- The Juventus vs Napoli match will be staged at the Allianz Stadium on Saturday.
- The match will kick off at 1900EAT.
The Allianz Stadium is set to host a crunch clash between Serie A bigwigs Juventus and Napoli on Saturday evening.
The two rivals will be seeking to pick up the maximum points from the game as they eye a chance to go top of the table after five games.
Napoli head into the match sitting in second place on the standings with nine points, one more than Juventus who occupy fourth position.
Since their shocking defeat in the first match of the season, the visitors have been a different animal, overcoming the likes of Bologna, Cagliari and Parma.
In their most recent match, the Antonio Conte-coached side hammered Cagliari 4-0 at Sardegna Arena.
The goals came courtesy of Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Romelu Lukaku, Alessandro Buongiorno and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
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As for Juventus, they have had a mixed start to their 2024/2025 campaign, winning their first two games before recording draws in the other two.
The Old Lady, as they are popularly known, secured wins against Como and Verona in their first two games of the season before settling for barren draws against Roma and Empoli respectively.
However, they returned to winning ways in their most recent tie, walloping PSV Eindhoven 3-1 in a thrilling UEFA Champions League game.
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What time does Juventus vs Napoli start?
The match is scheduled to kick off at 7 pm Kenyan time on Saturday at the Allianz Stadium.
Juventus vs Napoli Team News
Napoli have all their stars fit ahead of the match and have enjoyed more rest than the hosts, since they were not involved in Champions League matches.
Conte is expected to go with a strong starting 11 with the likes of Lukaku and Kvaratskhelia leading the attack.
As for Juventus, they will prepare for the match without Francisco Conceicao, Federico Gatti and Arkadiusz Milik, who are currently nursing injuries.
Head coach Thiago Motta is expected to turn to experienced Brazilian defender Danilo Luiz da Silva in Gatti’s absence.
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Possible Starting Lineups
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Cambiaso, Bremer, Danilo, Kalulu, Luiz, Locatelli, Koopmeiners, Gonzalez, Yildiz, Vlahovic
Napoli: Meret, Buongiorno, Rrahmani, Di Lorenzo, Lobotka, Mazzocchi, Anguissa, Spinazzola, Kvaratskhelia, Neres, Lukaku
Juventus vs Napoli Head-to-head
Juventus and Napoli have locked horns four times in all competitions since the start of 2023 with the latter triumphing in three occasions. None of those matches ended in a draw.
In addition, in the latest match which was played in March this year, Napoli picked up a 2-1 victory.
However, Juventus have had an encouraging record at home against Saturday’s opponents, only losing three of their last 13 matches.
Juventus: 1
Draws: 0
Napoli: 3
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Juventus vs Napoli Current Form
Juventus: WWDDW
Napoli: WLWWW
Juventus vs Napoli Prediction
Juventus have had a good defensive record this season, hence they are expected to depend on counter attacks to hurt a clinical Napoli side.
The impressive record at home against the Naples and the support of the thousands of their supporters, also makes them favorites to win this match.
However, Napoli should not be ruled out of picking up the maximum points since they have a squad capable of beating anyone in Europe.
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