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&lt;p&gt;Juventus and Empoli are set to meet in a 12:30 CET kick-off in Turin. Thiago Motta’s men have fourth place in their sights as they look to quickly move on from their first Serie A Enilive loss in 2024/25.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After picking up just two points from their last seven matches, the Tuscans, who drew with Bologna in their last outing, have slipped towards the relegation zone and need to turn things around.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HEAD TO HEAD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Juventus are have won just one of their last four Serie A games against Empoli (D2 L1), having won 10 of their previous 11 against them (L1). Both the last two meetings have been drawn.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Empoli have only avoided defeat in seven of their last 24 Serie A matches against Juventus (W3 D4), with five of those coming in the second half of the season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Juventus have won 80% of their Serie A home matches against Empoli (W12 D2 L1): among opponents currently in the competition, only against Hellas Verona (85%) do the Bianconeri have a higher percentage of home wins in the competition.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DID YOU KNOW?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Juventus are the only team unbeaten at home in Serie A this season, and also have the most draws on home soil this term (7). However, following the win (2-0) against AC Milan, the Bianconeri could win back-to-back at home in a single league season for the first time since January 2024 (three in that case).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Empoli are winless in their last seven Serie A games (D2 L5), the longest current run in the competition. They’ve average just 0.3 points-per-game in this run, compared to 1.3 in their first 15 games this term.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Juventus have only won eight of their first 22 Serie A matches this season; the last time the Bianconeri won less than nine games at this point of the season was back in 1987/88, when they won their 23rd encounter against an opponent from Toscana (2-1 against Pisa).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLAYERS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Empoli’s Sebastiano Esposito has found the net in each of his last four away appearances in Serie A: should he score, he would become the fourth player in the 21st century to find the net in at least five away matches in a row before turning 23 years old, after Alberto Gilardino (six in 2004), Adriano (six in 2004) and Stephan El Shaarawy (seven in 2012).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After scoring against Napoli, Randal Kolo Muani could become the second player to find the net in his first two Serie A appearances for Juventus in the three-points-for-a-win era, after Carlos Tevez in August 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DISCIPLINE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suspended: Grassi e Pezzella (Empoli)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cautioned: Cambiaso, Fagioli (Juventus)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REFEREE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ZUFFERLI (MONDIN – MOKHTAR) IV: PERRI, VAR: CAMPLONE, AVAR: MARINI&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Como-Juventus (Friday 7 February, 20.45 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Empoli-Milan (Saturday 8 February, 18.00 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;

Juventus will be looking to put their defeat to Napoli behind them when they face the Tuscan outfit, who also need points

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Juventus and Empoli are set to meet in a 12:30 CET kick-off in Turin. Thiago Motta’s men have fourth place in their sights as they look to quickly move on from their first Serie A Enilive loss in 2024/25.After picking up just two points from their last seven matches, the Tuscans, who drew with Bologna in their last outing, have slipped towards the relegation zone and need to turn things around. HEAD TO HEADJuventus are have won just one of their last four Serie A games against Empoli (D2 L1), having won 10 of their previous 11 against them (L1). Both the last two meetings have been drawn.Empoli have only avoided defeat in seven of their last 24 Serie A matches against Juventus (W3 D4), with five of those coming in the second half of the season.Juventus have won 80% of their Serie A home matches against Empoli (W12 D2 L1): among opponents currently in the competition, only against Hellas Verona (85%) do the Bianconeri have a higher percentage of home wins in the competition. DID YOU KNOW?Juventus are the only team unbeaten at home in Serie A this season, and also have the most draws on home soil this term (7). However, following the win (2-0) against AC Milan, the Bianconeri could win back-to-back at home in a single league season for the first time since January 2024 (three in that case).Empoli are winless in their last seven Serie A games (D2 L5), the longest current run in the competition. They’ve average just 0.3 points-per-game in this run, compared to 1.3 in their first 15 games this term.Juventus have only won eight of their first 22 Serie A matches this season; the last time the Bianconeri won less than nine games at this point of the season was back in 1987/88, when they won their 23rd encounter against an opponent from Toscana (2-1 against Pisa). PLAYERSEmpoli’s Sebastiano Esposito has found the net in each of his last four away appearances in Serie A: should he score, he would become the fourth player in the 21st century to find the net in at least five away matches in a row before turning 23 years old, after Alberto Gilardino (six in 2004), Adriano (six in 2004) and Stephan El Shaarawy (seven in 2012).After scoring against Napoli, Randal Kolo Muani could become the second player to find the net in his first two Serie A appearances for Juventus in the three-points-for-a-win era, after Carlos Tevez in August 2013. DISCIPLINESuspended: Grassi e Pezzella (Empoli)Cautioned: Cambiaso, Fagioli (Juventus) REFEREEZUFFERLI (MONDIN – MOKHTAR) IV: PERRI, VAR: CAMPLONE, AVAR: MARINI UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE AComo-Juventus (Friday 7 February, 20.45 CET)Empoli-Milan (Saturday 8 February, 18.00 CET) (Photo Getty Images)

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