- Torino are 12th with seven points from their first six Serie A 2026-2027 matches.
- Monza are 16th with four points from their opening six, but they did beat Torino 1-0 in the last Coppa Italia 2026/2027.
- Torino's home record in Serie A 2026-2027 is one win and two defeats from three games (1.00 goals scored per game, 1.67 conceded).
Torino to win a tight tussle
Il Toro are a marginal favorite at 11/10 ahead of Monza at 47/20 and the draw at 47/20 when they meet in Serie A 2026-2027 on Friday night.
Ignazio Abate has been in charge of Torino since June 2026 and has implemented a patient 3-4-2-1 system that bides its time and aims to break at pace when the opposition press in search of the ball.
That's not an easy system to get right, but Il Toro have slowly been working on it, recording a 2-1 home win over Udinese, a 1-1 draw away to Bologna and a 0-2 home defeat to Roma in their last three Serie A 2026-2027 fixtures. A mixed bag to be fair, but enough to suggest that they could push to finish higher than the current mid-table.
Monza will make their mark
Sandro Kulenovic has chipped in with two goals during that run for Il Toro, but Che Adams remains their biggest threat in the box and can be relied upon to contribute to the 1.00 goals per-game average that the club has managed to score at home so far this season.
Monza are not in a good place after taking just four points from their last six games to sit in 16th place in Serie A 2026-2027, but they did record a 0-1 victory away to Torino in their 2026/2027 Coppa Italia fixture.
Ivan Juric has transformed the Biancorossi since taking charge in July, turning them into a much more aggressive side with a man-oriented press that is designed to force errors in the opponent's half of the field. Monza can strike quickly in transition after a win-the-ball mentality, but their record of one win, two draws and two defeats from their last five competitive games does not make for a convincing read through.
Goal to edge it for Torino
Gustavo Varela has been Monza's danger man this season with four goals in his four Serie A 2026-2027 appearances and he should receive enough space to exploit in the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino on Friday.
The match will be cagey at times with Monza able to make it a tactical battle, but the way the two clubs play could also leave half-space for both sets of wing-backs to attack. This could be a tight contest and Torino have only edged their way past Monza in two of the last five head-to-heads, with one Monza win and two draws, but Il Toro look marginally more likely to come out on top.
The average of 0.7 goals per side in their five meetings screams under 2.5 goals at 83/100 here, while both teams to score at 77/100 is the slightly livelier alternative angle.
