Juventus are seeking a third straight win across all competitions as they host Fiorentina in Serie A on Sunday. The Turin club look to have turned a corner in the last few games and should have the upper hand over La Viola, who are looking slightly out of sorts lately.
Juventus are coming off a 2-1 victory at Monza in their previous Serie A fixture. Goals in both halves from Weston McKennie and Nicolas Gonzalez were enough to earn the Turin club the win despite the hosts also getting on the score sheet.
That was the third victory in the last four matches across all competitions for Juventus, who appear to be turning their recent run of draws into wins. Thiago Motta’s men are still the only unbeaten side left in Serie A, although they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last five league matches.
While things appear to be turning around for Juventus, Fiorentina seem to be going in the other direction. Raffaele Palladino’s men are winless in their last three matches across all competitions, suffering two defeats in that run, including a 2-1 home loss to Udinese on Monday.
Fiorentina have also found things difficult on their recent travels, failing to win in three of their last four away matches. La Viola suffered a 1-0 defeat at Bologna in their previous Serie A fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it: Juventus backed to win
Juventus have been installed as favourites among the bookies and are priced at 20/23 by BoyleSports to claim the win. A victory for Fiorentina is valued at 3/1 by BoyleSports, who are also offering odds of 11/5 for a draw.
Head to head: Turin club in front
Juventus have a 37-10 advantage with 18 draws from 65 previous matches against Fiorentina. The Turin club have won the last three meetings, with all of them ending in 1-0 victories.
Players to watch: Vlahovic to haunt former club
Dusan Vlahovic remains the leading scorer for Juventus having scored seven Serie A goals this season. The Serbian striker has also been on target in three of the last four matches across all competitions and is priced at 11/8 by BoyleSports to get on the score sheet.
Moise Kean scored his 10th Serie A goal of the season in the defeat to Udinese and will be the one to watch on Sunday. The striker is priced at 3/1 by BoyleSports to find the net.
Probable line-ups
Juventus are still without Timothy Weah, Douglas Luiz, Arkadiusz Milik and Bremer, who remain on the injured list. Teun Koopmeiners is doubtful after going off injured at Monza and could be replaced by Kephren Thuram.
Fiorentina have a fully fit squad, with Eduardo Bove the only absentee. Kean should lead the line once again alongside Lucas Beltran while Luca Ranieri is set to continue at the heart of defence.
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Savona, Gatti, Kalulu, Cambiaso, Locatelli, Thuram, Gonzalez, Yildiz, Conceicao, Vlahovic
Fiorentina: De Gea, Gosens, Ranieri, Comuzzo, Kayode, Adli, Cataldi, Sottil, Colpani, Beltran, Kean
Anything else catch the eye?
Juventus have seen over 2.5 goals in their last three Serie A matches and a similar outcome is priced at evens with BoyleSports. With the Turin club conceding often lately, both teams could be backed to score at 4/5 with Boylesports.
Juventus have scored in both halves in four of their last six home matches across all competitions and a repeat is priced at 9/4 with BoyleSports.
This Serie A match between Juventus and Fiorentina will be played on Dec 29, 2024 and kick off at 17:00. Check below for our tipsters best Juventus vs Fiorentina prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
