Salernitana vs Juventus: Serie A Match Preview, Predicted Line-ups and Fantasy XI

Salernitana vs Juventus is next as Salernitana will host crisis club Juve, with a win taking the home team above their visitors in the standings.

Salernitana vs Juventus: Match Preview

Half of the matches of the current Serie A have passed. We can see who is a real contender for the championship, and which teams this season can't get their act together and score points by some fluke rather than by confident play. 

Two teams that float at the bottom third of the table will meet today in the closing math of the tour. But here we find a certain contrast, with one team basically cruising on the tracks that are predictable for themselves. The other team, however, is truly a victim of circumstance.

Salernitana is simply modest and not experienced enough to successfully participate in the top division. While Juventus was hit by a serious scandal and lost points, positive atmosphere because of it. 

Curiously enough, in the first round, the rivals had an extremely dramatic encounter. Juventus were 0-2 down, but they managed to come back in the game and even scored a third goal in stoppage time. However, the referee cancelled the goal, triggering a mass scuffle and several suspensions. After the match, it was widely discussed that the refereeing team made a mistake in determining offside in the scandalous moment.

Team News:

Salernitana:

Salernitana will remain without defenders Federico Fazio and Norbert Gyomber due to muscle injuries, with both players unlikely to return until later in February.

Giulio Maggiore and Pasquale Mazzocchi are both doubts due to muscle and knee issues respectively, with neither likely to be risked from the start against Juventus.

Juventus:

Juventus, meanwhile, will travel without Paul Pogba and Arkadiusz Milik due to muscle injuries, while Leonardo Bonucci and Kaio Jorge are both unlikely to feature.

Allegri may retain the bulk of the starting XI that dispatched Lazio 1-0 in the Coppa Italia last Thursday, although Wojciech Szczesny should return in goal at the expense of Mattia Perin.

Salernitana vs Juventus: Head to Head:

In three head-to-head encounters between the two sides, Juventus have won two games and drawn one.

Senegal international Boulaye Dia has managed 12 goal contributions in 15 league starts for Salernitana.

Polish striker Arkadiusz Milik and Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic have both scored six goals in the league in 10 starts for Juventus.

Key Stats:

• Juventus are winless in their last 4 Serie A games.
• Juventus have conceded at least 2 goals in their last 3 matches (Serie A).
• Juventus have scored at least 2 goals in their last 3 matches against Salernitana in all competitions.
• Salernitana ended a 7-game winless streak with a win over Lecce.
• Salernitana could c above Juventus in the standings with a win.

Predicted Line-ups:

Salernitana Probable lineup (4-3-3) – Ochoa; Sambia, Troost-Ekong, Bronn, Bradaric; Coulibaly, Bohinen, Vilhena; Candreva, Piatek, Dia

Juventus Probable Lineup (3-5-2) – Szczesny; Danilo, Bremer, Sandro; Cuadrado, Fagioli, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic; Vlahovic, Chiesa

SAL vs JUVE: Fantasy XI:

 Ochoa; Troost-Ekong, Bremer, Sandro; Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic;Piatek, Dia, Vlahovic, Chiesa