Juventus v Torino: Can the Bulls score in the derby?

Athletistic/ Football. On February 28, Juventus will host Torino in the Italian league. Also on Tuesday, Bristol will face Manchester City in the FA Cup.

Juventus – Torino

February 28. The meeting starts at 10:45 p.m. Moscow time.

Juventus continues to fight successfully in three tournaments at the same time. After reaching the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia, the “old lady” won three league victories and was able to qualify for the 1/8 finals of the Europa League. Eurocup success, however, was not given in the easiest way. Massimiliano Allegri’s quarters drew 1:1 with Nantes in the home opener. Nevertheless, in the return match the team managed to win with the score 0:3. This was largely facilitated by the early withdrawal of the French. Despite not a comfortable score can not speak of the ease of victory, “bianconeri”. Since the beginning of the month, the club have managed to play six matches, and almost all of them have been very intense. In the championship, Juventus was able to climb to seventh place. If it hadn’t been for the penalty, the “old lady” would have had the same number of points as Inter, who are second. But the success of the last round of the match against Spezia (0-2) was not easy either. Prove this and xG. “Eagles” “turned out” on 1.16 goals, while the opponent – on 1.43 (according to flashscore). Yes, quality often decides in such games, but everything changes when your opponent also demonstrates excellent football. Torino have only lost once in the last five rounds. “Bulls” in the penultimate meeting with the score 1:0 lost to Milan at “San Siro”, and last weekend – unexpectedly shared points with Cremonese. The xG indicator also demonstrates the unfairness of the result of the meeting with the Grigiorossi. According to the understat portal, the opponents’ scoring potential was 2.41:0.49 in favor of Juric’s men. Before that, Torino beat Fiorentina and Udinese. In general, there is no need to talk about important team playing problems. Note that later in the calendar, Juventus expects a meeting with Roma, and four days later, a European Cup match with Fribourg. The team continues to play in all possible tournaments, so it absolutely cannot avoid rotation. As part of the predictions, it is important to look at the results of the head-to-head encounters of the rivals. In the last five matches, the “old lady” has celebrated victory three times, and always with a margin of only one goal. Moreover, two seasons in a row after the victory of Juventus in the duel in the first round followed by a draw in the second. Is it worth mentioning that Allegri’s wards handed the Bulls a 0-1 away defeat in October? However, even without these interesting models, the chances of a surprise from the wards of Ivan Yurich are very high. Torino barely lost to a tired opponent. At the same time, with a high degree of probability, guests will be able to cling to the points of the derby.

Bristol City–Manchester City

February 28. The meeting starts at 23:00 Moscow time

Prior to the start of the FA Cup Round of 16, bookmakers were confidently placing Manchester City as the main contender for the title at odds of 2.60. Although Guardiola’s side were the main favorites and the English League Cup, from which they flew ingloriously in the quarter-finals of Southampton. Yes, and Mancunians have something to do now. In the Premier League, the leader Arsenal does not want to lose any more points, and the compatriots of United “support” from below. In the Champions League, the first match in Leipzig gave the Germans every chance to compete with Manchester City for a place in the 1/4 finals. At the same time, Guardiola has an ambitious team that strives to win in all tournaments. Moreover, the ambitions of the ‘citizens’ have already shown themselves in the last two stages of the FA Cup, when they first beat Chelsea 4-0 and then did the same with Arsenal due to Ake’s goal midway through the second period. Bristol City’s opposition in the earlier stages was second to none. In the 1/32 final, the Red-Whites put pressure on Swansea in the extra halves of the replay, in the 1/16 final they beat West Bromwich at home – 3:0. Bookmakers before the meeting at “Ashton Gate” practically do not leave a chance for the home team, estimating the probability of their victory with a coefficient of 12.5. Bristol City in Championship are in the middle of the tournament table. At the same time, the team did not greatly improve things until the end of December. After a home defeat against West Brom last year, the Red-Whites held twelve official meetings, after which they did not lose once. Of course, they haven’t had to share the pitch with the English champions during this period, but the Bristol City players are definitely on their toes and are looking forward to the meeting against the TOP club with confidence. Manchester City and in the English League Cup of the current season, first dealt with Chelsea and Liverpool, after which they were relegated by the efforts of the last team in the Premier League – Southampton. In order not to draw parallels, the Mancunians should get in tune with an opponent of the Championship. However, is it possible to play Bristol City with full responsibility when your next opponent in a few days will be the owners of the most reliable defense in the Premier League – Newcastle. In 2018, Bristol City and Manchester City met in the semi-finals of the English League Cup. Then both encounters were won by the Mancunians, but they conceded three goals from the underdog in total: 1:2 and 2:3. Both teams are expected to score on Tuesday.