Prediction: Juventus to win 3-0
Best Odds: 72/5
Juventus and VfB Stuttgart will lock horns with each other in the UEFA Champions League this week. The League Stage fixture between the Serie A club and the Bundesliga outfit will be held at Juventus Stadium and is scheduled to kick off at 8 pm UK time on Tuesday.
Juventus
Juventus are one of the biggest clubs in the world and are a major team in Italy. The Bianconeri have not been in the race for the Serie A title for a while now, but the Turin outfit have lofty ambitions for this season and will be keen on clinching the Scudetto this campaign.
Under head coach Thiago Motta, Juventus are doing extremely well at the moment. Juve are third in the Serie A table at the moment with 16 points from eight matches, three points behind leaders Napoli and a point behind second-placed Inter Milan.
Juventus are doing well in the UEFA Champions League as well. The Bianconeri got the better of RB Leipzig 3-2 away from home in the UEFA Champions League earlier this month. In September, Juve beat PSV 3-1 in Turin in the League Stage of the UEFA Champions League.
Team News:
Juventus are likely to line up in a 4-3-3 formation against VfB Stuttgart. Michele Di Gregorio will be in goal for the Italian club. Nicolò Savona, Federico Gatti, Pierre Kalulu and Juan Cabal will be the four defenders. Khephren Thuram, Manuel Locatelli and Douglas Luiz will be three midfielders. Andrea Cambiaso, Dusan Vlahovic and Kenan Yildiz will be the three forwards.
VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart are one of the minnows in the UEFA Champions League this season. The German club do not have a great history in Europe’s premier club competitions, and it is unlikely that they will be able to get out of the League Phase.
Stuttgart will take on Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool, AC Milan, Atalanta, Salzburg, Lille, Real Madrid and Brest in the League Phase. Their main objective has to be to end up in the top 24 teams and Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded).
Sebastian Hoeness’s side did well in the Bundesliga last season. They ended up as high as second in the league table. Stuttgart are 10th in the Bundesliga table at the moment with four points from three matches They played out a 1-1 draw with Sparta Prague at home in the UEFA Champions League earlier this month and lost 3-1 to Real Madrid away from home at the Santiago Bernabeu in the UEFA Champions League last month.
Team News:
VfB Stuttgart are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Juventus. Alexander Nübel will be in goal for the Bundesliga club. Josha Vagnoman, Anthony Rouault, Julian Chabot and Ramon Hendriks will be the four defenders. Atakan Karazor and Angelo Stiller are likely to be the two holding midfielders. Fabian Rieder, Deniz Undav and Jamie Leweling will be the three attacking midfielders. Ermedin Demirovic will lead the line for Stuttgart.
Key Factors to Consider
- Juventus have scored 11 goals in 8 Serie A matches so far this season.
- Juventus have conceded 1 goal in 8 Serie A matches so far this season.
- Dusan Vlahovic has scored 5 goals in 8 Serie A matches for Juventus so far this season.
- VfB Stuttgart have scored 15 goals in 7 Bundesliga games so far this campaign.
- VfB Stuttgart have conceded 15 goals in 7 Bundesliga games so far this campaign.
Conclusion
VfB Stuttgart are struggling at the moment, while Juventus are in good form. The Serie A club are also at home for this particular UEFA Champions League game. It is very likely that the Bianconeri will pick up all three points from this particular match.
Prediction: Juventus to win 3-0
Best Odds: 72/5
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