Friday's singles

Caution Recent scoring from both sides backs the over, but five straight head to head meetings have gone under and that includes this season's game under the same two managers.

The case against

• The last five meetings between Torino and Monza have all finished under 2.5, including this season's clash, played under the same two current managers.
• Both clubs changed manager over the summer, Torino to Ignazio Abate and Monza to Ivan Juric, so last season's attacking reputation under old regimes counts for less than how these two sides are set up now.
• Monza's captain and main creative midfielder Matteo Pessina is out with a knee injury, taking a key chance-creator off the pitch even though he was not their top scorer.

Missing: Matteo Pessina (Monza): Captain and central creative midfielder, out with a knee injury, reduces Monza's buildup quality even though their goals have mainly come from elsewhere this season.; Exequiel Zeballos (Monza): Attacking midfielder who has contributed to Monza's early scoring, out injured, trims one more attacking option.