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Juventus v Empoli | Preview & Expected Lineups

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February 1, 2025

Juventus return to Allianz Stadium for Matchday 23 of the Serie A season. Where they will face Empoli in a lunchtime kick-off. Here’s a breakdown of key details ahead of the upcoming match:

HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD

Juventus have drawn their last two Serie A encounters with Empoli. However, they have never failed to win three consecutive games against them. With their only slip-up coming in the 1998/99 season when they failed to win either of the two fixtures.

In their last 24 Serie A meetings with Juventus, Empoli have managed to avoid defeat on just seven occasions (3 wins, 4 draws), with five of those points coming in the return fixtures.

Juventus have been dominant at home against Empoli, winning 80% of their Serie A matches at Allianz Stadium (12 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss). Their best home record against a current Serie A team is against Hellas Verona (85%).

Empoli have suffered 22 Serie A defeats to Juventus. With only Roma (23 losses) and Inter (27 losses) having more defeats against the Bianconeri in the league’s history.

Empoli have only scored more than once in one of their 15 Serie A away games against Juventus, a 5-2 loss back in December 1997. In 10 of those matches, Empoli failed to find the back of the net.

INTERESTING STATS AGAINST EMPOLI

Juventus are unbeaten in their last 11 Serie A matches played at 12:30pm, securing seven wins and four draws. Their most recent lunchtime fixtures resulted in 0-0 and 1-1 draws against Genoa and Cagliari, respectively.

Empoli have struggled in Sunday 12:30pm Serie A fixtures, with just one win from their last 14 (4 draws, 9 losses). Their sole victory came in November 2023 against Napoli (1-0), and in 10 of these matches, they failed to score.

Juventus have the fastest average sequence in Serie A this season, with 15.2 seconds per move, the quickest in the league. In contrast, Empoli have the slowest at just 7.0 seconds.

Empoli have not won any of their last seven Serie A matches, collecting only two points from six games (two draws, five losses), which makes them the lowest-performing team in this period.

Juventus have had 14 different players score in Serie A this season, second only to Inter, who have had 16 goalscorers. Meanwhile, Empoli have the fewest scorers, with just five players getting on the scoresheet.

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT

Randal Kolo Muani has the chance to become only the second player in the three-points-per-win era to score in their first two Serie A appearances for Juventus, following Carlos Tevez in 2013.

Timothy Weah has become the third American to score at least five goals in a Serie A season. Joining Christian Pulisic (12 goals in 2023/24 and six in 2024/25) and Weston McKennie (five goals in 2020/21).

Nicolas Gonzalez is approaching 50 goal contributions in Europe’s top five leagues, with 34 goals and 15 assists to his name.

Juventus are one of only two Serie A teams, along with Hellas Verona, to have more than one player born after 2000 (Nicolo Savona, Juan Cabal, Pierre Kalulu, and Andrea Cambiaso) play over 400 minutes this season.

Among Chelsea players with more than five appearances in the 2024/25 Premier League, only Romeo Lavia (born 2004) has played fewer matches than Renato Veiga (born 2003).

OPPOSITION FOCUS

Sebastiano Esposito has been in great form, scoring six goals in the eight Serie A matches he has played since December, making him the top scorer in the league during this period.

Lorenzo Colombo has scored five goals this season, equaling his best-ever Serie A tally, which he also reached during his time at Lecce in 2022/23. Remarkably, 11 of his 14 Serie A goals have come away from home.

Emmanuel Gyasi, with 15 Serie A goals, is closing in on Kevin-Prince Boateng’s tally of 16 goals, which would see him become one of the top Ghanaian scorers in Serie A history. Gyasi scored against Juventus in a 2021 match with Spezia.

Mattia De Sciglio, who played 82 Serie A matches for Juventus between 2017 and March 2024, netted his first goal for the Bianconeri in his 112th league appearance against Crotone in November 2017.

Jacopo Fazzini, born on March 16, 2003, is the second youngest player to have made over 10 appearances for his team in Serie A over the past three seasons. Trailing only Diego Coppola of Hellas Verona (born December 28, 2003).