Juve attempt to defend 3rd place against Fiorentina

Keep a tight grip on third place and look towards second: that’s the aim for Juventus, who are unbeaten since 21 February, when they go looking for all three points against Fiorentina, which would see them edge closer to Champions League qualification. The Viola are already safe but will want to end a tricky season with a victory in Turin.

HEAD TO HEAD

There have been 94 previous official matches between the two sides in Turin: Juventus have won 62 (most recently 1–0, Serie A 2023/24), there have been 23 draws (most recently 2–2, Serie A 2024/25) and Fiorentina have won 9 (most recently 0–3, Serie A 2020/21).

In the last 28 official matches, Juventus have scored against Fiorentina on all but one occasion (Juventus 0-2 Fiorentina, 22/12/20, Serie A). In the other matches, a total of 47 goals were scored.

DID YOU KNOW?

Juventus are coming off 11 consecutive matches without defeat across all competitions: 7 wins and 4 draws during this period. Their last defeat was on 21 February (Juventus 0-2 Como, Serie A).

Juventus are the Serie A 2025/26 side that have earned more points in the second halves than in the first 45 minutes (+16).

Only Inter (78.06) have produced more expected goals than Juventus (69.43) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Juventus are the 2025/26 Serie A side who attempt the most dribbles per match (17.3).

Only Inter (20.1) attempted more crosses per match than Juventus (18.9) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

A historic milestone for Fiorentina: since the introduction of the single-group Serie A format, no team had avoided relegation without winning a single match in the first 15 matchdays.

Fiorentina are coming off the back of four matches without a win across all competitions: their last victory was on 16 April (Fiorentina 2-1 Crystal Palace, Conference League). The Tuscan side have failed to score in their last three league matches: their last Serie A goal was scored by Harrison in the 30th minute of Lecce 1-1 Fiorentina, a goal drought stretching to 330 minutes.

Looking only at the teams in the bottom half of the table, none attempt more passes per match in the attacking third than Fiorentina (88.1).

Fiorentina are the 2025/26 Serie A side that concedes the most fouls per match (15.7).

COACHES and PLAYERS

This is the second official meeting between Luciano Spalletti and Paolo Vanoli following the first-leg draw (1-1 in Florence).

Dusan Vlahovic on target against Lecce: the Juventus striker’s second consecutive goal, his fifth overall in Serie A this season.

No player has completed more dribbles than Kenan Yildiz (99) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Only Federico Dimarco (82) has completed more key passes than Kenan Yildiz (66) in the 2025/26 Serie A season. Nicolò Fagioli (56) is in 5th place in this special ranking.

David De Gea, with 36 appearances out of 36 and 3,240 minutes on the pitch, is one of six players to have played every available minute in the 2025/26 Serie A season. The others are Butez (Como), Caprile (Cagliari), Falcone (Lecce), Carnesecchi (Atalanta) and Svilar (Roma).

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: none 

Cautioned: Bremer, Kelly (Juventus); Kean (Fiorentina)

REFEREE

MASSA (MELI – ALASSIO) IV: MARINELLI, VAR: CHIFFI, AVAR: MERAVIGLIA

UPCOMING MATCHES

Torno-Juventus (tbd)

Fiorentina-Atalanta (tbd)

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