The Serie A Round 17 fixture between Pisa and Juventus will be played on December 27 at the Arena Garibaldi. Pisa v Juventus: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Pisa
Alberto Gilardino's side drew 2-2 away at Cagliari in the last round, extending Pisa's winless run in the league to five matches (2 draws, 3 defeats). The club has recorded a multi-goal game for the fifth time this Serie A campaign, and all of those have come on the road. Pisa sit second-bottom with 11 points. Notably, they have scored just one goal at home this season — the worst home scoring record in the division.
- The club has failed to win in 7 of their last 8 home league matches (3 draws, 4 defeats).
- At least one opponent failed to score in eight of the team's previous home league fixtures.
- Pisa have conceded no more than one goal in 7 of their last 8 home Serie A games.
Predicted Pisa line-up (3-5-2)*
Adrian Semper – Simone Canestrelli, Antonio Caracciolo, Giovanni Bonfanti – Idrissa Touré, Malte Höegholt, Michel Ebscher, Samuele Angori, Gabriele Piccinini – Henrik Meister, Matteo Tramoni.
Midfielders Juan Cuadrado and Calvin Stengs will miss the game through injury. Midfielder Ebenezer Akinsanmiro and forward Mbala Nzola have joined their national teams for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Juventus
Luciano Spalletti's side beat Roma 2-1 at home in the previous round, leaving Juventus unbeaten in 7 of their last 8 league matches (5 wins, 2 draws). However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 8 of their last 10 Serie A outings. Juventus have 29 points and sit fifth in the table. The Turin club have scored only seven goals on the road this season — a return worseed by only five teams.
- The team has not won in 5 of their last 7 away league matches (2 draws, 3 defeats).
- Juventus have conceded in 6 of their previous 7 away league games.
- The visitors have scored more than once in only 1 of their last 7 away Serie A matches.
Predicted Juventus line-up (3-4-3)*
Michele Di Gregorio – Bremer, Lloyd Kelly, Pierre Kalulu – Andrea Cambiaso, Khéphren Thuram, Manuel Locatelli, Weston McKennie – Fransisco Conceição, Loris Ćopić, Kenan Yıldız.
Defenders Daniele Rugani and Federico Gatti, and striker Dušan Vlahović are sidelined through injury. Right-back Juan Cuadrado is also a doubt with a knock.
Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy)
Matches – 8 (Serie A, 2024/25–2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 33;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.1;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 26;
Penalties – 38%.
Match Prediction: Pisa v Juventus
At home, Gilardino's team prefer a compact, conservative approach and focus on avoiding defensive errors. That has helped them frustrate opponents: across eight home league matches this season Pisa have conceded more than one goal only once, that coming against leaders Inter — the league's top scorers. Additionally, the hosts have kept four clean sheets at home this campaign.
Juventus have struggled away from home, particularly in attack: across their last 15 away league matches they have scored two or more goals on only two occasions — against Venezia (no longer in Serie A) and newly promoted Cremonese.
I expect another disciplined defensive display from the hosts, so my prediction: Juventus — Individual total under 1.5 goals
* Each team's listed starting XI reflects the line-up they used in their most recent match in the competition.
