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 +0.92, Napoli +1.26.
- Points per game over the last five: Juventus 1.00, Napoli 1.40.
- Attack: Juventus xG per match 1.55, 15.6 shots, 2.4 big chances created; Napoli xG per match 2.56, 18.2 shots, 3.2 big chances created.
- Defence: expected goals conceded per match Juventus 0.63, Napoli 1.30; shots on target faced 4.6 vs 6.2, big chances faced 1.0 vs 1.2.
Each team's clearest edge
Home edge
Shots faced per match
7.4
vs 15.4
· Edge 51.9%
xGA per match
0.63
vs 1.30
· Edge 51.1%
Shots on target faced per match
4.6
vs 6.2
· Edge 25.8%
Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.
Away edge
xG per match
2.56
vs 1.55
· Edge 39.2%
Goals conceded per match
1.00
vs 1.60
· Edge 37.5%
Points per game
1.40
vs 1.00
· Edge 28.6%
Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.
Head-to-head data
Juventus
|
Metric |
Napoli
|
|---|---|---|
| Results | ||
| 1.00 | Points per game | 1.40 |
| 1.20 | Goals per match | 1.40 |
| 1.60 | Goals conceded per match | 1.00 |
| 2.07 | Expected points per game | 2.20 |
| Attack | ||
| 1.55 | xG per match | 2.56 |
| 15.6 | Shots per match | 18.2 |
| 10.0 | Shots on target per match | 11.6 |
| 2.4 | Big chances created per match | 3.2 |
| 57.8% | Possession | 55.0% |
| 8.4 | Deep completions per match | 9.2 |
| Defence | ||
| 0.63 | xGA per match | 1.30 |
| 7.4 | Shots faced per match | 15.4 |
| 4.6 | Shots on target faced per match | 6.2 |
| 1.0 | Big chances faced per match | 1.2 |
| 3.6 | Deep completions allowed per match | 6.0 |
| Running & pressing | ||
| — | Distance covered per match (km) 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| — | Sprints per match 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| 23.6 | Pressing value (lower is stronger) | 17.2 |
Highlighted values are the stronger side. For goals conceded, shots faced and the pressing value, lower is better.
Injuries & absences
Juventus 6
- Francisco Conceição Injury Expected back mid November 2026
- Jeff Ekhator Injury Expected back early 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
Napoli 5
- Alessandro Buongiorno Injury Expected back early November 2026
- Alisson Santos Injury Expected back early November 2026
- Antonio Vergara Injury Back in training
- Costantino Favasuli Injury Expected back early November 2026
- David Neres Injury Expected back early November 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.