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Preview | Juventus vs Fiorentina

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Preview | Juventus vs Fiorentina The Juventus Men’s First Team welcome Fiorentina to the Allianz Stadium this Sunday, 17 May, on Serie A Matchday 37, bringing an end to their home campaign. Kick-off in Turin is fixed for 12:30 CEST. Coming into the penultimate weekend of the season, the Bianconeri sit third in the table with 68 points, leaving them just two off second place.

Fiorentina, for their part, are 15th with 38. Let’s get up to speed ahead of the weekend’s game with some pre-match stats. Interesting Facts Juventus are the team that have won the most Serie A matches against Fiorentina in the history of the league in its current format: 82, at least three more wins against La Viola than any other team.

Furthermore, no club has scored more goals against the Tuscans than the Bianconeri in the tournament: 275, tied with Inter. Juventus are unbeaten in all three Serie A matches against Fiorentina in which they have held a 30-point lead in the table, with both teams finding the net in all three of those games. Juventus have found the back of the net in 38 of their last 39 Serie A home games against Fiorentina, failing to score only in the 3-0 defeat on December 22, 2020.

During this period, the Bianconeri have maintained an average of 1. 6 goals per game. Dusan Vlahovic is the only player in the history of Serie A to have scored at least 40 goals for both Fiorentina (44) and Juventus (48); the only other player to have scored at least 30 with both shirts is Roberto Baggio (39 with Fiorentina and 78 with Juventus).

Weston McKennie has been involved in 10 goals (5 goals, 5 assists) in Serie A this season, setting a new record for himself for the most in a single season in Europe's top five leagues. The Juventus midfielder has only provided more than five assists in a single season in the Italian top flight, in 2023/24 when he provided seven. Jonathan David has been involved in 10 goals (six goals and four assists) in the league this season; the striker could reach double figures for goals in Europe's top five leagues for the sixth consecutive season, having done so in each of his previous five seasons with Lille.