Sassuolo and Juventus on the hunt for three points

Sassuolo and Juventus face off at the Mapei Stadium as they aim to close out the first half of the season on a high note. The Neroverdi haven’t won since 6 December and have collected just three points from their last four matches, drawing the last two. The Bianconeri, meanwhile, after three consecutive wins, drew at home against Lecce and are eager to return to winning ways to secure fourth place and keep Roma and Como at bay.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

In Emilia, there have been 11 previous meetings between the two teams: 3 victories for Sassuolo (latest 4-2 in Serie A 2023/24), 2 draws (latest 3-3 in Serie A 2019/20), and 6 victories for Juventus (latest 2-1 in Serie A 2021/22).

DID YOU KNOW?

Sassuolo without a clean sheet for 7 matches: last match without goals conceded was Atalanta-Sassuolo 0-3 on November 9. 10 goals conceded in the period.

Juventus is the team with the most different scorers (14) in Serie A 2025/26: Weston McKennie is the 14th Bianconeri player to score in the current championship.

Juventus has scored 50% of its goals in Serie A 2025/26 in the final half hour of matches including stoppage time (12 out of 24).

Juventus is the team that has gained the most points compared to first-half results: +9.

COACHES and PLAYERS

Kristian Thorstvedt has reached the milestone of 10 goals in Serie A: he is the eighteenth player in Sassuolo's history to reach double figures in the top division.

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: none

Cautioned: Walukiewicz, Muharemovic, Doig (Sassuolo); Locatelli (Juventus)

REFEREE

ZUFFERLI (TEGONI – C. ROSSI) IV: PERRI, VAR: CAMPLONE, AVAR: FABBRI

UPCOMING MATCHES

Roma-Sassuolo (Saturday January 10, 18.00 CET)

Juventus-Cremonese (Monday January 12, 20.45 CET)

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