Preview: Juventus Women vs Sampdoria

The Juventus Women’s First Team are back in competitive action for the first time in 2025 this Saturday, 11 January, with Sampdoria paying visit to Biella. Kick-off is fixed for 12:30 CET.

Last time they faced off in Liguria, the Bianconere picked up a 2-0 win.

Sharpen your pre-match knowledge with our statistical preview.

Head-to-head

• Juventus have won six of their seven Serie A fixtures against Sampdoria, losing just one. As well, of the sides the Bianconere have faced seven times or more in Serie A, they have only conceded fewer goals against Verona (one in eight) than the three conceded to the Blucerchiate.
• The Bianconere have won each of the three home Serie A matches against Samp.
• Of the teams faced at least three times at home in Serie A, Juventus only average more goals per game against Pink Bari (five) than they do against Samp (four, along with Verona and Florentia).

Interesting Facts

• Juventus boast the longest unbeaten record in Serie A at present - 16 matches - and could equal their second-best unbeaten run in the competition should they avoid defeat on Saturday. They previously managed 17 between 2017 and 2018, and 54 between 2019 and 2022.
• The Bianconere have won six of their seven year-opening matches in Serie A. The only exception came in a 1-1 home draw against Sassuolo in 2023. They have also never conceded more than one goal in any of these games, keeping four clean sheets.
• Only Inter (seven) have more clean sheets than Juventus’s six this Serie A season. The Bianconere have conceded just six goals in their last 10 games, as many as they had in their opening three.
• Saturday sees Serie A’s best and best attack and worst defence face off. Juventus have scored 38 goals, while Samp have shipped 30.

Player Numbers

• Nobody has more goals against Samp in Serie A than Cristiana Girelli’s seven. Five of those have been headers, including the two against the Blucerchiate earlier this season. Cri is also this season’s top-scorer in Serie A with eight goals.
• Barbara Bonansea has scored the most goals in year-opening games for Juventus with four.
• Chiara Beccari has assisted a goal in each of her last two Serie A outings.
• No Serie A player has more goals across all competitions this season than Sofia Cantore (12). Should she score on Saturday, Samp will become one of her four favourite opponents - she currently has four goals against them, while she has five against Roma, Fiorentina and Empoli.
• Eva Schatzer’s Serie A debut came for Sampdoria on loan last season, and she made 23 appearances.

Opposition Focus

• Victoria Della Peruta is one of the two youngest players with more than 10 goals to her name since 2021/22 in Serie A, with only Chiara Beccari ahead of her.
• Alice Benoit is the Sampdoria player with the most minutes in Serie A this season (1,042) and who has created the most chances for her teammates (13), although she is yet to register an assist.
• Two of the three midfielders with the most defensive blocks in Serie A player for Sampdoria - Cecilia Re (56) and Alice Benoit (30), with only Megan Connolly of Lazio (47) between them.