Serie A is back in action following the international break with Fiorentina playing host to rivals Juventus at the Stadio Franchi at 15:00 local time on Saturday afternoon.
Probable Formations
Fiorentina (4-3-3): Dragowski; Lirola, Milenkovic, Pezzella Ger., Dalbert; Pulgar, Badelj, Castrovilli; Chiesa, Boateng, Ribery
Unavailable: Benassi, Rasmussen
Juventus (4-3-3): Szczesny; Danilo, Bonucci, de Ligt, Alex Sandro; Khedira, Pjanic, Matuidi; Douglas Costa, Higuain, Cristiano Ronaldo
Unavailable: Pjaca, Chiellini, Perin, De Sciglio, Mandzukic
Key Statistics
– Fiorentina have lost 77 of their previous 160 encounters against Juventus in Serie A (W33 D50). The Viola have lost the most games in the competition against the Bianconeri.
– Fiorentina have lost their last two home encounters against Juventus in the top flight. Only once previously have they lost three consecutive home matches against the Bianconeri in the competition – back in 1952.
– Fiorentina are winless in their last 16 Serie A games (D6 L10). The last time they went as long without a victory in the competition was back in 1970/71 (run of 17).
– Fiorentina are winless in their last 12 home games in the top flight, their longest run in the competition. The last side to go on a longer run without a home victory was Frosinone (18 matches).
– Juventus have won their opening two fixtures in Serie A this season, and have won their first three Serie A games in each of the last three campaigns. No other side has won their opening three games of a season in three consecutive seasons, with Juventus looking to do it for a fourth successive campaign.
– Juventus are winless in their last three games away from home in Serie A, following an International break (D2 L1)
– the last time Juventus played in Florence in the top flight after an Italy game was back in 2013, with Fiorentina winning 4-2.
– Fiorentina (43) and Juventus (41) are two of the three sides that have attempted the most dribbles in Serie A so far this season (alongside Roma, 42). In the 2018/19 season, Juventus had an average of 18.8 dribbles attempted per game, compared to Fiorentina’s 17.5.
– Fiorentina’s Franck Ribéry has never lost against Juventus, with three wins and two draws, all coming in the Champions League – The Bianconeri are the side against whom he has played the most games in the competition without suffering a single defeat, however he failed to score in those games.
– Fiorentina winger Federico Chiesa has attempted 13 shots in Serie A this season, more than any other player, without scoring a single goal. He managed to find the back of the net with his sixth shot in the competition last season.
– Juventus forward Gonzalo HiguaÃn has had a hand in nine goals in 11 appearances against Fiorentina in Serie A (six goals, three assists). He has only managed more assists against Udinese (four) in the competition.
Source: forzaitalianfootball.com