The Turin giants replaced Tudor with Spalletti last season but still lost ground, eventually finishing only sixth in the final standings. They began the current campaign by narrowly defeating modest Frosinone thanks to a solitary goal. They then beat Parma as well, this time by a 2-0 scoreline.
The ambitious San Siro club spent much of the 2025/2026 campaign in second place, but eventually plummeted to fifth, once again missing out on the Champions League. Ruben Amorim was appointed as their new manager over the summer. He began his tenure with a victory, albeit a hard-fought 2-1 win away to Torino. They then scored two unanswered goals against Venezia.
Juventus averaged 1.61 goals scored per match last season while conceding almost half as many – 0.89. Modrić and his new teammates were less impressive in 2025/2026, averaging just 1.39 goals scored and 0.92 conceded.
Head to Head matches: Juventus vs Milan
Both of the last two head-to-head meetings ended in goalless draws.
The home side are considered favourites, albeit not overwhelming ones. Both giants will clearly be looking to extend their emerging winning streaks at the start of the season. At the same time, neither will want to take unnecessary risks, and both are likely to adopt their usual pragmatic approach, potentially producing a 1-0 scoreline. We are backing under 2.5 total goals (odds – 1.71).
Juventus vs Milan: key statistics and trends
Juventus have won six of their last seven matches
Milan have won three matches in a row
Juventus vs Milan: Possible starting lineups
Juventus are expected to play in a 1-4-2-3-1 formation (possible lineup): Vicario – Çelik, Kelly, Bremer, Kalulu – Douglas Luiz, Locatelli – Yıldız, McKennie, Francisco Conceição – Kolo Muani
Milan are expected to play in a 1-3-4-2-1 formation (possible lineup): Maignan – Pavlović, de Winter, Hila – Estupiñán, Jashari, Musah, Chukwueze – Cissé, Loftus-Cheek – Gonçalo Ramos
