Juve with their destiny in their own hands

They must win to keep control over their own destiny: Juve are in pole position for fourth place with two games to go and with a win this weekend, and next week in Venice, they will secure the Champions League spot no matter the results of those around them in the table. Udinese will be determined to achieve a prestigious win. .

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Juventus have won 12 of their last 15 Serie A games against Udinese (D1 L2), scoring an average of 2.3 goals per match in the process. Udinese have only scored one goal in their last six league games against Juventus (with Lautaro Giannetti on February 12nd 2024), a run in which the Friuliani have suffered five defeats (W1). Udinese are the team Juventus have faced most times at home in Serie A in the three points for a win era (since 1994/95), without ever drawing: in 28 previous meetings in the process, 22 wins for the Piemontesi and six for the Friuliani.

DID YOU KNOW?

Juventus have won seven of their last eight Serie A home games (L1), after winning only two times in their previous nine (D7). Udinese have won their last Serie A seasonal game on the road in five of their seven previous top-flight seasons (L2) and have found the net in each of their last 24 Serie A away seasonal matches. Juventus’ 16 draws in Serie A this season is the most in the three points per win era (since 1994-95). In top-flight history, they’ve only drawn more in 1955-56 (17). Udinese have lost four Serie A games that they were winning at half-time this season, the most of any side. Meanwhile, only Venezia (30) and Como (24) have dropped more points from winning positions than Juventus (23). Juventus have won each of their three Serie A home games under Igor Tudor; only two managers have won each of their first four home games in the competition for the Bianconeri in the last 55 years: Massimiliano Allegri in 2014 and Maurizio Sarri in 2019.

PLAYERS

Juventus’ Randal Kolo Muani has scored seven goals in Serie A this season; since his debut in the competition on 25th January, only Mateo Retegui has netted more goals (10). After his goal against Monza, he could score in two home consecutive games in the big five European leagues for the first time since February 2024 (against Brest and Lille). Udinese’s Oumar Solet is the defender with the most dribbles completed (24) in 2025 in Serie A and he is second only to Jhon Lucumí (90) in terms of number of possessions won in the period among defenders (84, level with Dodô).

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: Savona, Thuram e Kalulu (Juventus); Atta, Lucca (Udinese) Cautioned: Cambiaso, Weah, Locatelli e McKennie (Juventus); Giannetti, Kristensen, Lovrić, Karlstrom (Udinese)

REFEREE

AYROLDI (PRETI – CIPRESSA) IV: BONACINA, VAR: PEZZUTO, AVAR: MARESCA

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Venezia-Juventus Udinese-Fiorentina (Photo Getty Images)