyond half-time, as each of their three Serie A away goals scored this season has come in the second half of play.