Monza v Juventus | Preview and Expected Lineup

Matchday 17 of this season’s Serie A sees Juventus take on Monza at the U-Power Stadium

Below, your pre-match reading ahead of Sunday’s 20:45 CET kick-off:

HEAD-TO-HEAD
There’s a perfect balance in the four previous match-ups between Monza and Juventus in Serie A: the Brianzoli won both matches in the 2022/23 season, while the Bianconeri won the next two matches in 2023/24, with four goals scored in total by both teams. Monza’s first victory in their Serie A history came against Juventus, on 18 September 2022 at the U-Power Stadium, 1-0.

Juventus is the team that has made the most passes in this season’s Serie A: 9154; however, 55% (5010) of these have been in their half of the pitch, while only Monza has recorded a higher percentage so far (56%).

Monza is the team that has earned the fewest points in home games this Serie A season: only three in eight matches (3D, 5L) at the U-Power Stadium, and are – along with Genoa – the only side without a home league win so far this campaign. Monza have lost all of their last three home league games (against AC Milan, Lazio and Udinese); the Brianzoli have never recorded four home defeats in a row in Serie A.

INTERESTING FACTS
Juventus have not lost in 24 league matches, in which they have collected eight wins and 16 draws, which is the longest unbeaten run in the top five European leagues.

After four wins in five matches (1L), Monza have won only one of their last 25 league matches (10D, 14L), a 3-0 victory over Hellas Verona away from home.

Juventus are unbeaten in the first half of the season (6W, 10D); in only two other seasons have the Bianconeri ended the first half of the campaign without a loss in their Serie A history: in 2018/19 (17W, 2D) and in 2011/12 (11W, 8D). The Bianconeri have 21 players who have played at least one match for the full 90 minutes: a record in the current campaign.
Juventus are only one of two teams, along with Inter, to have not yet conceded a goal from outside the box this season. The last goal conceded by the Bianconeri from this situation in Serie A dates back to February against Hellas Verona.

Expected Juventus lineup for Monza’s match according to Sky Sport:

But according to Giovanni Albanese, the expected lineup is this: