Torino vs Juventus
2018/19 Serie A
Stadio Olimpico, Turin
Saturday, December 15th
Kick-off at 21:30 (9:30pm) CAT
Juventus will be aiming to extend their unbeaten record in Serie A this season when they make the short trip to near-neighbours Torino’s Stadio Olimpico on Saturday for the first Turin Derby of 2018/19.
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Juve’s remarkable domestic run since the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo looks set to continue this weekend. The Portuguese forward has found the back of the net seven times in his last eight league appearances to propel himself to second place in the race for Serie A’s golden boot, just one behind Krzysztof Piatek of Genoa.
Despite a UEFA Champions League defeat at Swiss side Young Boys on Wednesday – their first of the campaign - L Bianconeri will still go into Monday’s draw as group winners.
Torino, who currently occupy sixth place on the log following five wins and seven draws from their opening 15 matches, are already a whopping 21 points adrift of the Old Lady, who themselves hold an eight-point advantage over second placed Napoli.
Walter Mazzarri’s men will be hopeful of causing an upset though this weekend as they attempt to narrow the ever-increasing gap between the pair. Il Toro head into Saturday’s affair having suffered just on defeat in their last 11 matches in all competitions.
Saturday’s clash at the iconic Olympic Stadium, a venue which Torino and Juventus shared between 2006 and 2011, will be the 147th in Serie A.
Torino vs Juventus head-to-head: (Serie A only)
Played: 146
Torino Wins: 50
Draws: 47
Juventus Wins: 75
Torino Goals: 209
Juventus Goals: 259
Torino have managed just one victory in the last 26 matches against Juventus, since pulling off an historic double over them in the league during the 1994-95 season. Their 2-1 home win in April 2015 has since been surpassed by seven further defeats and one solitary draw.
The corresponding fixture last season ended 1-0 to the visitors after Alex Sandro’s first-half strike was enough to secure all three points.
Torino vs Juventus recent results: (all competitions)
18/02/2018 – Torino 0-1 Juventus
03/01/2018 – Juventus 2-0 Torino (Coppa)
23/09/2017 – Juventus 4-0 Torino
06/05/2017 – Juventus 1-1 Torino
11/12/2016 – Torino 1-3 Juventus
20/03/2016 – Torino 1-4 Juventus
16/12/2015 – Juventus 4-0 Torino (Coppa)
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