The Matchday 18 clash in Serie A between Juventus and Fiorentina will take place on December 29 at the Allianz Stadium in Turin. Juventus vs. Fiorentina: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Matches – 7 (Serie A, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 27;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.9;
Red cards shown – 2;
Average fouls per match – 26;
Penalties – 29%.
Predicted lineups for Juventus vs. Fiorentina
Juventus (4-5-1): Mattia Perin – Nicolo Savona, Pierre Kalulu, Federico Gatti, Weston McKennie – Manuel Locatelli, Kenan Yildiz, Nicolas Gonzalez, Teun Koopmeiners, Francisco Conceicao – Dusan Vlahovic.
Fiorentina (4-2-3-1): David de Gea – Michael Kayode, Pietro Comuzzo, Luca Ranieri, Robin Gosens – Danilo Cataldi, Yacine Adli – Andrea Colpani, Lucas Beltran, Riccardo Sottil – Moise Kean.
The starting lineup for each team from their last match in this tournament is indicated.
Juventus
In the last round, Thiago Motta's side secured a 2-1 away victory against Monza. As a result, Juventus won for the first time in their last five Serie A matches, extending their unbeaten run in the league to 25 games (9 wins, 16 draws). In the standings, the team is sixth with 31 points, trailing Fiorentina on goal difference. Notably, with 13 goals conceded this Serie A season, Juventus ranks only behind Napoli (12) in this statistic.
Defender Gleison Bremer, Danilo, and Juan Cabal, midfielders Douglas Luiz, Teun Koopmeiners, and Timothy Weah, as well as forward Arkadiusz Milik, will miss the match due to injuries.
- The club has not lost in their last 16 home Serie A matches (6 wins, 10 draws).
- The team has scored exactly two goals in four of their previous home league matches.
- The Turin side opened the scoring in 5 of their last 7 Serie A matches.
Fiorentina
Raffaele Palladino's side suffered a 1-2 home defeat against Udinese in the last round. As a result, Fiorentina lost two consecutive matches for the first time in the current championship. Additionally, the club conceded more than one goal for only the third time this Serie A season. The team is fifth in the standings with 31 points. Notably, Fiorentina, along with Inter, has the best defensive record in away matches this season (5 goals each).
Midfielder Edoardo Bove will not play due to health reasons.
- The team has not lost in 5 of their last 6 away Serie A matches (4 wins, 1 draw).
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in the last six away league matches.
- No more than two goals were scored in 6 of Fiorentina's last 8 away Serie A matches.
Juventus vs. Fiorentina: Match Prediction
In this encounter, both teams rarely face difficulties in attack. Juventus consistently scores at home: in their last 11 home league matches, the team failed to score only twice. In six instances during this period, the Turin side scored at least two goals. However, they make many defensive errors: in their last six home Serie A matches, Juventus kept a clean sheet only twice, conceding seven goals in that period.
Fiorentina also has no issues in attack: in 10 of their last 12 away league matches, the team breached the opponent's defense, scoring at least twice in half of those games, with a total of 22 goals in these encounters. I believe the Florentines will also find the net against Juventus's unstable defense at least once. I expect both teams to score in this match, so my prediction: Both teams to score – yes
