Juventus enjoyed an excellent win in midweek, beating Man City comfortably in the Champions League.
However, their attentions switch back to Serie A this weekend, as they bid to end a three-game drawing sequence. The Old Lady currently sit four points adrift of the Champions League spots in Italy.
Venezia will likely be the huge outsiders in the betting third weekend after winning just twice in their opening 15 matches. Furthermore, they are winless in their last five.
Odds
| Match Result | Odds |
|---|---|
| Juventus | -292 |
| Draw | +425 |
| Venezia | +905 |
Venezia Winless Against Juve Since 1962
| Total | Juventus | Venezia | Draws | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Serie A Games | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Goals | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Juventus holds the significant advantage based on the head-to-head record, as they are unbeaten in the ten meetings between the sides since 1962.
Over that period, the Old Lady recorded ten wins, with just two draws being played out. Juventus have won each of their last ten home matches against Venezia.
🚨⚽ TIP: Over 2.5 Goals @ -122
Juventus vs. Venezia Key Stats
- Juventus have played out draws in nine of their opening 15 Serie A matches this season.
- The Old Lady have conceded at least once in each of their last two, but they haven’t gone three without a clean sheet under Thiago Motta.
- Venezia have won the fewest away points in Serie A this season, and also have the worst defensive record on the road.
Juventus Team News
The Old Lady will be without Juan Cabal and Bremer for the remainder of the season. Meanwhile, Andrea Cambiaso is unlikely to return until January. Nicolas Gonzalez could feature this weekend.
Possible Lineup
Mattia Perin (GK); Nicola Savona, Federico Gatti, Pierre Kalulu, Danilo, Khephren Thuram, Manuel Locatelli, Francisco Conceicao, Teun Koopmeiners, Kenan Yildiz, Dusan Vlahovic
Venezia Team News
The away team this weekend will only be without one first-team star. Alfred Duncan is set to miss out on the trip to Turin due to a muscle injury.
Possible Lineup
Filip Stankovic (GK); Jay Idzes, Michael Svoboda, Giorgio Altare, Antonio Candela, Issa Doumbia, Hans Caviglia, Francesco Zampano, Gaetano Oristanio, Gianluca Busio, Joel Pohjanpalo
Juventus vs. Venezia Prediction
Huge confidence would have been gained by Juventus following their excellent midweek showing against Man City in the Champions League.
Therefore, the Old Lady are incredibly hard to overlook this weekend against a side that has found wins hard to come by in Serie A.
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