Preview: Milan vs Juventus Women

Juventus FC

·8 March 2025

Preview: Milan vs Juventus Women

Juventus Women continue their Serie A Poule Scudetto campaign on Sunday evening with a trip to take on Milan in Lombardy. It is the second Poule Scudetto fixture for the Bianconere, which corresponds to Matchday 20 of the Serie A season and kick-off is set for 18:00 CET on 9 March.

The last time these two sides met, the Bianconere ran out 6-0 winners in Milan in February.

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Head-to-head

Juventus are the side against whom Milan have lost the most Serie A matches (10, and at least four more than against any other team). They also suffered their worst loss against the Bianconere (6-0 last time out in February), and have conceded more goals (37) against them than against any other team.
The Bianconere have scored in 14 consecutive games against Milan, averaging 2.6 per match, since last failing to score against them on 4 November, 2018.
Milan have lost each of their last four games against Juventus, and could lose five in a row against a single opponent for the first time. They previously lost four in a row against the Bianconere between 2020 and 2022.

Interesting Facts

Juventus have won five of their last seven away league matches.
The Bianconere have scored in 12 straight Serie A matches, not managing a longer scoring streak since their 26-game run in 2022/23.
No Serie A side has a higher cross-completion rate than Juventus’ 27.5% this season, and the Bianconere have scored more goals (11) resulting from crosses than anybody.
Only Lyon (11) have scored more headed goals than Juventus (10, along with Manchester City) in Europe’s top-five leagues this season. Milan, meanwhile, have conceded four, and three of those have been against Juventus - all scored by Cristiana Girelli.
The Bianconere have scored more goals in the first 30 minutes of Serie A games than anybody this season with 19. Milan have conceded 12 in this time period.

Player Numbers

Cristiana Girelli has scored back-to-back league hat-tricks, the first of which came against Milan in the 6-0 win in February.
Half of Girelli’s goals this season have come this calendar year (eight of 16). Nobody in Europe’s top-five leagues has managed more in this timeframe (along with Martina Piemonte).
Girelli has scored more goals against Milan than any other player with seven. The player with the next-best record against the Rossonere is Barbara Bonansea with five.
Chiara Beccari has two Serie A goals against Milan in Serie A, and only has a better record against Fiorentina (three).
In the last three games between Milan and Juventus, Sofia Cantore has scored two goals. She is one goal away from being in double figures in Serie A for the first time in her career.

Opposition Focus

Evelyn Ijeh is the only Milan player in double digits for goal contributions this season (six goals, four assists). She is the youngest player in the league to have had a hand in at least 10 goals.
Valentina Cernoia made 143 Juventus appearances and scored 30 goals between 2017/18 and 2022/23. She has had a hand in three goals (two goals, one assist) in her last three home appearances in the league.
Chante Dompig has been involved in three goals against Juventus in Serie A (a goal with Milan in April 2023, and two assists with Empoli in February 2022). She has only managed better against Sampdoria (five= and San Marino Academy (four).