Fresh off the back of crashing out of the Coppa Italia, Torino play host to Hellas Verona on matchday 18 of Serie A on Sunday.Torino will be desperate to get one over the visitors having failed to taste victory in any of their previous eight encounters since 2015. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostTorino saw their Coppa Italia campaign come to an end on Thursday as they fell to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Sampdoria away from home.They now turn their attention back to Serie A, where they are on a three-game unbeaten run, claiming two draws and a 2-1 win over Bologna in their recent outings.With 22 points from 17 games, Torino are currently 13th in the Serie A table, one point and one place behind Sunday’s visitors. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostSimilarly, Hellas Verona were dumped out of the Coppa Italia last time out courtesy of a thrilling 4-3 defeat against Empoli.This followed a 2-1 loss at the hands of Atalanta on December 12 which saw their two-game unbeaten run come to an end.Hellas Verona will desperately be looking to arrest their slump in form. It won't be straightforward as they have failed to defeat their next opponents in seven of their last eight meetings.Torino vs Hellas Verona Head-To-HeadTorino boast a superior record in the history of this fixture, claiming nine wins from their most recent 24 encounters. Hellas Verona have picked up nine wins in that time, while 10 games have ended in draws.Torino Form Guide: L-W-D-D-LHellas Verona Form Guide: L-L-W-D-LTorino vs Hellas Verona Team NewsTorinoThe hosts will be without Koffi Djidji, Andrea Belotti, Simone Verdi, Simone Edera and Ben Lhassine Kone, who are all on the club’s injury table.Injured: Koffi Djidji, Andrea Belotti, Simone Verdi, Simone Edera, Ben Lhassine KoneSuspended: None View this post on Instagram Instagram PostHellas VeronaKoray Gunter, Gianluca Frabotta, Pawel Dawidowicz and Nikola Kalinic are all injured and will sit out Sunday’s game.Injured: Koray Gunter, Gianluca Frabotta, Pawel Dawidowicz, Nikola KalinicSuspended: NoneTorino vs Hellas Verona Predicted XITorino Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Vanja Milinkovic-Savic; David Zima, Armando Izzo, Bremer; Cristian Ansaldi, Tommaso Pobega, Sasa Lukic, Wilfried Singo; Dennis Praet, Marko Pjaca; Antonio SanabriaHellas Verona Predicted XI (3-4-3): Lorenzo Montipo; Federico Ceccherini, Nicolo Casale, Giangiacomo Magnani; Marco Faraoni, Darko Lazovic, Miguel Veloso, Adrien Tameze; Gianluca Caprari, Antonin Barak, Giovanni SimeoneTorino vs Hellas Verona PredictionWith just one point and one place separating the sides in the Serie A standings, we expect a cagey and close contest on Sunday. We predict both sides will cancel out each other’s efforts and settle for a share of the spoils.Prediction: Torino 1-1 Hellas Verona