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Juventus Turin vs. Sampdoria Genoa
After their long-awaited first win of the 2021/22 season, Juventus Turin are looking to follow it up with another treble in Serie A this weekend. Their opponents are Sampdoria Genoa on Sunday lunchtime. The match will be played at the Juventus Stadium in Turin from 12:30 pm.
The teams are currently tied in the table. Both sides have picked up five points so far with one win and two draws. Despite these even odds, the hosts will naturally go into the match as clear favourites. Whether we trust them to win for the second time in a row and what other predictions we would make for this game, you can find out now in our Juventus vs. Genoa tip.
Juventus -Genoa info
– Date & Time: 26.09.2021, at 12:30 p.m.
– Venue: Turin, Juventus Stadium (up to 41,500 spectators).
– Competition: Serie A, Matchday 6
– TV broadcast: DAZN
Juventus -Genoa Tip
Despite the somewhat strange table situation, Juventus Turin are considered clear favourites in this clash. Especially after the redemptive first win, it is not unlikely that the knot has finally burst for the Old Lady and that the second win will follow against Genoa. In that case, Juve could ideally move up to eighth place. The same goes for the visitors from Genoa, who also fancy their chances of victory after only one defeat in their last four games.
Juventus Form & Balance Check
Last Wednesday night, the long wait came to an end – Juventus Turin also finally got their first win of the 2021/22 season on Matchday 5. After a wild rollercoaster ride and several lead changes, Paulo Dybala & Co. won 2:3 at Spezia Calcio. After the opening goal by Moise Kean, the visitors initially turned the game around before Federico Chiesea (66th) and Mathijs de Ligt (72nd) put the Turin side back on the winning track. Given the 26:10 shots on goal, this victory was also deserved overall.
Has the knot been broken?
As supporters of the Old Lady, one can only hope that the knot has finally broken. After all, Juve fans haven’t had to wait until matchday 5 for their first win of the season for a long time. However, the form curve has already shown an upward trend in recent weeks. The narrow 2:1 defeat at SSC Napoli (2:1 came in the 85th minute) was followed by the 0:3 win at Malmö FF in the Champions League, before Massimiliano Allegri’s team separated from AC Milan with a 1:1 draw. The 2-3 win in Genoa was now the logical outcome and it remains to be seen if Juve can build on that haul in the coming weeks.
Juventus facts & analysis
– 5 points from 5 games
– Last win 2:3 in Genoa
– Led 0:1, trailed 2:1, won 2:3
– Won last 4 duels with Genoa
Genoa Form & Balance Check
The visitors from Genoa have made exactly the same start to the season, measured by results, as their upcoming opponents from Torino. Only the order has been slightly different. After the narrow opening defeat against AC Milan (0:1) and the goalless draw against Sassuolo, Roberto D’Aversa’s team earned a point at home against the reigning champions Inter Milan (2:2). On matchday 4, they finally managed to get their first three points at FC Empoli (0:3). Striker Francesco Caputo rang in his team’s victory with a brace.
Flat against Napoli slows down the upward trend
The positive impression of the last weeks could unfortunately not be confirmed last Thursday against Napoli. After only ten minutes, Genoa were already trailing 0:1, and three more goals were to follow. In the end, the hosts, who were not even that defeated considering the 13:17 shots, lost clearly 0:4. We can be curious whether this was just a slip-up or whether Genoa will go down again next Sunday against Juventus. The goal there will primarily be to remain unbeaten away from home.
Genoa facts & Analysis
5 points from 5 games
– Last lost 0:4 against Napoli
– Last won against Juve in May 2019 (2-0 at home)
– Conceded 71% of goals in 1st half
Predicted line-up – last updated on 24 September 2021
There could be changes at Juventus due to the workload. We expect Alvaro Morata, Alex Sandro and Dejan Kulusevski in the starting eleven. Only midfielder Arthur will be absent.
Sampdoria Genoa could start unchanged compared to the 0-4 against Napoli. We expect the visitors to play in a classic 4-4-2, with Quagliarella and Caputo up front. Missing through injury are manuel Gabbiadini, Mohamed Ihattaren and Valerio Verre.
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Juventus -Genoa direct comparison & Statistics
The direct comparison is clearly in favour of the hosts with 69 wins to 26 and 37 draws. The record of the last ten encounters is even clearer. Juve have won all three of their last encounters. In total, there have been eight Juve wins and two victories for the outsiders in this period.
– Sampdoria Genoa’s last away win at Juventus was in 2013.
– Last season, Juventus Turin won both matches against Sampdoria Genoa (3-0 at home and 2-0 away).
– A year ago, Sampdoria Genoa were in 9th position in the table with 9 points. Currently they are in position 13 (5).
– A look at Juventus Turin: Alvaro Morata is the top scorer with 2 goals. Francesco Caputo scored 2 times for Sampdoria Genoa.
– The most common result between Juventus Turin and Sampdoria Genoa is 2-0 when Juventus Turin had home advantage. 4 matches ended like this.
