Juventus v Roma – Preview, Predictions and Best Bets

These clubs are four points apart in the table after 15 rounds of action. AS Roma sit fourth with 10 wins, whilst the Old Lady have seven victories. Juve have lost just once in 16 home Serie A matches vs Roma.

Match: Juventus v Roma
When: Saturday, 20 Dec 2025

Juventus Form

After an eight-match winless run with five draws and three defeats, coach Igor Tudor was fired. Luciano Spalletti has seen a strong response since taking over, with one loss in 11 matches.

After three straight draws, they won 3-2 at Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League with 3.44 xG produced. They beat Cagliari 2-1 at home and beat Udinese 2-0 in the Coppa Italia. A 2-1 loss at Napoli followed before winning their last two: 2-0 at home to Pafos and 1-0 at Bologna in the league.

Juventus Team News

Federico Gatti is injured in defence, but Daniele Rugani and Gleison Bremer are available at the back after injuries. Teun Koopmeiners is suspended for this one.

Dusan Vlahovic and Arkadiusz Milik will play no part up front. Jonathan David will lead the line in this clash.

Juventus Motivation

Spalletti has restored confidence and creativity in the Juve ranks. They will play with freedom in this one.

A win closes the gap to Roma in the race for a top-four finish.

Roma Form

Roma had a tough run of form since early October to early November, losing four of seven matches. They’ve responded with strong form that has seen six wins in eight fixtures. They won 2-0 at Rangers in the Europa League and beat Udinese 2-0 at home. A 3-1 win followed at Cremonese in Serie A.

A 2-1 home victory in Europe vs Midtjylland followed to make it four wins on the bounce. Two setbacks followed, losing 1-0 at home to Napoli and 1-0 at Cagliari with ten men. They cruised to a 3-0 win at Celtic before beating Como 1-0 last time out. A 61st-minute strike sealed the victory.          

Roma Team News

Centre back Evan N’Dicka is away on AFCON duty with the Ivory Coast. Central midfielder Neil El Aynaoui is in Morocco’s AFCON squad and is also unavailable.

Edoardo Bove will play no part due to his heart problems. Striker Artem Dovbyk is doubtful with a hip injury, which has ruled him out for five weeks.

Roma Motivation

AS Roma have done well in away games of late. They will go to Juventus and look to avoid a defeat.

A draw keeps their lead over Juve in the league table. Gian Piero Gasperini is an attacking coach and will look to attack in this one.

Key Stats

• Juventus have lost just 1 of their last 12 matches
• Juventus have lost just 1 of their last 16 home Serie A matches vs Roma (12 wins, 3 draws)
• AS Roma have won 6 of their last 8 matches
• Roma have won 12 of their last 15 away matches

Verdict

This will be a close match. Roma are in excellent away form and could avoid a defeat in this one.

Best Bet: Roma win/draw double chance at 1.80

Value Bet: Draw at 3.15