Torino v Frosinone

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The second of Thursday night's 2nd round ties in the Coppa Italia will unfold at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino when hosts, Torino, take on Frosinone in an all-Serie A clash with both teams battling it out for the right to progress into the round of 16 in this season's cup competition with Torino looking to build upon their recent win against Lecce, while Frosinone will be eager to avoid a third defeat on the trot.

Torino put a halt to a previously worrying five-match winless sequence in the Italian top flight last time out when they registered a welcome and desperately needed 1-0 win away from home at Lecce which will have come as a relief for manager, Ivan Juric's side as they had previously slipped to defeats to Lazio, Juventus and Inter Milan in Serie A.

However, this has been a particularly tough sequence of fixtures in recent weeks for Torino who had also picked up points in draws with Roma and Verona but this upcoming cup clash against Frosinone could be the perfect situation for Torino to grab back-to-back wins for only the second time this season.

Torino progressed to this 2nd round stage of the Coppa Italia thanks to a 2-1 home win against Serie B side FeralpiSalo while the hosts have won four out of their last five Coppa Italia ties overall.

Frosinone sit level on points with their upcoming hosts, Torino, in the Serie A league table but having slipped to three defeats out of their last four games in recent weeks, the visitors could be facing a tough night at the office on Thursday night at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino.

Defeats to Roma, Bologna and Cagliari in Serie A have done the recent damage and although Frosinone captured a 2-1 home win against Verona, that was only their fourth win out of their last 13 matches in all competitions.

It's also worth noting that each of Frosinone's last four wins have all been achieved on home soil at their Stadio Benito Stirpe, while also being handed four defeats in the process along with losing their last three away games on the trot as well.

Frosinone also possess a poor record on the road in the Coppa Italia as well, as the visitors have lost 11 of their last 15 away ties in this competition while two of the four wins that they have collected within this period have either been on penalties or in extra-time.

Frosinone made it to this 2nd round stage courtesy of a 1-0 home win against Serie B side, Pisa.

Torino v Frosinone Verdict

Torino certainly look the more likely to get the upper hand here as the hosts have won the last four meetings on the trot against Frosinone.

Therefore, our main bet will be Torino win @ 1.83

Other side bets worth considering:

Torino win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.75

Correct score: Torino 1-0 @ 6.50