Serie A preview: Juventus vs AS Roma – key stats, H2H, recent form, line-ups, prediction

Jose Mourinho of AS Roma against Verona
Jose Mourinho of AS Roma against Verona

Juventus will host Roma in a crunch Serie A encounter on Sunday.

Venue: Juventus Stadium.

Key Statistics

  • Juventus have recorded 83 wins against AS Roma, the second most against a single opponent after Inter Milan.
  • Juventus can record consecutive wins against Giallorossi in the league for the first time since 2016. The Old Lady emerged victorious in their previous encounter against Roma in Serie A.
  • The Old Lady are currently seventh in the Serie A table with 11 points, four points behind Roma, who are fourth.

Head to Head record

The Bianconeri have a better track record against Roma in Serie A, winning 19 out of 33 games with 8 defeats and 6 draws.

Recent form

Juventus: L D W W W

Roma: W L W L W

Juventus 

Despite starting the season on a backfoot, Juve have managed to find their rhythm with four consecutive wins.

Max Allegri looks to have returned his true self, leading the Bianconeri to a perfect start to the Champions League, including the win against Chelsea.

Prior to the international break, Juve picked up a thrilling win against Torino in the Turin derby where Manuel Locatelli scored a late winner.

However, the fitness issues of several key players like Paulo Dybala, Alvaro Morata, Weston McKennie and Adrien Rabiot would be a huge concern for Allegri ahead of the game against Roma.

Possible line-ups

Wojciech Szczesny, Juan Cuadrado, Matthijs de Ligt, Leonardo Bonucci, Alex Sandro, Federico Bernardeschi, Rodrigo Bentancur, Manuel Locatelli, Dejan Kulusevski, Moise Kean, Federico Chiesa

AS Roma

Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma turn out to be a side to watch out for due to their impressive start to this season.

The Portuguese manager, despite losing the derby against Lazio, has collected 5 wins in 7 games in Serie A so far.

Tammy Abraham and Lorenzo Pellegrini have impressed the most since Mourinho’s arrival, with both players contributing to 9 goals altogether. However, the former’s participation against Juve is still doubtful after suffering a niggle during the international break.

A win against Turrin giants on Sunday would take Giallorossi closer to the second-place AC Milan.

Possible line-ups

Rui Patricio, Rick Karsdorp, Gianluca Mancini, Roger Ibanez, Matias Vina, Ebrima Darboe, Bryan Cristante, Stephan El Shaarawy, Jordan Veretout, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Eldor Shomurodov.

Prediction

Juventus 1 – 0 Roma