The winter break is over and Serie A is back. The first game of 2015 see’s Inter travel to Turin to face Max Allegri’s Juventus. Known as the Derby d’Italia, their is a fierce rivalry between the two clubs making this a important fixture for all involved. Decades worth of disputes, allegations of corruption and poor refereeing decisions has increased the intense rivalry between two of the biggest sides in Italy. Forza Inter!
@InterStats give us the lowdown as the Nerazzurri attempt to scale Mordor…
Juventus
- Formed in 1897
- Constructed in 2011 Juve play their home games at the Juventus Stadium with a capacity around 41,000
- Average age of the squad is 28.
- €329,80 million the total market value of Juve according transfermarkt.it
- €45 million (Pogba,Vidal) the two most valuable players for Juve according to transfemarkt.it
- 30! Scudetti in their since being formed, along with 9 Coppa Italia, 3 Uefa Cup’s and 2 European Cups (Champions League)
- 10 goals scored from outside the box this season the most in Serie A. Via Opta
- 39 points so far this season puts Juve top 3 points ahead of Roma in 2nd.
- Only dropped points in 4 games in Serie A this season, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
- 7 home games in Serie A this season W 6 D 1 L 0.
- 4 clean sheets in their 7 home games in Serie A this season.
- 4 goals conceded at home this season in 7 games in Serie A scoring 20.
- 10 of Juve’s 34 goals in Serie A have come from Carlos Tevez, he has also assisted 5.
- 17.5 shots per game only Napoli (17.6) average more in Serie A. Via whoscored.com
- 60.5 % average possession only Roma (62.5%) average more in Serie A. Via whoscored.com
- 85.7% average pass completion only Roma (87%) have a better average in Serie A. Via whoscored.com
Inter
- Mateo Kovacic has scored 2 goals in his last two Serie A appearances as many as he scored in his previous 59 appearances for Inter.
- Rodrigo Palacio’s goal against Lazio was his 30th goal in Serie A in an Inter shirt.
- 11th in Serie A on 21 points.
- 1 win in the last 7 Serie A games.
- 2 wins in the 8 away games in Serie A this season, 3 defeats and 3 draws.
- 11 conceded in the 8 Serie A away games and 7 scored.
- 8, Mauro Icardi has scored of Inter’s 21 goals this season assisting 1 in Serie A.
- 59.2% average possession in Serie A. Bettered only by 2 other teams in Serie A (Juve and Roma). via whoscored.com
- 15,9 average shots per game in Serie A. Via whoscored.com
- 83,9% pass accuracy in Serie A. Via whoscored.com
- 55.5% aerial duels won, only Juve (57.3%) have a higher average in Serie A. Via whoscored,com
- 1,980th competitive away game for Inter since being formed in 1908.
Head to Head
- 4 goals v Juve for Icardi in 3 games. The Argentinians favourite side to play against.
- Juve have scored in each of their last 13 home games v Inter in Serie A. Via Opta
- 221st meeting between the two sides in all competitive competition’s. Inter have W 68 D 54 L 98.
- 190th meeting in Serie A. Inter have W 57 D 47 L 85.
- 96th time Inter have been the away side in Serie A v Juve W 15 D 17 L 63 GF 77 GA 166
- 14th of November 1909 the first competitive meeting between the two sides Juve 2 Inter 0
- 10th June 1961 9-1 in Turin. Inter’s biggest defeat to Juve. (Inter fielded the primavera side for this fixture in protest to the fixture being played again. The original fixture was abandoned during the game due to fans entering the pitch and Inter were awarded the points which would of virtually sealed the title that year. The FIGC leader a Juve fan overturned this and ordered a rematch hence Inter’s protest.) Worth noting this was Interisti’s first sighting of Mazzola who scored the game.
- 3rd of November 2012 1-3, was the last time Inter beat Juve with goals from Palacio and 2 from Milito.
- 4th of April 1954 Inter beat Juve 6-0 which is Inter’s biggest win over Juve.
- 11th of February 1912 Inter beat Juve 0 – 4 Inter biggest away win over Juve.
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