Saturday’s match will be the 104th Serie A clash between Udinese and Juventus, with Udinese’s record currently standing at 14 wins, 18 draws and 71 defeats. The two teams have already faced off twice this season, once in a league match in October that ended in a 3-1 win for Juventus and once in a Coppa Italia game, which Juventus also won 2-0. Their most recent match in Udine – where Udinese haven’t won since their 2-1 triumph in the 2019/20 season – was in November 2024, with the visitors winning 2-0. Over the past three seasons, Udinese have failed to score against Juventus at Bluenergy Stadium. Are things about to change? Juventus conceded at least three goals in their last four away games in the league and other competitions.
Should Udinese draw or win, they will have remained unbeaten for three consecutive games – after their win over Fiorentina and draw with Atalanta – for the first time since October, when they drew with Cagliari and Cremonese and won against Lecce. They are up against the team with the most successful dribbles in this Serie A season (483), but Kosta Runjaic’s men are very good at duels, which they’ve won 51.8% of the time, behind only Inter and Lazio. Their opponents are also the 2025/26 Serie A team with the highest number of individual goal-scorers (18).
Over the past two games, Keinan Davis has scored two goals. The last time he scored in two consecutive matches was back in March 2023 and he has never made it to three. If he scores on Saturday, it will be his tenth this season, making him the fourth English player in Serie A history to ever hit double figures, along with Gerry Hitchens, David Platt and Tammy Abraham. Alongside Davis in the list of top goal-scoring players is Kenan Yildiz, who is also the 2025/26 Serie A player with the most successful dribbles. A formidable opponent for him is Arthur Atta, who is currently fourth in this list. The Frenchman may reach his 50th Serie A appearance this Saturday, all while playing for Udinese. Luciano Spalletti was in charge of Udinese for 133 matches over two distinct spells, spanning from March to June 2001 and again between 2002 and 2005.