Preview: Sassuolo vs Juventus

The Juventus Men's First Team face Sassuolo away from home on Serie A Matchday 19, soon after the draw against Lecce.

Sassuolo sit mid-table in Serie A after a positive start to the season.

Let’s get up to speed ahead of Tuesday evening’s 20:45 CET kick-off.

Interesting Facts

• Juventus is the team against which Sassuolo has lost the most matches in Serie A: 15 wins for the Bianconeri, with three draws and four wins for the Neroverdi.

• The last six matches between Sassuolo and Juventus in the league have been perfectly balanced: three wins each, after the Neroverdi had earned only two points in the previous 11 matches between the two teams in Serie A.

• The most frequent score between Sassuolo and Juventus in Serie A is 3-1 in favour of the Bianconeri, the final score in five matches, the most recent of which was on 12 May 2021.

• Juventus are unbeaten in their last six Serie A matches played on Epiphany (4W, 2D), conceding only three goals in this period and recording three clean sheets; their last defeat on 6 January in the league dates back to 2013, a 2-1 home defeat.

• Since his first season in Serie A (2020/21), Weston McKennie is one of only two Juventus players, after scoring in the last matchday, to have found the net in five different seasons (along with Dusan Vlahovic).

• Manuel Locatelli is one of only two players with at least 1,000 successful passes in this Serie A season: 1,078, behind only Luka Modrić (1,082).

Opposition Focus

• Since arriving at Sassuolo in 2022/23, Kristian Thorstvedt - who scored in the 1-1 draw against Parma in the last round - is one of only four foreign midfielders with more than 15 goals scored between Serie A and Serie B: 17 (10 in the top flight, seven in the second division).

• Jay Idzes' only goal in Serie A was against Juventus on 14 December 2024 while playing for Venezia (the match ended 2-2).

• Armand Laurienté, who has won two of his three matches against Juventus in Serie A, both played at home, has already scored a goal against the Bianconeri before, on 23 September 2023.

• Sassuolo have won both of their last two league matches against Juventus at the MAPEI Stadium, after picking up just five points (1W, 2D, 6L) in their first nine home games against the Bianconeri in Serie A. Only against Crotone (three) do the Emiliani have a longer current run of consecutive home wins in Serie A.

• Juventus have scored at least two goals in eight away games against Sassuolo in Serie A. No team has done better against the Neroverdi: Milan, Napoli and Roma have also scored at least two goals in eight away games.

• Tarik Muharemovic is the Sassuolo player with the most defensive clearances (105) and blocked shots (13) in the current Serie A season and also the Neroverde player with the most interceptions (24) in this championship.