Serie A: Venezia vs Juventus live
Preview
Juventus travel away to the city of Venice to face Venezia in round 17 of the Serie A season. The match kicks off at 5:00 pm(GMT) with referee Paolo Valeri set to officiate. This will be the first Serie A meeting between Venezia and Juventus in 19-years as The Old Lady seek to win away at the Stadio Pierluigi Penzo.
Venezia are 16th on the Serie A table after sixteen game. The side from Venice have won two of their last five matches, losing three in their last three. In their last game, Paolo Zanetti’s men threw away a 3-0 lead at halftime to lose 4-3 to Hellas Verona at the Stadio Pierluigi Penzo. Five points away from relegation, Venezia will need to win against Juventus to avoid being in a relegation battle later in the season.
After a bad start to this year’s Serie A campaign Juventus look on track to win their third successive Serie A game in as many matches. Allegri’s men sit 5th on the Serie A table, seven points away from the Champions League places. Their last game was in midweek against Malmo, in a game Juventus won 1-0 thanks to a Moise Kean first half strike. A win for Juventus will be key in their quest to push higher up the table.
Head-to-head
The most recent meeting between Venezia and Juventus was in the 2001/2002 season in a game Juventus won 2-1. Their last five competitive head-to-head has seen Juventus win all five.
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Prediction
Juventus are favorites to win this game against Venezia. With the quality of players on the Juve side and their form coming into this game, Allegri’s men are expected to win convincingly when they travel away to the Stadio Pierluigi Penzo.
Line up
Venezia XI: Romero; Ebuehi, Caldara, Modolo, Haps; Busio, Ampadu, Crnigoj; Aramu; Johnsen, Henry
Juventus XI: Szczesny; De Sciglio, Bonucci, De Ligt, Pellegrini; Rabiot, Locatelli; Cuadrado, Dybala, Bernardeschi; Morata
