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Preview: Juventus vs Udinese

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Juventus’ final residence sport of the 2024/25 marketing campaign sees them host Udinese on the Allianz Stadium on Sunday, 18 Might.

Earlier than the 20:45 CEST match-up, here is all you must know:

Head-to-head

It’s the 102nd conflict between Juventus and Udinese in Serie A, with 69 wins for the Bianconeri, 14 for the Friulians and 18 attracts. Juventus are the group in opposition to whom Udinese have suffered probably the most defeats within the competitors (69, not less than 14 greater than every other opponent – 55 in opposition to each Inter and Roma).

Juve has received 12 of their final 15 Serie A matches in opposition to Udinese (1D, 2L), scoring a mean of two.3 objectives per sport on this interval.

Udinese have scored only one objective of their six most up-to-date encounters in opposition to Juventus within the league, shedding 5 of these matches.

The Bianconeri have stored a clear sheet in 5 of their final six league video games in opposition to Udinese, having failed to take action in any of their earlier six.

The entire final six objectives scored in Serie A matches between Juventus and Udinese have come within the first half, after solely one of many earlier six objectives had been scored within the first 45 minutes of play.

Fascinating Info

Udinese are the group that Juventus have confronted probably the most instances at residence in Serie A within the three-point-per-win period (since 1994/95), with out ever drawing: in 28 earlier fixtures, there have been 22 wins for the Piedmontese and 6 for the Friulians.

Juventus are fourth within the standings with 64 factors (on a par with Lazio, in opposition to whom, nevertheless, they’ve the benefit of their head-to-head file); the Bianconeri could be mathematically certified for the Champions League, with one spherical of matches nonetheless to play, within the occasion of a victory in opposition to Udinese, and on the similar time, ought to Lazio and Roma lose and Bologna fail to win.

Juventus have drawn their final two league video games 1-1 and will end three consecutive Serie A matches at 1-1 for the primary time since 2012 – in opposition to AC Milan, Chievo and Bologna in that case.

Udinese have misplaced six of their final eight matches (1W, 1D) within the league – as many as within the earlier 18 (6W, 6D) within the match – within the interval (since mid-March) no group has suffered extra defeats within the competitors (Monza with six as properly).

Udinese have scored with 17 completely different goalscorers on this league – solely Inter have extra (19); at 17 additionally Parma – and will rely extra completely different goalscorers in a single Serie A season for the primary time of their historical past (17 additionally in 2020/21).

Participant Numbers

Randal Kolo Muani has scored two objectives within the final three league matches: amongst gamers with not less than 5 objectives in 2025, the Juventus striker is the one who has taken the fewest photographs to seek out the again of the online: one in each three strikes on objective.

Dusan Vlahovic has scored 9 objectives in his 27 matches this season and will grow to be the second participant to enter double figures in objectives in every of the final 5 Serie A seasons (as of 2020/21) after Lautaro Martinez.

Each Timothy Weah and Kenan Yildiz made their Serie A debuts in opposition to Udinese on 20 August 2023.

Weston McKennie scored in opposition to Udinese in Serie A in January 2022, with eight of his 11 league objectives in whole coming on the Allianz Stadium.

Manuel Locatelli is the midfielder with probably the most ahead passes this season: 802, over 100 greater than the second-placed Marten de Roon at 699.

Opposition Focus

Udinese’s Oumar Solet is the defender who has accomplished probably the most dribbles (24) in Serie A in 2025, and is second solely to Jhon Lucumi (90) within the variety of balls received amongst his teammates (84, alongside Dodo).

The subsequent shall be each Florian Thauvin’s a hundredth objective and fiftieth help in Europe’s 5 main leagues. In the mean time, the Frenchman, who’s doubtful for this match, has been concerned in 148 objectives, the results of 99 objectives and 49 assists in Serie A.

Alexis Sanchez made his Serie A debut in opposition to Juventus in September 2008. Towards the Piedmontese, the striker scored two objectives, each with Udinese, in 2010 and 2011. Total, the Chilean has not scored within the competitors for over a yr (1 April 2024, with Inter in opposition to Empoli).

Jesper Karlstrom is just one of 4 midfielders on this match to have performed over 3000 minutes (3009), together with Morten Frendrup (3017), Remo Freuler (3053) and Matteo Guendouzi (3094).

Hassane Kamara has 4 assists in 29 video games this season, having served only one in 35 matches in final season’s Serie A. The final Friulian defender with probably the most assists in a single league season was Nahuel Molina in 2020/21 (5).

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