We managed to beat out of shape Sampdoria. Can we now do the unthinkable and beat currently first placed Juventus at the Juventus Stadium? On Sunday we will find out! Here are some interesting numbers from Whoscored presented to you via the Twitter account InterStats

Goal-Scoring

Inter beat Sampdoria 3-1 at home. Juventus are a lot better than Inter when it comes to scoring goals. Juventus have scored 46 goals this season and Inter have scored 34 this season. Juventus’ Top Goalscorer in the club is Paulo Dybala, he has scored 13 times this season. Inter also have a striker as Top Goalscorer in the club, Mauro Icardi, he has scored 11 times this season.

Goal-Stopping

Juventus currently have the best defense statistically in the Serie A. Inter have conceded 23 goals so far. Juventus have only conceded 15 goals this season, Napoli who are on second place have conceded 21 goals which proves that Juventus are far ahead of the opponents in Serie A. Juventus have conceded 5 goals from Set Pieces, Inter have conceded 7 goals from Set Pieces. Juventus have only conceded 6 goals at home while Inter have conceded 14 goals in away games.

Passing the ball

Inter average 513 passes per game with each passing streak lasting about 4.8. Juventus’ passing-stats are a whole lot better than Inter’s. Juventus average 556 passes per game with each passing streak lasting about 5.4. These stats show that Juventus are better at passing the ball than Inter. Juventus also average more passes per game and they miss less passes than Inter do as well. This can also be seen in the average possession stats where Juventus average 55% possession and Inter average 52%.

Best players so far

Alex Telles is Inter’s highest rated Whoscored player with a 7.20 rating. Paul Pogba is both Juventus’ highest rated player and the highest rated player between the two teams with a 7.65 rating. Samir Handanovic is the only player between the two teams to appear in every game so far this season.