Juventus – Udinese

Juventus will break their winless streak in the match against Udinese

The logical decision was made by Juventus' management after the defeat in the last round. The third consecutive loss marked the end of Igor Tudor's tenure as head coach of the Turinese team. On Sunday, the team faced Lazio away. The "Eagles" took the lead as early as the 9th minute. A long-range shot from Baschic turned out to be a successful effort. The visitors pushed forward in an attempt to equalise and had two decent chances to do so in the first half. The referee's decision to ignore a foul on Conceição in the Roman penalty area was quite controversial. Juventus could not score and extended their goalless streak to four matches. Prior to this, the Turinese had lost to Real Madrid (1:0) and Como (2:0). It is worth noting that all three of their recent defeats were away games. If we look at the results of their home games, however, the picture is not so bleak. In five matches, the "Old Lady" secured two victories and played three times for a draw. They shared points with Borussia Dortmund (4:4), Atalanta (1:1), and Milan (0:0). Udinese secured a victory over Lecce. A chaotic game with numerous goals ended in a 3:2 win for Costa Runjaic's side. The Friulians have not lost for three rounds, but they have not faced significant opponents during this stretch. Runjaic's charges have a relatively easy schedule overall. At the beginning of the season, Udinese faced only Milan and Inter among the "big teams". While they suffered a heavy defeat to the "Devils", they achieved a sensational victory over the "Snakes". The history of head-to-head encounters is almost entirely in favour of Juventus. The Turinese won four of the last five encounters between the clubs. In the last season, the teams met twice, and both times the "Old Lady" was stronger with a score of 2:0. In Turin, Juventus also has four wins in the last five matches. Notably, if we take a segment of ten encounters, the "Zebras" will be victorious in nine of them. Udinese is accumulating points in away matches, according to statistical metrics. The xPTS indicator shows that, with seven points earned away, three of these are "extra" for the Friulians. Juventus, despite their issues, is head and shoulders above their opponent. Often, coaching dismissals "shake up" teams. Perhaps a positive result from this shock therapy will be visible at the "Allianz" on Wednesday.