The first match to be played in the month of May in the Italian Serie A is between Juventus and Venezia at the Allianz Stadium. The hosts begin the weekend in 4th place on 66 points while the visitors are bottom of the table on 22 points and with work to do to avoid relegation.
Juventus come into the match on the back of a 2-1 win at Sassuolo last weekend. Having fallen behind just before half time, Juventus came out strongly in the second half and scored the equaliser before finding the winning goal in the 88th minute.
That result means Juventus are undefeated in their 4 most recent games in all competitions. There have been victories at Cagliari in Serie A and at home over Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia.
Juventus also picked up a point in a 1-1 draw at home against Bologna, a match they were favourites to win.
Home form in Serie A shows Juventus have been struggling to win matches of late and they have recorded only 2 wins from their 5 most recent Serie A fixtures at the Allianz Stadium.
The wins have come over Spezia and Salernitana but there have been draws against Torino and Bologna and a costly 1-0 loss to Inter Milan.
Trends show there have been under 2.5 goals in the last 12 home Serie A games featuring Juventus. Juventus have scored at least 1 goal in 9 of their 10 most recent home league games.
Venezia make the trip to the Allianz Stadium having previously lost 3-1 at home against Atalanta in Serie A.
Recent form has been poor for Venezia and as a result, they have dropped to the bottom of the table.
Venezia have lost each of their last 8 league games and have failed to win any of their last 9 in Serie A.
Away form in the league shows Venezia have lost each of their last 4 fixtures and have won only 1 of their last 8 on the road.
Trends show no goals have been scored by Venezia in their last 3 away games in Serie A. They have also failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 8 away league matches. Under 2.5 goals have been scored in each of their last 3 away Serie A games.
Team news and Juventus continue to have a significant injury list. Mattia De Sciglio, Juan Cuadrado, Arthur, Manuel Locatelli, Kaio Jorge, Weston McKennie, and Federico Chiesa are all on the treatment table.
Venezia have four players who are not expected to feature, with Marco Modolo, Tyronne Ebuehi, Sergio Romero, and Luca Lezzerini unlikely to play any part in the match.
Time is running out for Venezia and they desperately need a win but Juventus have the top four on their mind. We expect to see few goals in this game, with under 2.5 scored but for Juventus to take maximum points and keep a clean sheet.