Juventus travel to the Stadio Artemio Franchi for an Italian Serie A clash against Fiorentina on Saturday. La Viola are hoping for some new manager bounce while the Turin club are looking to maintain some of their fine showings prior to the international break.
It has been a poor campaign for Fiorentina, who are winless in the league after 11 matches, playing out a 2-2 draw at Genoa in their previous fixture. They have been beaten six times so far and are currently rooted to the bottom of the table.
These problems have led to a managerial switch with Paolo Vanoli replacing Stefano Pioli as the man at the helm. The first task for the new boss will be to find the spark at home as Fiorentina have lost four of their five matches in front of their fans this season.
Meanwhile, Juventus have already made their change and appear to have turned a corner under Luciano Spalletti. They are unbeaten since the former national team boss took charge, with two wins and a draw in their last three Serie A matches.
Juventus will head into Saturday's clash off the back of a 0-0 home draw with Torino last time out in Serie A. The Turin club claimed a 2-1 victory at Cremonese in their previous away fixture.
How the bookies view it: Juventus highly fancied
Juventus have been installed as favourites among the bookies and are priced at 21/20 by Ladbrokes to claim the win. Fiorentina are considered outsiders at 29/10 by bet365, while a draw is set at odds of 12/5 by Betfred.
Head to head: Upper hand for Juventus
Juventus have a 26-8 advantage, with 15 draws in the last 49 matches against Fiorentina. However, La Viola claimed a 3-0 home victory in the last meeting back in March.
Players to watch: Eyes on Yildiz
Dusan Vlahovic is considered doubtful for Saturday's clash, so Kenan Yildiz could be the one to watch for Juventus. The forward is often involved in much of the Turin club’s attacking plays and could be worth keeping an eye on (Kenan Yildiz anytime goalscorer – priced at 11/4 with Paddy Power).
Fiorentina also have some attacking quality and will look to Albert Gudmundsson to provide the spark. The striker will be keen to add to his two Serie A goals (Albert Gudmundsson anytime goalscorer – valued at odds of 15/4 by CORAL).
Probable line-ups:
Fiorentina are likely to be without Tariq Lamptey and Robin Gosens, who are both sidelined with injury. Moise Kean has recovered from a shin injury but could settle for a place in the bench, with Gudmundsson and Roberto Piccoli likely to continue their partnership in attack.
Dusan Vlahovic is doubtful for Juventus after picking up an injury on international duty with Serbia. Jonathan David could be given the nod in attack, while Pierre Kalulu is set to continue at the back.
Fiorentina: De Gea, Pongracic, Mari, Ranieri, Dodo, Mandragora, Nicolussi, Sohm, Fortini, Gudmundsson, Piccoli.
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Kalulu, Rugani, Koopmeiners, McKennie, Locatelli, Thuram, Cambiaso, Conceicao, Yildiz, David.
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams have scored in three of Juventus' last four matches (BTTS YES – available at 10/11 on bet365). Seven of Fiorentina's last eight matches have produced over 2.5 goals (Over 2.5 goals – offered at 11/10 by Betfred).
Juventus have scored first in two of their last three Serie A matches (Juventus to score first – set at odds of 3/4 by William Hill).
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