- Juventus have won their only away game in Serie A 2026/2027, but Sassuolo are unbeaten at home with 1 win and 1 goal conceded.
- Sassuolo have won 3 of their last 5 competitive games (1 draw, 1 defeat), while Juventus have won 3 of their last 5 (1 draw, 1 defeat).
- Juventus have won their last 2 away games, but Sassuolo are on a 3-game unbeaten streak on home turf.
Neroverdi can make their mark in Serie A
A 1-1 home draw with Frosinone and a Coppa Italia penalty shootout win were followed by last season's Coppa Italia finalists' first league result of the new campaign, a 2-2 draw away at Bologna. Sunday's game with Juventus FC will be a tough test for Sassuolo, who have held down 10th spot in Serie A 2026/2027 with 4 points from 3 games so far.
Alberto Aquilani has given Sassuolo a more flexible game plan that mixes 4-3-3 and 3-4-2-1 formations, using vertical counters, half-space combinations and a reactive press to keep opponents off balance. While not always full-on pressing sides, Juve will have to contend with a slick passing game and can be turned into counter-attacking opportunities by the Neroverdi's ability to transition.
The last Serie A game between these sides finished 1-1 in Turin, while the last five head-to-heads are split 2-2 with 1 draw. Sassuolo have had the better of Juventus FC at Mapei, winning 2 of the last 3 meetings here.
La Vecchia Signora on top, but home comforts help Sassuolo
Luciano Spalletti has got his Juventus FC team to play a compact, high-tempo possession game. Juventus are set up to press, rotate players wide in order to force turnovers and punish opponents when they lose their shape or are caught out of position.
Gleison Bremer, who is Juve's top scorer in Serie A 2026/2027 with 1 goal in 2 games, provides an additional dimension to his defensive steel with his set-piece prowess, while the Neroverdi have Cas Odenthal as their top scorer with 1 goal in 1 game, a defensive sparkplug.
Juve should have the edge in this match-up on paper, but the home advantage, Sassuolo's recent good home record in this fixture and their unbeaten home run in Serie A 2026/2027 so far tell us that La Vecchia Signora will not have it all their own way. Juventus are the 1.57 Serie A 2026/2027 favourites, Sassuolo 5.8 and the draw 3.85, so it looks like a fixture where the favourite will win, but not by a landslide.
Sassuolo's pressing game isn't a non-stop affair, but there are many similarities to Spalletti's pressing machine and we think it could be a chess match between the two sides. There is enough value in the Over 2.5 goals bet at 1.85 and Both Teams To Score: Yes at 1.9 to give this one a go.
It will be close, but we're going to edge towards the visitors for the win, a 2-1 Juventus FC victory is the preferred correct score prediction here.
