What this page answers
A side-by-side look at both teams' last five matches: attack, defence, running and availability. It explains where each side has an edge before kickoff; it is not a win/draw/loss prediction.
The takeaway
Napoli lead in both underlying performance and recent points.
- Underlying goal difference (expected goals for minus against): Juventus +0.61, Napoli +1.76.
- Points per game over the last five: Juventus 1.40, Napoli 1.60.
- Attack: Juventus xG per match 1.38, 14.4 shots, 2.0 big chances created; Napoli xG per match 2.69, 18.0 shots, 3.4 big chances created.
- Defence: expected goals conceded per match Juventus 0.77, Napoli 0.93; shots on target faced 5.8 vs 6.4, big chances faced 1.0 vs 0.6.
Each team's clearest edge
Home edge
Shots faced per match
10.0
vs 14.4
· Edge 30.6%
xGA per match
0.77
vs 0.93
· Edge 17.7%
Shots on target faced per match
5.8
vs 6.4
· Edge 9.4%
Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.
Away edge
xG per match
2.69
vs 1.38
· Edge 48.8%
Big chances created per match
3.4
vs 2.0
· Edge 41.2%
Big chances faced per match
0.6
vs 1.0
· Edge 40.0%
Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.
Head-to-head data
Juventus
|
Metric |
Napoli
|
|---|---|---|
| Results | ||
| 1.40 | Points per game | 1.60 |
| 1.40 | Goals per match | 1.60 |
| 1.40 | Goals conceded per match | 1.00 |
| 1.81 | Expected points per game | 2.50 |
| Attack | ||
| 1.38 | xG per match | 2.69 |
| 14.4 | Shots per match | 18.0 |
| 8.8 | Shots on target per match | 11.2 |
| 2.0 | Big chances created per match | 3.4 |
| 59.6% | Possession | 55.4% |
| 8.8 | Deep completions per match | 8.4 |
| Defence | ||
| 0.77 | xGA per match | 0.93 |
| 10.0 | Shots faced per match | 14.4 |
| 5.8 | Shots on target faced per match | 6.4 |
| 1.0 | Big chances faced per match | 0.6 |
| 3.8 | Deep completions allowed per match | 6.2 |
| Running & pressing | ||
| — | Distance covered per match (km) 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| — | Sprints per match 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| 22.0 | Pressing value (lower is stronger) | 18.2 |
Highlighted values are the stronger side. For goals conceded, shots faced and the pressing value, lower is better.
Injuries & absences
Juventus 7
- Francisco Conceição Injury Expected back mid November 2026
- Kamil Grabara Injury Out for the season
- Kenan Yıldız Injury Expected back early December 2026
- Khéphren Thuram-Ulien Injury Expected back mid January 2027
- Manuel Locatelli Injury Expected back late March 2027
- Nicolás González Injury Expected back mid November 2026
- Zeki Çelik Injury Expected back mid November 2026
Napoli 7
- Alessandro Buongiorno Injury Expected back mid November 2026
- Alisson Santos Injury Expected back mid November 2026
- Benoît Badiashile Injury Expected back early December 2026
- Costantino Favasuli Injury Expected back mid November 2026
- David Neres Injury Expected back mid November 2026
- Leonardo Spinazzola Injury Expected back mid November 2026
- Stanislav Lobotka Injury Expected back late December 2026
Latest pre-match snapshot; coverage varies by league.
Limitations
Based on 10 recent matches (10 with expected-goals data).
- Injury snapshots start from 2026-09-17; earlier absences are not reflected.