The very first match of 2025 on the Allianz Stadium sees Juventus host rivals Milan on Saturday, 18 January, with kick-off set for 18:00 CET.
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Head-to-head
This would be the one hundred and eightieth assembly between Juventus and AC Milan in Serie A: the Bianconeri lead the head-to-head with 68 wins versus 53 for the Rossoneri, with 58 encounters ending in a draw.
After the Italian Tremendous Cup conflict earlier this month, Juventus and Milan will face one another twice within the area 15 days for the primary time since February 2002 – in that case, it was a two-legged Coppa Italia tie, during which the Bianconeri gained the primary leg and drew the return.
The Bianconeri have stored a clear sheet of their final three league video games towards Milan (1W, 2D) and have by no means stored 4 clear sheets in a row towards the Rossoneri within the competitors.
Within the final eight matches between Juventus and AC Milan within the league, solely as soon as have either side scored, within the 1-1 draw performed on 19 September 2021.
The three finest US goalscorers in Serie A historical past – Timothy Weah (4 targets), Weston McKennie (11) and Christian Pulisic (17) – face one another on this problem.
Attention-grabbing Info
The one workforce that has managed to stay unbeaten within the first 20 matches of a Serie A season because the starting of the final decade is Juventus, having carried out so in 2011/12 (38/38 with out defeat), in 2018/19 (first 27 matches with out a defeat) and eventually, within the present marketing campaign.
34% of the Bianconeri’s targets this season have been scored through the first half-hour of play (11 out of 32), solely Parma (36%) and AC Milan (38%) have scored extra targets on this time interval.
Milan is the one workforce that has not conceded a aim throughout damage time, counting each the primary and second half, this Serie A season.
Juventus is, along with Inter Milan, one of many two groups that haven’t conceded a aim from distance within the league – throughout the highest 5 European leagues this season, they’re additionally joined by Lille and Newcastle.
The three Serie A gamers who’ve accomplished essentially the most dribbles this season amongst all competitions face off on this encounter: Rafael Leao (66), Francisco Conceicao (51) and Kenan Yildiz (48).
Manuel Locatelli’s first 48 appearances in Serie A got here with the Milan shirt between 2016 and 2018, during which he scored two targets, together with one towards Juventus on 22 October 2016. He has since scored towards Rossoneri within the competitors, the winner in final season’s conflict at San Siro.
Juventus’ final 11 Serie A targets have been scored by 10 totally different gamers; the one one to attain greater than as soon as on this interval was Khephren Thuram, with a brace towards Fiorentina. The French midfielder has been concerned in three targets in his final two house league appearances.
Kenan Yildiz has scored six targets in Serie A earlier than turning 20, the identical quantity as Alessandro Del Piero. For the reason that early Nineteen Nineties solely Moise Kean (seven) has carried out higher with the Juventus shirt within the competitors contemplating under-20 gamers.
Over the past two Serie A seasons, Weston McKennie has supplied 10 assists and amongst midfielders, solely this match’s opponent Christian Pulisic (12) and Henrikh Mkhitaryan (11) have carried out higher. McKennie’s assists have gained eight factors for his workforce, greater than some other midfielder over this era.
Pierre Kalulu, who scored in the newest league sport, made his Serie A debut with Milan, enjoying 84 video games within the competitors between 2020 and 2024 (with three targets scored). Amongst gamers with a minimum of 15 matches beneath the belt this season, the French defender has the very best common variety of balls performed in 90 minutes (95.6).
Opposition Focus
Rafael Leao is the one participant to have scored a minimum of 5 league targets and dished out a minimum of 5 league assists in away matches from the start of 2024 up to now (six targets and 5 assists). The Portuguese ahead has nevertheless not been concerned in any aim contributions in his final seven matches towards Juventus.
Tijjani Reijnders has been concerned in 11 targets this season, contemplating all competitions (9 targets and two assists), greater than some other Serie A central midfielder.
Theo Hernández scored 30 targets in Serie A, turning into the primary defender in AC Milan’s historical past to achieve this milestone within the competitors. Solely 4 defenders have carried out higher with a single workforce in Serie A historical past, and he might be a part of Fiorentina’s Sergio Cervato (31) together with his subsequent aim.
Mike Maignan (49) is near protecting 50 clear sheets in all competitions with AC Milan: he might grow to be the primary Serie A goalkeeper to achieve this milestone since his debut with the Rossoneri in 2021/22.
Fikayo Tomori’s first two Serie A targets got here towards Juventus, in Could 2021 and October 2022, in what are two of the Rossoneri’s final three wins towards the Bianconeri within the competitors (the opposite in Could 2023).