Overview
Juventus is the only team that has maintained an unbeaten record in Serie A in the 2024-2025 season. However, they have drawn 13 out of 21 matches, and this is also the reason why coach Thiago Motta's team cannot rise to the top group.
After 21 rounds, Juventus are currently 13 points behind Serie A leaders Napoli and will have a hard time competing for the championship. The ineffective performance of the attack is also the reason why they have had to accept consecutive draws.
Dusan Vlahovic is Juventus' top scorer in Serie A, but has only scored 7 goals, 4 of which have come from the penalty spot. The addition of Kolo Muani is expected to help Juventus improve their finishing for the rest of the season.
Napoli are still sitting comfortably at the top of Serie A with 50 points after 21 matches. Napoli are taking full advantage of not having to compete in European Cups to focus on the Scudetto race.
The foundation of Antonio Conte's current form comes from their defence. They have conceded just 14 goals in 21 games and have the most solid defence in the league.
However, Napoli is not rated too highly on the attacking front, only slightly better than Juventus. With both teams being strong in defense and not having impressive attacks, it is likely that this match will end in a low-scoring draw.
Juventus have won 30, lost 19 and drawn 12 of their previous 61 matches against Napoli. However, Napoli have won their last five Serie A meetings with Juventus at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.
Human resources situation
Alessandro Buongiorno is Napoli's only injury absentee. They have had a full week of rest and are likely to stick with the same line-up that won against Atalanta. Lukaku and Matteo Politano will continue to lead the line-up, while Amir Rrahmani will start in defence.
On the other side of the front line, Vlahovic returned from injury in the win over AC Milan and could start. Francisco Conceicao and Kenan Yildiz are also expected to appear.
Expected lineup:
Napoli: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Jesus, Olivera, Lobotka, McTominay, Anguissa, Neres, Politano Lukaku.
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Savona, Gatti, Kalulu, Cambiaso, Locatelli, McKennie, Conceicao, Koopmeiners, Yildiz, Vlahovic.
The match between Napoli and Juventus takes place at 0:00 on the morning of January 26 (Vietnam time).
