Monday night football in Italy features Torino and Cremonese with both teams carrying different objectives ahead of this tie. One side is closer to the top while the other is rooted to the bottom of the table. I'll get straight to the point here. Cremonese are a very poor side and there's no better bet than backing Torino to win, which I'm going to explain why;
[1] Cremonese is winless in the league this season. In the big five European leagues, only Cremonese has failed to register a victory in the domestic competition. Their point tally is even worse with Davide Ballardini guiding his side to only eight points this season. The last two matches have been disastrous for Cremonese, with two crushing defeats (2-0 loss to Leece and 3-0 loss to Napoli) in two games. Torino, however, have been smashing it this season and are on course to get their best finish in recent seasons.
[2] Torino is a more experienced team than Cremonese and that would play a big role in this game. Cremonese was just promoted last season and it looks like they are not ready for top division football. To put into context how they are underperforming, they do not even have an elite creator as no team player has registered more than one assist all season. Their best player, David Okereke, has scored only five league goals and they simply do not have the facilities to match Torino.
[3] Cremonese has never beaten Torino in a football match. Three competitive games have been played between Cremonese and Torino. At the beginning of the season, Cremonese was welcomed to Serie A football with a 2-1 defeat against Torino. The game was always going to end in a win for Torino and Cremonese's goal was an 80th minute consolation goal. I expect the hosts to even find it easier at home against Cremonese and should end this game with all three points.
All things being considered, this game looks to be heading in one direction — a big win for Torino. I'm confident in the capabilities of Torino and I'm backing them to take their ninth league win of the season against Cremonese.
