Barcelona vs. Juventus Match preview
Barcelona welcome Juventus to the Camp Nou in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night on matchday 6.
Barca is placed at the top of the group standings, three clear points ahead of the visitors who are third with 12 points.
The Catalans are coming into this game after they lost 2-1 to Cadiz in Laliga, while Juventus won 2-1 against Torino in Serie A.
Match Facts
- Barcelona has won five times, drawn once, and lost twice in eight matches in all competitions this season.
- Barca has registered three clean sheets in the last eight matches in all competitions.
- Juventus has registered two clean-sheets in the last eight matches in all competitions this season.
- The Ibianconeri have featured in ten Serie A matches this season winning five times, and drawn five times.
- Barcelona has won three out of four home matches in all competitions this season.
- Juventus has won two out of four away matches in all competitions this season.
Barcelona vs. Juventus Head to Head
In the last seven encounters between these teams; Juventus has succeeded to beat Barcelona once back in 2017 the match that ended 3-0.
In the previous encounter, the match ended 2-0 in favor of Barca.
Barcelona Team News
Ousmane Dembele reported to have picked another hamstring problem against Cadiz and he will remain sidelined.
Dembele Ansu Fati, Gerard Pique, and Sergi Roberto are all in the treatment room, while Samuel Umtiti is also missing in the action due to ongoing knee problems.
Koeman men booked a spot to the round of 16, but is still expected to make selection to a strong squad, therefore; the likes of Messi, Philippe Coutinho, and Antoine Griezmann are likely to start.
Pedri and Miralem Pjanic are pushing for spots in the starting side, while changes are likely to be made at the back with fit-again Ronaldo Araujo to stand in for Oscar Mingueza.
Juventus Team News
The likes of Merih Demiral, Giorgio Chiellini, and Gianluigi Buffon remain sidelined due to injury, but Alvaro Morata is available for his suspension does not affect the Champions League.
Morata is likely to pair Ronaldo as part striking two at Camp Nou, meaning that Paulo Dybala could seem to warm the bench, with Federico Chiesa and Dejan Kulusevski operating on the flags.
Aaron Ramsey, and Weston McKennie both pushing for starts, but Adrien Rabiot could play alongside Rodrigo Bentancur.
Barcelona vs. Juventus Prediction
Both teams are expected to select the best and talented players for this match despite the fact that the two sides are qualified for the next round. Barca’s Champions League form this season has been excellent.
Our topbets pundit is predicting a home win and Betway is backing the results with 2.07 odds while 1XBet is giving 2.12 Odds.
Goals – Over 2.5
In the previous encounter, the two teams have produced more than two goals; therefore chances of registering more than two goals are likely to be on the scoreboard.
We expect more goals to be produced in this match therefore over 2.5 markets ascertained by our pundits
Betway is backing the goals with 1.66 while 1XBet is placing odds at 1.715.
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