Preview: Udinese vs Juventus

The Juventus Men's First Team travel to Udine on Serie A Matchday 29 this weekend, with kick-off against Udinese at the Bluenergy Stadium scheduled for 20:45 CET on Saturday, 14 March.

The Bianconeri most recently had a big 4-0 win against Pisa, whilst Udinese sit 11th in the table following a 2-2 draw with Atalanta.

Let’s get up to speed with the pre-match statistics ahead of Saturday evening's game.

Interesting Facts

• Juventus are the team that have beaten Udinese the most times in Serie A: 71 Piedmontese wins, 18 draws and 14 Friulian victories.
• Juventus have scored the most goals against Udinese in Serie A: 214, at least 25 more than any other team.
• Juventus have won seven of their last eight Serie A matches against Udinese, including the three most recent ones – conceding only two goals in those eight encounters. The last draw in the league between the two sides dates back to 22 August 2021 (2-2 in Friuli).
• After failing to make any appearances against Udinese in his first three Serie A matches, Kenan Yildiz has provided two assists and a goal in his two most recent matches against the team; Udinese is one of two teams, along with Parma, against which he has collected two assists in a single match.
• Jérémie Boga has scored in two consecutive Serie A matches for the third time in his career, his first since February 2020, and he has never scored three goals in a row. The Juventus player scored both goals as a substitute, and only in 2019/20 did he score more in the competition (three).
• Fabio Miretti is one step away from both 100 Serie A appearances (99) and 100 games for Juventus across all competitions (also 99).

Opposition Focus

• Since 2021, Udinese have won only one of their 11 Serie A matches against Juventus; during this period, the Friulians have only won less matches against Genoa.
• Udinese have kept clean sheets in two of their last three Serie A home games, as many as in their previous 13.
• Udinese have conceded six goals from penalties this season, the joint-highest tally together with Napoli and Genoa; last season, the Bianconeri conceded seven goals from the spot.
• Following his goals against Fiorentina and Atalanta, Keinan Davis could score in three consecutive appearances for the first time in the Big Five European leagues and their respective second divisions. Furthermore, having scored nine goals this season, he could become only the fourth English player to reach double figures in a Serie A season, after Tammy Abraham (17), David Platt (11), and Gerald Hitchens (16 and 12).
• Christian Kabasele, who made his Serie A debut against Juventus on August 20, 2023, is enjoying his best scoring season in the Italian top flight, with three goals for the centre back so far – all six of his Serie A goals have come in home games.
• Oier Zarraga, Jordan Zemura, and Hassane Kamara also all made their Serie A debuts against Juventus.