Juventus welcome Hellas Verona to the Allianz Stadium at 18:00 local time kick off for their Round 4 Serie A clash.
Probable Formations
Juventus (4-3-3): Buffon; Danilo, Bonucci, Demiral, Danilo; Ramsey, Bentancur, Matuidi; Cuadrado, Dybala, Ronaldo
Unavailable: Pjaca, Perin, Chiellini, De Sciglio, Douglas Costa
Verona (3-4-2-1): Silvestri; Rrahmani, Kumbulla, Gunter; Faraoni, Amrabat, Veloso, Lazovic; Zaccagni, Verre; Tutino
Unavailable: Bocchetti, Badu, Crescenzi, Bessa
Suspended: Stepinski
Key Statistics
– Juventus won both home and away against Verona in 2017/18. The last time the Bianconeri won three consecutive games against the Gialloblu in the top flight came back in 2000.
– Juventus have scored in all their last 12 games against Verona in Serie A, a record for the Bianconeri against the Gialloblu (W8, D3, L1).
– Juventus are unbeaten in their 28 home Serie A games against Verona (W24, D4). Only against Bari (30) have the Bianconeri played more home games in the competition without ever suffering a defeat.
– Juventus drew 0-0 in their last league game against Fiorentina. The Bianconeri haven’t scored in three of their last six league games, as many as in their previous 44 in Serie A combined.
– Juventus are unbeaten in their last 22 home games in Serie A (W18, D4). The last time they went on a longer such run in the competition came in September 2017 (run of 41).
– Verona haven’t scored more than a single goal in a Serie A game since February 2018 – during this period they have played 15 games and netted 8 goals, an average of 0.53 per game. The worst in Serie A among the teams with at least four matches.
– After a series of eight consecutive defeats on the road in Serie A, Verona won their most recent such game, 1-0 against Lecce. The last time the Gialloblu won back-to-back away games in the Italian top flight came in April 2014.
– Juventus have conceded 41 shots across the first three rounds in Serie A this season. The most they have faced at this stage in each of the last eight seasons.
– Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain has scored four goals against Verona in Serie A, but none for Juventus. Against the Gialloblu, he netted his second hat-trick in the Italian top flight back in October 2014.
– Verona’s Marash Kumbulla (2000) and Juventus’ Matthijs de Ligt (1999) are the two youngest defenders to have appeared in Serie A this season.
Source: forzaitalianfootball.com