Overview
Since their surprise win over Lazio, Parma have lost three games in a row, including a 0-5 defeat to AS Roma. In their most recent match, despite having an extra man for most of the second half, Parma still had to wait for Valenti's 90+8 minute goal to defeat bottom-of-the-table Monza.
Parma’s away record is also quite poor. They had a streak of 5 consecutive away games unbeaten, but have lost their last 2 matches. Parma even conceded 8 goals and scored only 1 goal.
This season, Parma have the second worst defense in Serie A, just ahead of Verona. After 18 matches, Parma have conceded 34 goals. They have only kept one clean sheet this season.
On the other side of the front line, Torino is not in better form. They won 1, drew 2 and lost 2 in the last 5 matches. If counting the last 10 rounds in Serie A, they only had 2 wins. At home, they also lost 3 and drew 1 in the last 4 matches.
Overall, both Torino and Parma are not in good form at the moment. Without individual moments of brilliance, the match will likely end in a draw.
Torino won their last Serie A meeting with Parma, beating them 1-0 at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in May 2021. Mergim Vojvoda scored the only goal for Torino in the 63rd minute.
Human resources situation
Torino's Perr Schuurs and Duvan Zapata remain long-term absentees. Yann Karamoh could start in place of Antonio Sanabria, while Samuele Ricci remains a key figure in midfield.
On the other side of the front line, Parma's injury list is still long, including Enrico Del Prato, Adrian Bernabe, Mateusz Kowalski, Gabriel Charpentier, Alessandro Circati and Yordan Osorio.
Expected lineup:
Torino: Milinkovic-Savic, Vojvoda, Coco, Masina, Pedersen, Ricci, Gineitis, Sosa, Vlasic, Karamoh, Adams.
Parma: Suzuki, Coulibaly, Valenti, Balogh, Valeri, Keita, Sohm, Man, Hernani, Mihaila, Bonny.
The match between Torino and Parma takes place at 0:00 a.m. on January 6 (Vietnam time).
