Preview: Napoli vs Juventus Women

Juventus FC

·2 novembre 2024

Preview: Napoli vs Juventus Women

The Juventus Women’s First Team are back in action after the season's first international break this Sunday, making the trip to Campania to take on Napoli Femminile on Serie A Matchday 8. Kick-off in Naples is set for 12:30 on Sunday, 3 November.

The Bianconere travel south still top of the Serie A table and with 19 points from their opening seven games so far, dropping points only in the recent goalless draw away at Inter before the break.

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Napoli, meanwhile, are eighth in the able with five points to their name.

Get yourself up to speed with our Matchday 8 preview below.

Head-to-head

Juventus have won every game they’ve played against Napoli (six so far) with an aggregate score of 15-3.
Napoli have never scored more than one goal in a game against Juventus in Serie A, while the Bianconere have always scored at least two against the Partenopee.
Juventus, along with AC Milan and Roma, are one of the three teams against whom Napoli have lost the most often in Serie A (six times against each).

Interesting Facts

Juventus are unbeaten in their last six away Serie A matches, the longest such run in the league, winning five and drawing one.
Juventus, along with Roma, are one of two sides with the most clean sheets in Serie A this calendar year - each with nine.
After drawing their last game 0-0 at Inter, Juventus could draw back-to-back matches for the first time since April and May 2023, and could go goalless in consecutive games for the first time in their history in Serie A.
No team has more headed goals in this Serie A season than Juventus’ three.
Juventus have as many as six goals in the opening 30 minutes of matches this season, again a league best.
The Bianconere have scored more set-piece goals than any Serie A side this season - eight.

Player Numbers

Juventus already have six players with more than a goal to their name in Serie A this season - Cristiana Girelli (three), Sofia Cantore (three), Valentina Bergamaschi (two), Amalie Vangsgaard (two), Paulina Krumbiegel (two) and Arianna Caruso (two) - and only Barcelona (seven) have more across Europe’s top-five leagues.
Sofia Cantore has scored three goals in seven Serie A appearances this season after hitting four in 20 last term.
Each of Cristiana Girelli’s three Serie A goals this season have come away from home.
No defender in Europe’s top-five leagues boasts more assists than Estelle Cascarino’s three so far.

Opposition Focus

Manuela Sciabica, on loan at Napoli from Juventus, scored the first of her three Serie A goals against the Bianconere on 15 January, 2023.
Two of the three players with the most interceptions in Serie A this season play for Napoli - Melissa Bellucci (13) and Matilde Lundorf (12), behind only Inter’s Marija Ana Milinkovic.
Violah Nambi’s only Serie A goal so far came against Juventus for Pomigliano on 16 September, 2023, when the Bianconere won 3-2 in Campania.