The visitors are one point ahead in the league table.

More than a couple of weeks have passed since the beginning of the Serie A league season 2024-25. Two of the most formidable teams of the tournament, Juventus and Napoli will take on each other in their next match. Currently, Napoli with three wins out of four matches are at the second spot, whereas Juventus with two wins out of four matches are at the fourth position.

Juve played their last match against PSV in the UEFA Champions League, which they won by 3-1 score. On the other hand, Gli Azzurri’s last match was against Cagliari, in which they secured a comfortable win by a 4-0 score. The last season was disappointing for Napoli, as they finished 10th on the table. The Old Lady did relatively well, as they finished third.

Kick-Off

Saturday, 21st Sep at 09:30 PM (IST)

Location: Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy

Form

Juventus (Last five matches): W-D-D-W-W

Napoli (Last five matches): W-W-W-L-W

Players to Watch

Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus)

Dusan Vlahovic, a 24-year-old Serbian national, plays as a striker for Juventus. He has been a part of the team since the 2021-22 season. Last season, Vlahovic was among the top scorers in the team.

He had 16 goals and four assists to his name in 33 matches last season. This season, in the initial matches he has already scored twice.

Khvicha Kvaratskheila (Napoli)

Khvicha Kvaratskheila, a 23-year-old Georgian national, plays as a winger for Napoli. He has been a part of the team since the 2022-23 season. Last season, Kvaratskheila scored plenty of goals for his team.

He had 11 goals and six assists to his name from 34 matches. This season, in the initial four matches he has already scored twice. His swift movement and assisting abilities make Napoli’s attack more effective.

Match Facts

Juventus’ winning percentage considering their last 10 matches is 40%, and also they have drawn 40% of the matches.

Napoli in their last five matches have lost only once.

When the last time these two teams met, Napoli secured a win by a 2-1 score.

Injury and Team News

In Juventus’ side, Arkadiusz Milik, their striker might return against Napoli after an injury. Francisco Conceicao is still out due to injury. The lineup should be packed with Dusan Vlahovic leading the attack and Gleison Bremer and Federico Gatti in the defence.

Antonio Conte is currently relieved as his team is complete. With Romelu Lukaku as a striker, Khvicha Kvaratskheila and Matteo Politano as wingers their attacking lineup seems complete. The rest of the team should be the same from the last match. However, Billy Gilmour might replace Stanislav Lobotka in the midfield.

Head-to-Head

Total number of matches: 46

Juventus- 20

Napoli- 16

Draws- 10

Predicted Line-ups for Juventus vs Napoli

Juventus (4-3-3)

Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Gatti, Bremer, Cambiaso; McKennie, Locatelli, Koopmeiners; Gonzalez, Vlahovic, Yildiz

Napoli (3-4-2-1)

Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Mazzocchi, Anguissa, Lobotka, Spinazzola; Politano, Kvaratskheila; Lukaku

Match Prediction for: Juventus vs Napoli

This is going to be a neck-to-neck match for both teams. The majority of the previous matches were won by Juventus, but in the last few matches, Napoli have dominated. Based on the stats from the last few matches and the current squads, Napoli are more likely to win, despite the home advantage for Juventus.

Prediction: Juventus 1-2 Napoli

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