Preview: Juventus vs Genoa

Juventus return to Serie A action after the March international break with Matchday 30, and Genoa are Saturday's visitors to the Allianz Stadium.

Ahead of the 18:00 CET kick-off, get up to speed with our statistical preview:

Head-to-head

• Juventus are the side against whom Genoa have suffered the most Serie A losses (68), at least eight more than against any other side.
• The Bianconeri have kept clean sheets in their last two Serie A meetings with the Rossoblu.
• Juventus also have the most home wins against Genoa in Serie A (43, along with Inter). The Grifone only have two away wins at Juventus and not since 1991.
• The most frequent scoreline between the two is a 1-0 win to Juventus, which has happened 12 times and the most recent being on 22 January, 2018.

Interesting Facts

• Having fallen last time out at home to Atalanta, Juventus haven’t lost back-to-back home Serie A matches since doing so in February-March 2011.
• The Bianconeri have the highest pass-completion rate in the league this season (89%), while Genoa have the third lowest (79%).
• No team has conceded fewer open-play goals than the Bianconeri’s 17 this term.
• Juventus are the side with the most goals scored on the end of counterattacks this season (nine), while Genoa are just one of two sides (as well as Napoli) to have not scored any such goals.

Player Numbers

• Dusan Vlahovic has 99 Serie A goal involvements so far (86 goals, 13 assists) and has already scored four times against Genoa in the league, including a brace in the earlier meeting this season.
• Pierre Kalulu’s first Serie A goal came on 16 December, 2020, against Genoa. He is also the player with the highest average number of touches per 90 minutes this season with 97.7.
• With a goal, Kenan Yildiz would equal Moise Kean on seven as the player with the most Juventus goals scored before turning 20 in the era of three points for a win.
• Teun Koopmeiners has a goal and an assist in his last two games against Genoa in Serie A.
• Francisco Conceicao scored his first Serie A goal against Genoa on 28 September, 2024.

Opposition Focus

• Having won 2-1 against Lecce last time out, Genoa haven’t yet won back-to-back Serie A matches under Patrick Vieira, last doing so in January 2024.
• Ruslan Malinovskyi has three goals against Juventus, making them his favourite Serie A opponent alongside Bologna.
• Andrea Pinamonti is two goals away from hitting 50 in Serie A, and he could become the first Italian born after 1 January, 1999, to hit the milestone. He has scored two league goals against Juventus, but both have come at home.