Serie A returns this weekend as Juventus hosting Torino in the second Derby della Mole’ of the season at Allianz Stadium on Friday.
Venue: Allianz Stadium (Turin)
Key Statistics
Juventus are currently on a run of 11 unbeaten Serie A games (W7, D4).
They have scored ten goals across their last four competitive home matches at home, accounting for 36% of their seasonal goals at Allianz Stadium.
The hosts are unbeaten in their last nine home games.
Juventus have kept six clean sheets in their last ten home matches
The Old Lady have scored two or more goals in five of their past ten home matches
Torino are on a three-game winless streak (D1, L2).
The visitors have the second-worst away record (W2, D2, L7) in the league this season.
Torino have lost six of their past ten away matches
Torino failed to score in six of their last ten away matches
Head to head
Juventus are very dominant in this fixture since the late 1990s, losing just one of the last 33 competitive H2Hs (W25, D7).
Latest performances in all competitions
Juventus: D-W-W-D-W
Torino: L-L-D-W-W
Juventus
Juventus will look to continue their move up the Serie A table when they welcome Torino to Allianz Stadium on Friday.
The hosts recorded back-to-back victories against Verona and Sassuolo before being held to a draw against Atalanta on Sunday.
Juventus had a poor outing last time away at Atalanta and were clearly on their way to defeat until Danilo came to their rescue at the death coming up with an equaliser in the 91st minute to steal maximum points from Atalanta.
The draw leaves them fourth position, seven points behind Napoli and nine points behind league leaders after 25 rounds of league football.
They head into this encounter just two points ahead of Atalanta and having already played a game extra and need to be at their best to remain in contention for the Champions League football next season.
The Old Lady had recently started pulling together a string of victories, and the recent acquisition of Dusan Vlahovic has helped arrest their ailing season. The Serb has given Max Allegri’s side a new dimension, and they have looked a better outfit with the 23-year-old leading their lines.
Possible Juve starting line-up
Wojciech Szczesny; Danilo, Matthijs de Ligt, Leandro Bonucci, Alex Sandro; Manuel Locatelli, Denis Zakaria, Adrien Rabiot; Juan Cuadrado, Dusan Vlahovic, Alvaro Morata.
Injured: Federico Bernerdeschi, Giorgio Chiellini, Federico Chiesa
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Torino
Torino travel to the Allianz Stadium in search of a first win against Juventus since November 2019.
In their last five meetings with Juventus, the visitors have lost all but one, which ended in a draw
Torino find themselves in the tenth position after 24 rounds of football and securing European football for next season will definitely be one of their agendas as the season winds down.
A win against Juventus will serve as a morale booster for Ivan Jurić and his men and will see them move within four points of eight placed Fiorentina and closer to the European football spots and with a game in hand.
Possible Torino starting line-up
Vanja Milinko-Savic; Koffi Djidji, Bremer, Ricardo Rodriguez; Wilfried Singo, Karol Linetty, Tommaso Pobega, Mergim Vojvoda; Josip Brekalo, Marko Pjaca; Antonio Sanabria.
Injured: Mohamed Fares, Dennis Praet
Doubtful: Simone Edera
Suspended: None
Prediction
Juventus 2-0 Torino
