Juventus vs Stuttgart facts

One of seven teams on maximum points after two games of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League, Juventus will look to make it three wins from three as Stuttgart come to Turin.

While the Bianconeri have won at home to PSV Eindhoven (3-1) and away to Leipzig (3-2), their German visitors kicked off with a 3-1 loss at holders Real Madrid before a 1-1 home draw against Sparta Praha.

This is the clubs' first meeting.

Form guide

Juventus

Record vs German clubs: W30 D10 L16 F90 A66
Home record vs German clubs: W17 D4 L5

Francisco Conceição scored an 82nd-minute winner at Leipzig on Matchday 2, giving Juventus victory after a Dušan Vlahović double. The Italian side played the final 31 minutes with ten men after goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio's red card.

Juventus have now won their last five games against German opponents; a 4-2 extra-time loss at Bayern München in the 2015/16 Champions League round of 16 second leg is Juve's only defeat in their last 11 games against Bundesliga clubs, home and away (W7 D3).

Juve are unbeaten in five matches at home to German visitors (W3 D2), since a 0-2 loss to Bayern in the 2012/13 quarter-final second leg (0-4 aggregate).

Juventus are making their 24th appearance in the Champions League proper – an Italian record, three more than AC Milan.

The Bianconeri have returned to the competition after missing out in 2023/24. The previous season was their 11th consecutive Champions League campaign, and the first time they missed out on the round of 16 since 2013/14 as Juve finished behind Benfica and Paris Saint-Germain in their section.

Juve have lost three of their last five home Champions League matches having won ten of the previous 11, losing once.

The Turin team went on to win three UEFA Europa League ties in 2022/23 before losing 3-2 on aggregate to eventual champions Sevilla in the semi-finals.

Juventus did not feature in UEFA competition in 2023/24 for the first time since 2011/12.

Champions of Europe in 1985 and 1996, Juve have also lost seven European Cup finals including five in the Champions League era – more than any other club.

Having won a record nine successive Serie A titles between 2012 and 2020, Juve finished third in 2023/24 – their highest final placing since being crowned champions in 2019/20.

Massimiliano Allegri left Juventus in May after three years in charge – he had also coached the club between 2014 and 2019, leading them to the Champions League finals in 2015 and 2017 – to be replaced by Thiago Motta.

Stuttgart

Record vs Italian clubs: W2 D3 L6 F12 A18
Away record vs Italian clubs: W0 D2 L4

Stuttgart were knocked out by Lazio in the 2012/13 Europa League round of 16, losing 0-2 in the home first leg.

The subsequent 3-1 loss in Rome made it four defeats in six games in Italy, where Stuttgart have never won; they have never scored more than once in an away match against Serie A sides.

A 3-1 win at home to Perugia in the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup third round first leg – a tie they won 4-3 on aggregate – is Stuttgart's only success in their last ten games against Italian teams (D3 L6).

This is Stuttgart's fourth appearance in the Champions League proper and a first since 2009/10.

In that most recent appearance 15 seasons ago, Stuttgart were second in their section behind Sevilla to reach the round of 16, where they were eliminated by holders Barcelona (1-1 h, 0-4 a).

Stuttgart have won two of their 12 away games in the Champions League proper, losing seven.

The German club are taking part in European competition for the first time since 2013/14, when their Europa League campaign lasted two ties. They beat Botev Plovdiv on away goals in the third qualifying round (1-1 a, 0-0 h) but then lost out to Rijeka in the qualifying play-offs (1-2 a, 2-2 h).

Sebastian Hoeneß guided Stuttgart to second place in the 2023/24 Bundesliga – his first full season in charge having taken over in April 2023. It was the Swabians' highest finish since winning the last of their five league titles in 2006/07.

Links and trivia

Nicolás González scored 23 goals in 79 appearances for Stuttgart between 2018 and 2021.

Have also played in Germany:
Arkadiusz Milik (Bayer Leverkusen 2013–15, Augsburg 2013/14 loan).
Weston McKennie (Schalke 2016–20)
Kenan Yıldız (Bayern München academy 2012–22)

Have played in Italy:
El Bilal Touré (Atalanta 2013/14)
Jeff Chabot (Sampdoria 2019–22, Spezia 2020/21 loan)

Have played together:
Alexander Nübel & Weston McKennie (Schalke 2017–20)
El Bilal Touré & Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta 2023/24)

Dan-Axel Zagadou was in Paris Saint Germain's reserve team when Motta played for the senior side in 2016/17.

Latest news

Juventus

On Saturday a late own goal gave Juventus a 1-0 win against Lazio, ending a run of three successive home league draws.

Juve conceded their only Serie A goal this season in their seventh fixture, a 1-1 draw at home to Cagliari on 6 October.

Dušan Vlahović scored Juve's goal from the spot and has five in his last four club appearances.

Bremer will be out for about six months after suffering a knee ligament injury against Leipzig.

Nicolás González suffered a thigh injury in the same game and has not played since.

Teun Koopmeiners fractured a rib in the draw against Cagliari while Weston McKennie also missed the weekend win with a muscle problem.

Arkadiusz Milik is yet to play this season after suffering a knee injury with Poland in June.

Andrea Cambiaso scored his first Italy goal in the first minute of a 2-2 draw against Belgium on 10 October.

Stuttgart

Stuttgart's record in this season's Bundesliga is W2 D3 L2. They went down 4-0 at Bayern on Saturday to make it three league games without a win.

The Swabians are unbeaten in 15 Bundesliga home games (W10 D5), their longest run in 17 years.

However, Stuttgart had drawn three successive games in all competitions before losing at Bayern – their longest run without a win under Sebastian Hoeneß.

On 11 October Alexander Nübel made his Germany debut in a 2-1 UEFA Nations League win in Bosnia and Herzegovina; three days later Jamie Leweling marked his first cap with the only goal against Netherlands.

Deniz Undav scored both goals for Germany in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Chris Führich suffered an adductors injury in Bosnia and Herzegovina and has not played since.

On 11 October El Bilal Touré scored the only goal as Mali beat Guinea-Bissau in 2025 CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifying.

Luca Raimund has been out since 6 October with a muscle injury.

Yet to play this season, Leonidas Stergiou (back) and Ameen Al-Dakhil (hip) are back in training, the latter making his Stuttgart debut in a 1-1 friendly draw against 2. Bundesliga side Ulm on 10 October and being an unused substitute at Bayern.

Dan-Axel Zagadou, who was sidelined by a knee problem between 27 January and 14 September, suffered another knee injury on 25 September and has undergone surgery.