Juventus 2-0 Parma: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Serie A Matchday 2 · Saturday 29 August 2026 · Juventus Stadium, Torino · referee F. Fourneau · full time
Full time: Juventus 2-0 Parma
Juventus 2-0 Parma: Juventus took the points in Serie A Matchday 2 on Saturday 29 August 2026 at Juventus Stadium. The goals: Nico González 62', Teun Koopmeiners 88'.
How Juventus won it
The opening goal came in the 62nd minute: Nico González for Juventus. Teun Koopmeiners made it 2-0 to Juventus in the 88th minute, set up by Manuel Locatelli .
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, F. Fourneau, showed 5 yellow cards: 2 to Juventus and 3 to Parma.
Juventus: L. Spalletti, 4-4-2 · Parma: C. Antón Cuesta, 4-4-2.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.32 for Juventus and 1.64 for Parma.
Juventus scored about 1.7 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.
Parma left about 1.6 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Parma created the better chances, 1.64 xG to 0.32, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Juventus had 6 shots on target, Parma 3.
Juventus had 58% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Juventus came into it with 5 Serie A matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.52 expected goals for and 0.61 against, and had won 60% of their matches.
Parma came into it with 5 Serie A matches played, scoring 0.8 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 0.82 expected goals for and 1.50 against, and had won 20% of their matches.
Juventus vs Parma: the match in numbers
| Juventus | Match statistics | Parma |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Ball possession | 42% |
| 0.32 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.64 |
| 21 | Total shots | 4 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 2 | Big chances | 0 |
| 533 | Total passes | 404 |
| 90% | Pass accuracy | 84% |
| 10 | Corners | 2 |
| 23 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 16 | Tackles | 10 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Nico González (Juventus), rated 8.5 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
Juventus
- Nico González 8.5 1 goal
- Douglas Luiz 7.8
- Manuel Locatelli 7.6
- Francisco Conceição 7.6
- Pierre Kalulu 7.3
Parma
- David Romero 7.1
- Adrián Bernabé 7.0
- Christian Ordóñez 6.8
- Enrico Delprato 6.8
- Edoardo Corvi 6.8
The lowest-rated starter was Sascha Britschgi at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Juventus: Cagliari vs Juventus Sunday 11 October 2026 · Serie A
- Parma: Inter vs Parma Saturday 10 October 2026 · Serie A
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Questions about Juventus vs Parma
What was the score in Juventus vs Parma?
Juventus 2-0 Parma (half-time 0-0), Serie A, Saturday 29 August 2026.
Who scored in Juventus vs Parma?
Nico González 62', Teun Koopmeiners 88'.
Did Moneyball predict Juventus vs Parma correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Juventus vs Parma?
Nico González, rated 8.5 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Juventus vs Parma?
F. Fourneau.
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