Preview: Napoli vs Juventus

Having successfully negotiated their way into the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup in midweek, the Juventus Men’s First Team return to league action at the weekend as Serie A Matchday 14 takes them to Campania to face Napoli.

The Bianconeri start the weekend in seventh place in the table with 23 points so far, five behind Napoli in second.

Kick-off in Campania is fixed for 20:45 CET on Sunday, 7 December.

Interesting Facts

• Juventus are both the team that has won the most games (71) and scored the most goals (228) against Napoli in Serie A.
• A 1-1 draw is the most frequent result between Napoli and Juventus in Serie A, with 22 matches ending in a draw, the most recent of which was on 6 January 2022 (goals from [Dries] Mertens and [Federico] Chiesa).

• In the last 20 matches between Napoli and Juventus at the Partenopei's home ground, 62 goals have been scored: an average of 3.1 per match (38 for the Azzurri and 24 for the Bianconeri).
• Teun Koopmeiners has more than doubled his average number of passes played in Serie A in the four matches under Luciano Spalletti (85 per match) compared to his performance in the seven matches under Igor Tudor (40 on average).

• Andrea Cambiaso's first of six goals in Serie A came against Napoli on 29 August 2021 while playing for Genoa.

• Weston McKennie reached 200 appearances in all competitions for Juventus in the last match against Udinese. Since his debut season (2020/21), only Manuel Locatelli (201) has made more appearances for the Bianconeri than the American.

Opposition Focus

• Napoli have won three consecutive matches in all competitions (against Atalanta, Qarabag and Roma) for the first time since May-September 2025 (four in a row in that case).

• Among Serie A teams, Napoli are the ones who have gone the longest without a home defeat (17 - 13W, 4D), followed by Juventus (11 - 8W, 3D).

• If they do not lose against Juventus, Napoli will remain unbeaten at home in Serie A for an entire calendar year for the first time since 1987 (11W, 3D). So far, they have achieved 12 wins and four draws at the Maradona in 2025.

• Scott McTominay has failed to score in his last five Serie A games, only between February and April last year did he go without a goal for more consecutive games in the competition (six).
• David Neres has been involved in five goals in his last six Serie A appearances (three goals and two assists), after failing to contribute to a single goal in his previous 16 games.