Juventus – Barcelona Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (22.11.2017)

Juventus and Barcelona meet at Juventus Stadium, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 5 matches won 3, drew 1 and lost 1.

Juventus :

The home team is currently in the 2ª position, with 7 points won, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Sporting Lisboa, by (2-1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Sporting Lisboa, by (1-1). In the last match they played, for Serie A, they lost with Sampdoria away by (3-2). In the last 10 home matches Juventus has won 8 and lost 2 matches. The team has conceded goals in 3 of the last 4 matches, so they have not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. In 15 games, he got the comeback in 3 of the 6 matches in which he suffered the first goal.

Juventus come from a defeat that is not enough to bring out the brilliance of the beautiful campaign that has been doing throughout this season, as it won ten of its last fifteen games and remains in the vice-leadership of the Italian league, although it can be overcome at the end of this day. In the Champions League, he has not yet managed to guarantee his classification, as he is in second place in Group D, fighting against Sporting Lisbon for a place in the next phase. In his last match, for the national championship, when he left the Sampdoria open a 3×0 advantage and did nothing more than reduce the difference already in the final minutes of the game, suffering his second defeat in the competition. However, he still has the best attack of the Italian Serie A, but he has not been repeating that in the continental tournament. The tactical scheme adopted for this match should be 4-2-3-1, with highlight for the Argentine Higuain in the attack.

Barcelona:

The away team is currently in the 1 st position, with 10 points won, after 3 wins and 1 draw. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Olympiakos Piraeus, by (3-1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Olympiakos Piraeus, by (0-0). In the last match they played, for the First Division, they won against CD Leganés by (0-3). In the last 10 away matches Barcelona has 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. The defense has been strong and has only had goals in 1 of the last 4 matches, and their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 58 of the last 64 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals. This is a team that usually scores many times first: opened the scoring in 12 of its last 15 games, of these 12 reached the break in advantage in 10 and always managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘.

Barcelona is still doing a great campaign this season, taking into account that it has been undefeated for seventeen days and now comes from two consecutive victories by La Liga, which occupies the leadership, three points ahead of the classified. In the UEFA Champions League, the club is already practically qualified for the next phase, needing only one point to guarantee access mathematically, as it leads Group D, having the best attack and also the best defense, with only one goal suffered. The numbers of the national championship also confirm, as expected, that the team is characterized by a large offensive sector, having the best average of possession of ball and correct passes between the 32 clubs of the continental tournament. The coach must keep the team in the 4-4-2, with highlight for Busquets in the center of the field.