Genoa vs Juventus Prediction, Preview, Lineups and Team News | Serie A, September 28, 2024

Genoa vs Juventus Preview

• Tournament: Serie A
• Date: Saturday, Sep 28
• Kick-off Time: 05:05 pm GMT
• Venue: Luigi Ferraris Stadium, Italy

Genoa will play host to clean-sheet specialists Juventus in their sixth clash of the 2024/25 Serie A season at Luigi Ferraris Stadium. Both sides are winless in their last three games and Juventus are expected to secure a victory on their travels.

Hosts Genoa find themselves just above the relegation zone as they have not managed a win in their last three games and were knocked out by Sampdoria in the Coppa Italia earlier this week. They currently sit 16th in the Serie A standings and have been highly inconsistent with their performances this season.

Meanwhile, Juventus have been left frustrated after three back-to-back goalless draws in the league despite their superb start to the new campaign. They are yet to lose a game this season and are currently placed fifth in the league standings.

Genoa Team News

The hosts would be without the services of Caleb Ekuban who’s struggling with a muscular injury. Ruslan Malinovsky sustained a season-ending injury whereas Junior Messias also remains out of this tie. Juventus loanee Fabio Miretti has returned to full fitness and will be available to face his parent club.

Juventus Team News

As for Juventus, Arkadiusz Milik and Timothy Weah are the only absentees from Thiago Motta’s squad. Francisco Conceicao is back from his muscular injury and is expected to be available on the bench this weekend.

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Genoa vs Juventus Predicted Lineups

Genoa predicted lineup (3-5-2):

Goalkeeper: Gollini

Defenders: De Winter, Bani, Vasquez

Midfielders: Sabelli, Thorsby, Badelj, Frendrup, Martin

Forwards: Vitinha, Pinamonti

Juventus predicted lineup (4-1-4-1):

Goalkeeper: Di Gregorio

Defenders: Savona, Gatti, Bremer, Cambiaso

Midfielders: Locatelli; Gonzalez, Thuram, Koopmeiners, Yildiz

Forwards: Vlahovic

Head-to-Head Record

The two sides have faced off 36 times in the past, with Juventus winning 23 of those games. Genoa has won only five matches between both sides, whereas the remaining eight games ended in a draw.

Last five match results:

Key Players to Watch in Genoa vs Juventus

Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa)

Genoa signed Italian striker Andrea Pinamonti on a season-long loan from relegated Sassuolo this summer. The former Inter Milan forward has two goals to his name and The Grifone would be counting on him to provide the goods.

Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus)

The 24-year-old Serbian international has been one of the most prolific strikers in Serie A and has shouldered the goalscoring duties at the Old Lady really well this season. So far, Dusan Vlahovic has bagged two goals and an assists in six appearances across all competitions.

Genoa vs Juventus Prediction

The hosts are entering this game on the back of a 2-0 defeat against newly-promoted Venezia in the last game which left them 16th in the league standings, just few points above the relegation zone. Genoa are winless in their last three games and have been struggling in front of goal of late this season.

As for Juventus, they have had a mixed start to their Serie A campaign as they have drawn their last three league matches with a goalless scoreline. But the Turin giants are yet to concede a goal in the league this season and have kept clean sheets in all of their first five matches. They have been impressive at the back under new manager Thiago Motta and would aim to put an end to their three-match winless run in the league.

Predicted Score: Genoa 0-1 Juventus (Watch Live)

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