25 October 2026
The Men's First Team are back in Serie A action, this time heading south to face Lecce in Puglia.
The Serie A Matchday 8 clash is set to take place at the Stadio Via del Mare at 18:00 CET on Sunday, October 25.
Let’s get up to speed ahead of Sunday's game with some pre-match stats.
INTERESTING FACTS
HEADED GOALS – Juventus have scored four of their nine Serie A goals this season with headers, accounting for 44% of their total. Across Europe's top five leagues, only Lecce have a higher percentage, with five headed goals out of nine (56%).
KOLO MUANI ON THE ROAD – Six of Randal Kolo Muani's nine Serie A goals for Juventus have come away from home (67%). The French forward has also been directly involved in a goal in each of his last two league away appearances, providing an assist against Sassuolo and scoring against Cagliari.
CLOSING IN ON DOUBLE FIGURES – With nine Serie A goals to his name, Randal Kolo Muani is just one away from reaching double figures for Juventus. He could become the sixth French player to achieve this milestone for the Bianconeri in the competition.
BALL POSSESSION – Juventus rank fourth in Serie A for average possession this season (58.7%), behind Inter, Como and Milan.
UNDER PRESSURE – Only Inter (3,232) have faced more opposition pressures than Juventus (3,179) in Serie A this season.
OPPOSITION FOCUS
LECCE'S FORM – Eusebio Di Francesco's side come into the match following a 3-0 away win over Udinese, with goals from Kialonda Gaspar, Konan N'Dri and Jamil Siebert. Lecce have recorded three wins and four defeats in their opening seven league matches, without drawing a game.
AERIAL THREAT – Lecce have scored five of their nine Serie A goals this season with headers (56%), the highest proportion of any team across Europe's top five leagues.
TIAGO GABRIEL'S IMPACT – The 2004-born defender has been directly involved in three goals in six Serie A appearances this season, scoring twice and providing one assist. Since the start of last season, no defender born in 2004 or later has scored more Serie A goals than Tiago Gabriel (four).
DANILO VEIGA'S ASSISTS – The Lecce defender has registered two assists in seven league appearances this season, both coming in his side's last two home matches against Monza and Bologna. That is already twice as many as he managed in his previous 49 Serie A appearances combined (one).
HIGH PRESSING – Lecce have applied more pressures to their opponents than any other Serie A side this season (3,129), despite recording the lowest average possession in the competition (39.8%).
