After having a very tough season in the previous year, Juventus FC are now doing fantastic in Serie A this season. They are now in the title race and have an opportunity tonight to get one step closer to the table topper when they face off against Salernitana. Salernitana, the bottom team in Serie A, are ready to host the Old Lady tonight at Stadio Arechi.
Mainly two teams, Inter Milan and Juventus, are now leading the title race in Serie A. The rest of the teams are far away from these two teams in the league table. However, Inter Milan are on the top with 48 points from 19 games, where Juventus stand in 2nd with five points behind Inter Milan. But the Old Lady would go three points closer to the table topper if they can beat Salernitana tonight.
Stats & Facts
- Juventus have a fantastic record against Salernitana in Serie A. They kept six clean sheets in their previous eight meetings with Salernitana. However, Salernitana were able to score only two goals in those games and conceded 14.
- Even in the home ground, Salernitana scored only one goal in their last four home meetings with Juventus – their worst scoring ratio against an opponent in Serie A in home games.
- With 10 defeats from the first 18 games, Salernitana stand at the bottom of the table with 12 points only. However, they are unbeaten in their last two league games – winning one and drawing the other one.
- Juventus are unbeaten in their last 13 games in Serie A, which is their longest unbeaten run in the league since March 2022.
Team News
Juventus will be without Manuel Locatelli as he is serving a ban in Serie A. Therefore, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia is the favorite to get a start for the Old Lady. In addition, Moise Kean, Alex Sandro, and Mattia De Sciglio are also unavailable due to their respective injury. But Dusan Vlahovic is set to return tonight with the match against Salernitana.
As for the host, they will miss the service of Lassana Coulibaly as he is on international duty in the AFCON Cup. Boulaye Dia is also out of contention due to a hamstring injury.
Possible Lineup for Salernitana:
Costil; Daniliuc, Gyomber, Fazio, Bradaric; Legowski, Bohinen; Candreva, Maggiore, Tchaouna; Simy
Possible Lineup for Juventus:
Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Weah, McKennie, Nicolussi Caviglia, Rabiot, Kostic; Chiesa, Vlahovic
Prediction: Salernitana 0- 3 Juventus
Juventus are in excellent form across all competitions. They have already beaten Salernitana this week, humiliating them with a 6-1 margin. In addition, Juventus have a brilliant defensive record against Salernitana. Therefore, we expect Juventus to win comfortable tonight and get closer to the table topper.
Betfair Odds
Salernitana: 8.60
Draw: 4.42
Juventus: 1.46
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