Torino vs Sassuolo: form edge points to away threat

Torino and Sassuolo meet in Turin with little riding on survival and plenty riding on position. Sassuolo sit 10th with 49 points, 41 goals scored and 44 conceded after 35 league matches. Torino are 13th with 41 points, 39 goals scored and 58 conceded, so the numbers already point towards the visitors being the more dangerous side.

Why Sassuolo look the sharper side

Sassuolo have taken 26 points from their last 14 matches, which is the clearest reason to give them the edge here. That run includes a 2-0 home win over AC Milan, and it backs up the idea that they arrive with more consistent attacking form than Torino.

Armand Laurienté is a big part of that. He has six Serie A goals and nine assists this season, and his 15 direct goal contributions make him Sassuolo's most obvious final-third threat. If this turns into the open game the preview suggests, he is the sort of player who can decide it.

The broader picture points the same way. Across 11 previous top-flight meetings in Turin, the sides have drawn only once, so this is not a fixture that usually settles into caution. Sports Mole's preview desk put it plainly: "Neither challenging for Europe nor fighting relegation, both can play without the handbrake and multiple goals may be traded."

Why Torino can still keep it close

Torino's case is built on home threat and recent improvement rather than table position. They have taken 14 points from their nine games under Roberto D'Aversa, and Giovanni Simeone has scored in all of his last four home games. That gives them a real route to a result, even if they have conceded far more than Sassuolo over the season.

The home side are also unbeaten in three of their last five league matches, with the run including a 2-2 draw against Inter. So this is not a team that arrives flat, and the preview's high-scoring draw call feels grounded enough. Sports Mole said: "We say: Torino 2-2 Sassuolo."

That said, Sassuolo still look better equipped across the season's evidence. Their points total is stronger, their recent run is stronger, and Laurienté gives them the more reliable attacking edge. Torino can definitely make this awkward, but the visitors look the more complete side going into Friday's game.