Head coach: Luciano Spalletti · 4-2-3-1 confirmé par deux comptes rendus de match distincts (Bologne-Juventus 0-1 pour Ultimo Uomo, et la feuille de match officielle Juventus-Parma 2-0 relayée par Tuttosport), avec une fluidité qui fait évoluer l'équipe vers un 3-4-3 en phase de possession selon les mouvements adverses. À signaler : une analyse tactique distincte (AIAPC) décrit plutôt un 3-4-2-1 comme dispositif de base — source à recouper si elle concerne la même période.
Rank
7th
Pts
11
P
6
Form
🟡 Average
The essentials at a glance
The summary of this page: estimated level of play, form trend and qualitative verdict. For the details, head to the other tabs.
Editors' ratings
7/10
Attack
9/10
Defence
5/10
Form
5/10
Confidence / mood
Current risk:High
7th with 11 pts from 6 matches: 3 wins, 2 draws, 1 defeat.
9 goals scored, 5 conceded.
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A leap that caught the attention of large clubs that were already following him and that caused his registration for the Juventus. Despite that farewell to the Málaga, Huijsen always maintained his link with the Costa-soleño team, which he visits every time he has occasion. That relationship also holds with Carlos Jiménez, that discoverer who bet on him just to see him.
Still not to digest the blow that it meant to lose to the Juventus in the elongation, the Celta receives on Sunday the Alavés in Balaídos, where five months ago Quique Sánchez Flores celebrated his first victory as a Vitorian technician after the epic dating back from his team, which raised a 3-0 in the second part.
Match-by-match results, record and rhythm of the current season.
Latest matches
Dvs Cagliari Calcio (A) · 1-1
Wvs Atalanta BC (H) · 2-0
Lvs US Sassuolo Calcio (A) · 2-3
Dvs AC Milan (H) · 1-1
Wvs Parma Calcio 1913 (H) · 2-0
WWWDDL
9 scored / 5 conceded over 6 matches played
Rest: 7 days since the last match · 1 match played in the last 15 days
Home form
2W - 1D - 0L
Away form
1W - 1D - 1L
Statistics
Computed from this season's scores, every time the page is shown.
Goals scored per match
1.6
Goals conceded per match
1.0
At home
5 scored · 1 conceded in 3 matches
Away
3 scored · 4 conceded in 2 matches
Over 2.5 goals
1 of 5
Both teams score
3 of 5
Clean sheets
2 of 5
Failed to score
0 of 5
Cumulative points vs league average
Not enough matchdays recorded yet for this curve — history builds up with every standings refresh.
How Juventus play
System, playing identity, and what sets the team apart at both ends of the pitch.
Playing identity
Preferred system
4-2-3-1 confirmé par deux comptes rendus de match distincts (Bologne-Juventus 0-1 pour Ultimo Uomo, et la feuille de match officielle Juventus-Parma 2-0 relayée par Tuttosport), avec une fluidité qui fait évoluer l'équipe vers un 3-4-3 en phase de possession selon les mouvements adverses. À signaler : une analyse tactique distincte (AIAPC) décrit plutôt un 3-4-2-1 comme dispositif de base — source à recouper si elle concerne la même période.
Philosophy
Spalletti emphasises adapting to the demands of each match rather than a rigid system, with an effective high press, build-up play alternating short passing and more direct distribution, and the stated ambition of a team that is defensively balanced, aggressive in winning the ball back and quick in transition without giving up possession.
Attacking strengths
Effective attack at the start of the season, driven notably by Nico González (scorer against Parma) and Teun Koopmeiners off the bench; Kenan Yildiz, the main attacking asset, is now sidelined through injury.
Defensive solidity
No goals conceded in the first two Serie A matchdays (two wins, including 2-0 against Parma), a defensive strength very early in the season.
Pressing
Transitions
StrengthImpressive defensive solidity (0 goals conceded in 2 matches) and effectiveness in the second half, as shown against Parma with the goals from Nico González and Koopmeiners.
WeaknessA crowded treatment room at the close of the transfer window: Yildiz operated on his foot for around three months, K. Thuram affected by patellofemoral syndrome, Cambiaso and McKennie doubtful after the match against Parma.
The mood around the club, and who is missing
Internal climate, relationship with the supporters, and known absences before the next match.
Mood
Squad confidence
Six points from six on Luciano Spalletti's debut and football still to be improved: Juventus come to the clash with Milan with a flattering record and a growing injury list. Khéphren Thuram's operation, scheduled for 3 September in Lyon, deprives the midfield of its engine for at least four months, when Kenan Yıldız is already out for three. The internal message remains bullish, as with Francisco Conceição, who says the aim is to win “every match”. Hosting Milan on Sunday 6 September at 20:45 will say whether that confidence rests on the football or on individual quality.
Coach / players / board relationship
The mood between Spalletti and the sporting directors has eased since July's tensions over the slowness of the window, now settled by ten arrivals, including the last additions Nick Woltemade and Pape Matar Sarr, presented as immediately available. A public dispute nonetheless persists on the fringes of the squad: Franck Kessié's agent replied to Carnevali in a detailed statement, saying his player had made “enormous financial sacrifices” in the face of an offer judged below the terms envisaged. The case of Juan Cabal, described as outside Spalletti's plans and at risk of being left off the lists, is the other delicate matter. On the football side, however, the agreement between coach and executives is not in question.
Mood with the supporters
The Allianz Stadium had booed Jonathan David when he came off against Parma, a sign of a demanding public from the very first matchdays, and the forward's departure has changed the attacking picture. The context has softened thanks to the Gran Galà del Calcio awards, where Francisco Conceição received the 2026 goal of the year prize. The women's side offers another source of pride with qualification for the Champions League knockout stage, but also a page turning: Barbara Bonansea, the club's most-capped player with 242 matches, 96 goals and 16 trophies, is leaving for the NWSL after nine seasons. The clash with Milan on Sunday night looks like the season's first big occasion in Turin.
Pressure on the head coach
Luciano Spalletti has built his start to the season on his substitutes and on defensive solidity, but the pile-up of absences narrows his options: Thuram operated on, Yıldız out for three months, Ekhator unavailable, McKennie on a modified programme, Cambiaso and Zhegrova limited. The Turin press is already asking who compensates, naming Nico González and Pape Matar Sarr as the men called on to fill the void. The coach remains protected by a perfect record and by a deliberately cautious stated objective, Champions League qualification rather than the Scudetto. A poor result against Milan would nonetheless change the tone of the questions.
Club objectives
Spalletti set a measured course as early as July, aiming for the Champions League and the higher places rather than the title, but his dressing room takes a more bullish line, Conceição talking of the ambition to win every match and the dream of a Europa League. In the Coppa Italia, Juventus enter at the last-16 stage against Sassuolo, who qualified on penalties against Frosinone. The immediate priority remains getting through the period of long-term absences without losing ground. The women's side, meanwhile, have already secured their place in the Champions League knockout stage.
Recent internal tensions
The main source of friction is no longer the head coach but the Kessié situation, with a public reply from the player's agent to executive Carnevali about the wage terms offered. The Cabal case, described as outside the plans and exposed to being left off the lists, is the second sensitive point in a squad the club still has to trim. The memory of the boos aimed at Jonathan David is also a reminder that part of the public is quick to single individuals out. Nothing, however, suggests a conflict between Spalletti and his dressing room.
Absences
InjuredKhéphren Thuram — Operated on on 3 Sep 2026 in Lyon for patellofemoral pain syndrome; at least four months out, with a return envisaged in January 2027.
InjuredKenan Yıldız — Around three months out after his left foot operation.
InjuredJeff Ekhator — Still unavailable before Milan's visit.
DoubtfulWeston McKennie — On a modified programme, Juventus hope to have him back for Milan.
DoubtfulAndrea Cambiaso — Slight ankle sprain, to be monitored up to kick-off.
DoubtfulEdon Zhegrova — Muscle fatigue reported before the clash with Milan.
Before kick-off
What to know before the next match: statistical form, qualitative analysis, and a computed estimate of the 1/X/2 probabilities.
Next match
Juventus — Lazio
At homeSunday 18 October at 20:45Matchday 7
It's today. Kick-off time confirmed by the league. Paris time · football-data.org fixtures.
In-house calculation, from this page's standings data alone: 6 matches played by Juventus, 6 matches by Lazio. Confidence: medium
The formula, in plain words — with this match's figures
League average. 187 goals scored over 130 team-matches played (20 teams taken into account), i.e. μ = 1.44 goal scored per team per match. This is the reference point: everything that follows is expressed relative to it.
Attacking and defensive strengths. Goals scored (or conceded) per match, divided by μ. 1.00 = exactly average; in defence, above 1.00 means “concedes more than average”.
TeamGoalsRawKept
Juventus — attack9 in 6 matches1.041.02
Juventus — defence5 in 6 matches0.580.79
Lazio — attack11 in 6 matches1.271.14
Lazio — defence4 in 6 matches0.460.73
The “Kept” column is the result of shrinkage towards the mean: weight = P / (P + 6), i.e. 0.50 for Juventus and 0.50 for Lazio. The rest of the weight goes to the league average. This is what stops a lone 5-0 from producing an attack at 3.3 times the average — and hence a 95% probability.
Home advantage (γ). Measured on the league itself: 1.65 goal scored on average by the host against 1.33 by the visitor, over the 52 fixtures present in each team's last 5 matches. Raw ratio 1.24; shrunk towards 1 (weight 0.44, on the log of the ratio) then capped at 1.25 → γ = 1.10. Shrinkage goes towards 1, i.e. no advantage at all: while the sample is small, the model does not assert a home advantage it cannot measure.
Venue correction, specific to each team. Drawn from the home/away split: points per match at the venue concerned are compared to points per match over all fixtures, with stronger shrinkage (weight = P / (P + 8)) and a bound of ±12%.
Juventus at home: 2.33 pts/match versus 1.83 overall over 3 matches → ×1.074 Lazio away: 3.00 pts/match versus 2.67 overall over 3 matches → ×1.034
Expected goals. One side's attack is set against the other's defence. γ applies to the host only: applying it the other way round too would count the home advantage twice.
Poisson grid. Probability of every exact score from 0-0 to 8-8, assuming the two goal totals are independent, then adding up the cells: home win 35.3%, draw 26.3%, away win 38.3% — displayed rounded to whole numbers so that they add up to exactly 100. Most likely exact score in the grid: 1-1 (only 12.5%, which says enough about how unpredictable an exact score is).
Limits of this model — they are not anecdotal.
It only knows goals and a venue. Neither absences, suspensions, line-ups, fatigue, stakes, weather nor club context enter the calculation — while the other tabs of this page show that they matter.
The assumption that the two goal totals are independent is false in reality: it slightly underestimates tight scores, hence the draw.
γ is measured over a rolling window (each team's last 5 matches), not over the whole season.
The shrinkage constants (6, 60, 8) and the bounds are choices, not measurements. They were tuned to be cautious early in the season; they were not calibrated on a results history, as none is available here.
No after-the-fact evaluation has been made: at this stage, nobody knows whether this model is better or worse calibrated than another.
What other sources say
No external source has been collected for this match. That is the normal state: readings are taken by hand, and an empty box is better than an unverified figure.
This block shows probability estimates, not predictions, and carries no advisory value. The in-house estimate is the result of a formula applied to a small sample; the figures from external sources are reproduced as they were collected, without their method having been verified.
The full squad
The professional squad by position, captain marked with an armband.
Goalkeepers
G. Vicario
K. Grabara
C. Pinsoglio
Defenders
Pierre Kalulu
A. Cambiaso
Lloyd Kelly
Jhon Lucumí
F. Gatti
G. Bremer
Zeki Çelik
J. Cabal
D. Rugani
Midfielders
W. McKennie
K. Thuram
M. Locatelli
T. Koopmeiners
Douglas Luiz
Forwards
Kenan Yildiz
Jonathan David
F. Conceição
Kolo Muani
Nico González
Edon Zhegrova
K. Alajbegović
Jérémie Boga
Jeff Ekhator
A. Milik
Squad last verified on 31 Aug 2026 — source: besoccer.com/team/squad/juventus-fc; captaincy confirmed by TuttoJuve.net and TuttoMercatoWeb.com.
What has been said recently
Chronological feed of verified information about the club.
rss18 Oct 2026
From 20.45 live - Woltemade with Juventus against Lazio
Without Kenan Yıldız and Khéphren Thuram, Luciano Spalletti will have to rely on Nico González and on new signing Pape Matar Sarr to make up for two absences the Turin press describes as very heavy.
Barbara Bonansea is leaving Juventus Women after nine seasons to join the NWSL in the United States. Having arrived when the section was created in 2017, in May 2026 she became its most-capped player, with 242 matches, 96 goals and 16 trophies. The women's team have also qualified for the Champions League knockout stage after a 1-1 against St. Pölten.
Luciano Spalletti confirmed that Kenan Yıldız will need around three months out after his operation and that Khéphren Thuram will not be back before 2027.
Khéphren Thuram was due to be operated on on Thursday 3 September 2026 in Lyon for patellofemoral pain syndrome in his knee, with an announced absence of at least four months, meaning a return hoped for in January 2027. The same medical update lists Yıldız out for three months after his foot operation, Ekhator unavailable, McKennie on a modified programme, Cambiaso troubled by a slight ankle sprain and Zhegrova affected by muscle fatigue.
On the fringes of the Gran Galà, Francisco Conceição set the course before the clash with Milan: “We aim to win every match, we have started very well, but we know the road is long.” The Portuguese also placed himself in the dressing-room hierarchy: “I have always felt central to Juve's project. We have the same ambition: to win,” adding that it would be “wonderful to win the Europa League”.
In the Coppa Italia, Juventus enter directly at the last-16 stage as seeds and will face Sassuolo, who qualified on penalties against Frosinone on 2 September.
Juventus were Serie A's biggest spenders with around €168m invested, including Randal Kolo Muani for €41.2m from PSG, Kerim Alajbegović for €32m, Jhon Lucumí for €20.1m and Jeff Ekhator for €16.4m.
News last verified on 18 Oct 2026. Sources: sports press (L'Équipe, Le Parisien, Foot Mercato, regional press…) and official club websites — see the link on each item.
Editorial content (playing style, mood, absences, external prediction sources) last verified on 3 Sep 2026. The standings/form data above are refreshed automatically — as is the 1/X/2 estimate, recomputed on every view.
