Serie A, Round 25

Juventus vs Palermo: Match preview, Team news & Prediction

Juventus with an easy job against drowning Palermo.

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Juventus will host Palermo in Serie A round 25. Serie A leaders have 8 victories in their last 9 games and this should be an easy fixture for them.

They are traveling to Portugal on Wednesday to fight Porto in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 – which is far more important game for Massimo Allegri’s men.

Juventus are on six-game winning streak and they have conceded only one goal in their last six matches.

Palermo is currently 18th placed team in the league and it’s hardly possible that we will have a chance to watch them next year in Serie A. With tonight’s victory over Palermo, Juventus will be 10 points clear of Roma, with just 13 matches to play.

It’s hard to see that struggelers can even score against champions, so this should generally be an easy fixture for Juventus.

Head to Head

Match Facts

  • Juventus have won their last nine Serie A games against Palermo, scoring 18 goals in the process and conceding none.
  • 880 minutes of Serie A action have elapsed since Palermo’s last goals against Juventus (Giulio Migliaccio in February 2011).
  • Juve have won their last four home games against Palermo, after the Sicilians had won the previous three in Turin – since this clash moved to the new Juventus Stadium, the Bianconeri have always won without conceding against Palermo.
  • On the last 11 occasions when a team have taken 14 or fewer points after the first 24 match-days of Serie A, they have gone on to be relegated.
  • Juventus have already kept six clean sheets since start of 2017 – a record amongst Europe’s big-5 leagues.
  • Juventus broke the deadlock before half time in 11 of their 12 home games this season – the Bianconeri have netted 19 goals so far at the Stadium before half time, more than any other side on home soil.
  • Former Palermo striker, Paulo Dybala has been involved in 36 goals during his 51 Serie A games for Juventus (scoring 24 and providing 12 assists).
  • Prior to Gonzalo Higuain, the last Juve player to score 18 goals in the first 24 match-days of a Serie A season was David Trezeguet in 2005/06.

Team News

Juventus are without Mario Mandzukic who is suspended.

Sami Khedira should be rested while Chiellini, Barzgali and Mandragora are all out because of injury.

On the other side Palermo will be without Pezzella, Rajkovic, Sival and Fulignati.

Possible lineups

Juventus: Buffon; Alex Sandro, Rugani, Bonucci, Alves; Pjanic, Marchisio; Pjaca, Dybala, Cuardado; Higuain

Palermo: Posavec, Goldaniga, Gonzalez, Sunjic; Aleesami, Gazzi, Henrique, Rispoli; Trajkovski, Nestorovski, Balogh