Juventus vs Sampdoria Serie A Match Preview or Key Statistics ♠️
The last time Juventus and Sampdoria played out a draw in Serie A was back in December 2014 -since then, the Bianconeri have won nine and lost two.
Juventus striker Cristiano Ronalda hasn't scored in the opening game in either of his previous two Serie A seasons, however the Portuguese is the top scorer in Serie A in 2020 (21 goals in 19 games played).
Juventus have won each of their last five home Serie A matches against Sampdoria, scoring at least two goals in each game (16 goals in the period).
Juventus and Sampdoria will face each other in the opening game of a Serie A season for the third time -the Blucerchiati won 1-0 in 1982, while the Bianconeri won 1-0 in 2013.
Juventus have won 66% of their season-opening games in Serie A (57 /87); the highest win rate of any team in the competition (min. four games played).
They also have the lowest percentage of def eats on the opening day of the season (8% -7 /87). Juventus have won their opening game in each of the last four Serie A seasons, the longest current streak of any team in this year's competition -the last time they won their opening game in five consecutive seasons was in 2007 (a run of seven).
Sampdoria have lost their opening game in each of the last two Serie A seasons -the last time the Blucerchiati lost three in a row was back in 2006/07.
Juventus' Paulo Dybala has scored seven goals against Sampdoria in Serie A (including his first one in the competition, with Palermo in November 2012) -against no other side has he netted more in the Italian top-flight.
Cristiano Ronalda has scored in each of his three Serie A matches against Sampdoria for Juventus -among teams he has faced at least four times in his league career, he has never previously scored in 1 00% of those appearances.
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Sampdoria's Fabio Quagliarella has scored four goals against Juventus in Serie A with four different teams -the striker played 84 matches (23 goals) with the Bianconeri in the Italian top-flight between 201 O and 2014.
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