ITALIAN SERIE A BETTING PREVIEW - TORINO VS FIORENTINA

Italian Serie A

2025-08-31 - Torino vs Fiorentina

A Sports Betting Preview by Cafa

Torino v Fiorentina
Italy Serie A - Round 2
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Torino, Italy (28,177)
Sunday, 31 August 2025, 18:30 CET
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Torino Team News

Torino and new coach Marco Baroni shouldn't feel too depressed after the 5-0 defeat at Inter Milan. Any side from the bottom half would have fared the same, and there's nothing you can do against such a mighty team on a good day, eager to get things started after losing the scudetto last year.

Torino, to their peril, attempted to play football at Giuseppe Meazza. They posted almost a 1.00 xG and had 12 shots towards the goal, four on target. It was not a big cause for concern for the home side, but what's important that it could give us a glimpse into how Torino might look like in other matches. More likely than not, under Baroni this will be a side that tries to play football against every opponent.

Fiorentina Team News

It didn't take long for Fiorentina to show us their real face. First, in a perfectly winnable game in Cagliari, they conceded an equalizer in the 94th minute, so it ended 1-1 instead. Truth be told, Fiorentina were on the ropes for the last twenty minutes. Against Cagliari.

And then, in the Conference League, which is their home for the last couple of seasons, they played at home after beating minnows Polissya 0-3 on the road. Of course Fiorentina was trailing 0-2 at home after 15 minutes. Eventually they won, though, with three goals in the second half, and advanced to the Conference League main draw 6-2 on aggregate.

In short, this is a completely and utterly unreliable team. Don't treat them as anything else, don't buy into their victories, don't buy into their clean sheets (when due to sheer variance they eventually happen). AC Casual Defending will be here for the duration of 2025/26. This side will concede 40-45 goals this season, give or take.

Probable Lineups

Torino (4-3-3): Israel - Pedersen, Maripan, Coco, Biraghi - Casadei, Asslani, Gineitis - Ngonge, Adams, Vlasic. Coach Baroni.

Fiorentina (3-5-2): De Gea - Comuzzo, Pongracic, Ranieri - Dodo, Mandragora, Fagioli, Sohm, Gosens - Gudmundsson, Kean. Coach Pioli.

Asslani and Adams join the starting lineup for Torino.

The Betting Market

The price on Fiorentina is a whopping 2.42 so you might give it a go if you believe this side can actually concede less than they score. It's a good value bet. We don't yet know the true quality of Torino, or lack thereof, as the outing in Milano can't tell the tale. 5-0 is a big result though.

Under 2.5 Goals is the favoured outcome with a price of 1.61, which is a bit strange, as Torino is obviously a side that wants to play. This isn't the Torino of old. Both Teams To Score: YES is priced at 1.95.

The Betting Verdict

This is probably the best bet of the round, or at least the most valuable one. BTTS-Yes should be priced at around 1.60-1.70 and we're getting almost evens.

Fiorentina's defence is always a liability, especially on travels, especially after a midweek game. If Torino will have any offensive intent whatsoever - and we believe they will - then Torino will be able to find the net just like everyone else does against La Viola. On the other end, Fiorentina packs enough of a punch to score a goal too.

The Pick :

Torino 1-3 Fiorentina

FIXED ODDS BETTING :

Take Both Teams To Score: YES at 1.95 at Bet365