Torino vs Sassuolo prediction 08.05.2026 | Serie A

Torino have another solid season. They separated themself from the relegation zone a few weeks ago and shouldn't change their mid-table position significantly in the rest of the campaign. Torino were on a run of four games without a defeat until the most recent outing, when they lost 2-0 on the road against Udinese. The hosts dominated throughout the game, and it would feel pretty unfair if the visitors managed to pick up some points.

Torino's head coach, Roberto D'Aversa, explained what his team missed for a better result in the previous league round. He said, "In the locker room, I told the lads we needed to be more active and determined. We had a drop in concentration that you can't afford in Serie A. We didn't have the usual reaction. We found ourselves behind more through our own fault than Udinese's."

Torino have big problems with missing players. They will be without Zakaria Aboukhlal, Che Adams, Faustino Anjorin, Ardian Ismajli, Marcus Pedersen, and Duvan Zapata on Friday night.

After returning to Serie A this season, Sassuolo even have a chance for European football, but it is much more realistic for them to stay in the mid-table. Sassuolo played well lately, with only one defeat in the last six matches. In the most recent outing, they won 2-0 at home against AC Milan. In one of the best performances of the season, Sassuolo ended with xG of 1.58, while the guests had only 0.24.

Sassuolo's head coach, Fabio Grosso, was delighted after a victory in the previous round, but also with the complete season. He said, "We showed great respect to this great team that is Milan, but today I give the credit to my players because we continue to put in important performances. We stayed up with five games to go, which is extremely rare for a newly promoted team, and I congratulate everyone for doing what we're doing; everyone deserves credit."

Alieu Fadera received his fifth yellow card of the season and will serve a suspension on Friday night. Also, Sassuolo will be without injured Darryl Bakola, Daniel Boloca, Fali Cande, and Edoardo Pieragnolo in Turin.