Tottenham – Juventus Prediction & Picks (07.03.2018)

Tottenham Hotspur and Juventus measured at Wembley Stadium in a second leg of this UEFA Champions League (8th Finals) match after a (2-2) draw in the first leg. The record of recent direct confrontations between these two teams could not be more balanced, since there was 1 draw and 1 win for each team in the last 3 matches they played. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.

Tottenham :

The home team comes to this game back in advantage, after a draw as a visitor by (2-2), so it is enough a draw for less than 2 goals to confirm the qualification to the next phase. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 20 goals scored and 20 conceded; against 13 wins and 2 draws in their stadium, with 41 goals scored and 7 suffered. The team comes to this match after a home victory over Huddersfield Town by (2-0). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Tottenham Hotspur has won 9 and tied 1.

For this competition, he does not lose 7 games. The team has conceded goals in 5 of the last 7 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they have always scored at least one goal in the last 7 matches for this competition. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 6 times and never got the comeback.

Tottenham continues to make a great campaign this season, taking into account that it has been undefeated for seventeen matches in all competitions and is coming from three consecutive victories, two of them by the English league, in which it occupies the fourth position. In their last match, the team was far superior to the opponent, having finished five times more, and thus defeated Huddersfield Town without difficulties. For the UEFA Champions League, the team managed to build a good result at home against Juventus, and now a victory by the minimum score will guarantee access to the next phase. As in the national championship, the English club has also shown great defensive power in the continental tournament, which can end up making the difference against the Italians. Although the 4-2-3-1 is the standard tactical formation adopted by coach Pochettino in the English championship, in the UEFA Champions League several other schemes have been tested, but Kane must remain a reference in the attack.

Juventus:

The away team comes to this second leg at a disadvantage, because despite the draw in the first leg suffered 2 goals at home. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in away matches, with 30 goals scored and 9 conceded; against 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 30 goals scored and 7 conceded. In the last match they played, for Serie A, they beat Lazio away by (0-1). In the last 10 away matches Juventus has 10 wins. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 5 of the last 7 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually does not feel difficult to open the scoring: it scored the first goal in 15 of the last 15 games, of these 15 it reached the break in advantage in 10 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 14 .

Juventus have been making an even better season than their opponents, since they have only one point less than the leader of the Italian championship and they have been undefeated for twenty games. In that period he managed to win eleven consecutive victories. Now, it comes from three wins in a row, with the last one being for the national championship, against Lazio, in a game with few goal opportunities for both sides, but in which the offensive strength of the visitors prevailed. Although the attack is the great highlight of the team in the national championship, in the continental tournament that sector has not managed to act in the same way, since it scored only seven goals in the group stage. Now, for the UEFA Champions League, the Italians have the challenge of eliminating Tottenham, because after winning a 2×0 lead, they let the English draw in the first leg. For this duel, the coach must organize the team in 4-3-3 or in 4-2-3-1, without great problems to choose the starting eleven.