The Turin club managed to avoid collapse following a coaching change less than a year ago, beating Roma for fourth place. Nevertheless, Tudor was also dismissed in the autumn after a prolonged series of setbacks. The decision proved right, as the team has improved noticeably under Spalletti. This week, they also claimed a win over Benfica in the Champions League. There have been enough victories in Serie A as well — until a sudden loss to Cagliari!
Conte in Naples not only led his new squad out of the crisis of 2023/2024, but also brought back the “Scudetto”. In January, they managed to add the Super Cup. However, results in other tournaments have been mixed. Even modest Cagliari was only beaten at home in the cup via a penalty shootout.
In the Champions League this week, they were limited to a draw against Copenhagen even with a man advantage. There have also been slip-ups in Serie A, although the team has mostly been winning, especially lately. Yes, there have been draws not only with Inter, but also with Verona and Parma. But they still managed to defeat Sassuolo.
David and his new teammates score an average of 1.52 goals per match, conceding 0.81. The reigning champions have similar numbers: 1.48 goals scored and 0.81 conceded on average.
Juventus have won ten out of their last twelve matches
48% of Juventus’s matches end with goals from both teams and the average total goals per game is 2.33
Napoli have drawn three of their last four matches
43% of Napoli’s games end with both teams scoring and the average total goals per match is 2.29.
Juventus (probable line-up): Di Gregorio – Bremer, Kalulu, Koopmeiners – Cambiaso, Yildiz, Miretti, K. Thuram, Locatelli, McKennie – David
Napoli (probable line-up): Milinkovic-Savic – Jesus, Rrahmani, Di Lorenzo – Spinazzola, Elmas, Neres, Lobotka, McTominay, Politano – Højlund.
Napoli have won six of the last nine encounters, losing only once.
