Juventus vs Stuttgart prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2024-10-21 19:00.
[p]After being forced to sit out of European competition last term, Juventus have made a triumphant return to the UEFA Champions League (UCL), scoring exactly three goals in both of their wins. The Bianconeri’s last UCL result was probably the most eye-catching, as they came from behind to win 3-2 against RB Leipzig despite playing with ten men for over a third of the game. [/p]
[p]Juventus actually played against ten men on Saturday, beating Lazio 1-0 to halt a run of three consecutive Serie A home draws. That win evened out their home competitive record this season (W3, D3), and they’ll now attempt to swing it in their favour against Stuttgart, who they meet for the first time in any competition. They should feel confident of marking the occasion with a victory too, as Juventus have won each of their last five major European matches against German opposition.[/p]
[p]Their prospects are made all the brighter by the fact Stuttgart have won just once in their 11 such European matches against Italian opposition (D4, L6) and they arrive here after being thrashed 4-0 by Bayern at the weekend. Their winless run in all competitions now stands at four matches (D3, L1), which includes their 1-1 draw against Sparta Prague in their last UCL match, when they registered their first point this campaign after losing to Real Madrid 3-1 on the opening matchday.[/p]
[p]The visitors won’t travel with much hope of posting a first win of the UCL campaign given they’re winless in three competitive away matches (D1, L2), conceding nine goals in the process. A mere three wins from their last 19 UCL matches (D6, L10) would suggest the German side don’t seem to be in a position to change their current form either. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Francisco Conceição scored and assisted in Juventus’ last UCL win and if he’s to score again it may be a late one as his three career UCL goals all arrived after the 80th minute. Ermedin Demirovič has already scored seven competitive goals for club and country this term, with four arriving in the opening 30 minutes.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Seven of Juventus’ last eight UCL games saw both teams score. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]