H2H: Juventus Turin vs Hellas Verona - Prediction (Serie A

H2H: Juventus vs Verona – Comparison.

Álvaro Morata has scored three goals across his three competitive matches for Juventus, including a second-half brace in midweek – his first CL brace after 53 appearances in the tournament. Andrea Favilli scored Verona’s last goal, which was also his first-ever SA strike. That goal came after HT, like five of Verona’s last six SA away goals. Five of the previous 11 H2Hs produced a 2-1 result for the home side on the day, including the last three.

Juventus Insights.

Juventus’ last Serie A (SA) match (1-1 vs Crotone) saw legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon become the first-ever player to feature in 650 SA games. Curiously, seven of his ten starting teammates in that match weren’t born when he made his league debut back in November 1995! Yet even Buffon couldn’t stop Juventus from conceding the opener in two of their four SA matches this term, although they scored an equaliser within the following 12 minutes each time. However Juventus are still winless in the last eight competitive matches to see them concede first (D4, L4). A 2-0 win in the Champions League (CL) midweek means both Juve’s competitive victories this season (excluding a walkover) saw them win the second half 2-0. In fact the ‘Bianconeri’ have also won the second half in the last five competitive home H2Hs.

Verona Insights.

The paltry 0.5 total goal average from open play from Verona’s four SA matches doesn’t promise much action, but the previous eleven competitive H2Hs have all featured over 2.5 goals (W2, D2, L7), whilst nine have seen both teams score. Verona travel here winless in 12 consecutive SA away matches (D7, L5), with the last three losses seeing them concede the opener before the 15th minute. Additionally, Verona have scored before HT only three times during that run. Thirteen straight H2H losses at Juventus since the start of 1990 (in all competitions) doesn’t inspire much either.