Juventus take to the field on Monday in what will be their 100th league match-up against Udinese, looking to bounce back after last weekend's Derby d'Italia defeat against a side who they have certainly held a stronghold over in recent match-ups.
Udinese have struggled so far this campaign, sitting just one point above the relegation places in 16th, and are winless in their last five matches, conceding nine goals in the process.
Ahead of the 20:45 CET kick-off at the Allianz Stadium, here's ten things to know about the Friulani.
- Udinese have gained 19 points from 23 matches this season, equaling their worst season in Serie A after as many matches in the three points-for-a-win era (19 points in 2018/19).
- Monday’s away team have drawn 13 matches in this championship, only once in their history in Serie A have they recorded more draws after 23 matches of the season (16 in 1982/83).
- Udinese have won just one of their first 11 away games played in this championship (D6, L4), an event that had only occurred once in the previous 13 Serie A seasons, in 2018/19.
- Gabriele Cioffi’s charges have lost the most points (15) due to goals conceded in the last 15 minutes of play in this championship, on the other hand Juventus is one of the four teams that have not lost any points in the last quarter of an hour of play, alongside Inter, Milan and Empoli.
- Udine (228) is the only team in this championship to have completed at least 200 dribbles; however, Juventus players are the ones who have conceded the least so far (109).
- Udinese is the team with the lowest average ball possession this season (39.7%).
- The Zebrette have not won any of the four matches played without the suspended Roberto Pereyra this campaign, matches in which their goal average went from 1.1 to 0.5.
- Florian Thauvin has scored four goals this season, including two in his last four appearances. With an assist to his name as well, the Frenchman has been involved in a total of five goals in 21 appearances so far, while last season he had not contributed to any goals in 16 games played.
- Lazar Samardzic is the only midfielder with at least 30 total shots (34), 30 chances created for teammates (36) and 30 successful dribbles (32) this Serie A season.
- After scoring four goals in December, Lorenzo Lucca has remained without scoring in his five Serie A appearances in 2024; in general, the Friulian striker has scored six goals in this tournament, of which only one was scored away from home (vs Monza on 29 October).