Torino vs Lecce Prediction & Betting Tips (16 February)

Considered a credible outsider in Europe this season, Torino is well and truly in the race and is in 10th place in Serie A with 1 game less and 5 points out of 6th. Without being irresistible, Ivan Juric's men are very difficult to maneuver at the moment. They have only lost at Fiorentina 1-0 in the last 10 days, for 4 wins and 5 draws. After winning at relegated Cagliari 1-2, Torino dropped points against Salernitana 0-0 and at Sassuolo last weekend 1-1. Lecce is currently 13th in Serie A and has 5 points from advance on the first relegation.

The team based in Puglia will have to work hard to avoid a decline, especially since the recent dynamic is not really reassuring. Rémi Oudin's teammates recently put an end to a bad series of 6 matches without success, 1 draw and 5 defeats by taking the scalp of Fiorentina at home 3-2. However, they immediately relapsed last weekend. Traveling to Bologna, Lecce suffered a heavy setback 4-0.

Torino is weakened in the defensive sector with the withdrawals of captain Buongiurno and potential holder Schuurs. They were joined in the infirmary by Swiss international Rodriguez. Also absent on the last day, the usual replacements Linetty and Pellegri are, for their part, uncertain. Finally, starting midfielder Tamèze is suspended following an accumulation of yellow cards. On the attacking front, the influential Zapata (6 goals and 3 assists in SA) who scored against Sassuolo should take his place.

The Piedmontese team has the 3rd defense in the championship. This winter, replacements N'Guessan (Ternana), Soppy (Atalanta), Radonjic (Mallorca), Karamoh (Montpellier) and Seck (Frosinone) left as did defender Zima (Slavia Prague). Conversely, defenders Lovato (Salernitana) and Masina (Udinese) arrived at the club as well as offensive players Okereke (Cremonese) and Kabic (Red Star Belgrade).