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Villarreal vs Juventus: prediction for the Champions League match
The Yellow Submarine play host to the Old Lady in the first leg of the Round of 16 match in the Champions League on Tuesday, February 22. We made predictions for this fixture, which you can find below.
Command Analysis
Villarreal
SpainIn 2021, Villarreal lifted the Europa League trophy, and this season they will attempt to go all the way in the Champions League. At the group stage, today's hosts secured three victories and one draw, which was enough to qualify for the playoffs from the second place in Group F.
To everyone's surprise, the Yellow Submarine were recently knocked out of Copa Del Rey following their defeat to Sporting Gijon (1:2). Unai Emery's side haven't been very successful in La Liga, either. Currently, they are only in 6th place in the standings with 39 points from 25 games.
In the last 4 rounds of the tournament, Villarreal defeated Mallorca (3:0), Betis (2:0) and Granada (4:1), and they also managed to hold Real Madrid to a goalless draw. The home team have a powerfull attack - they have scored 42 goals in this season of La Liga.
Villarreal will be without Moreno, Coquelin and Pena, who are all out injured.
Juventus
ItalyBack in January, Juventus lost to Inter Milan in the Italian Super Cup match (1:2), but since then they are unbeaten. The Old Lady have been successful in Coppa Italia so far - after a confident victory over Sampdoria (4:1), Juve outplayed Sassuolo (2:1), thus advancing to the semi-finals of the competition.
Massimiliano Allegri's side are currently in 4th position in the Serie A, trying hard to secure a ticket to the next edition of the Champions League. The Old Lady have chalked up 47 points from 13 victories and eight draws. In the last three rounds, they beat Verona (2:0) and drew against Atalanta (1:1) and Torino (1:1).
At the group stage of the 2021-2022 Champions League, Juventus recorded victories in five out of six games and qualified for the playoffs from the first line in Group H.
Chiesa, Bonucci, Rugani, Pellegrini and Chiellini have all been sidelined through injuries.
Trends
СтавкаCorners: total over 9.5
This bet played in 3 of the last 5 games of Villarreal.
СтавкаGoals in each half - yes
Goals were scored in both halves in 2 of the last 4 head-to-head games.
СтавкаCorrect score 1:2
Juventus won 2 out of 4 previous games against Villarreal.
СтавкаPenalty - no
No penalties were given in the last 5 games of the visitors.
Tip and bets
Villarreal are in good form and haven't lost in the last 4 matches, but Juventus are also unbeaten in their last seven outings. The hosts are experienced in European battles, but we think that the Old Lady have a slight edge here. We suggest hedging the bet with a zero handicap.
Our prediction — Asian handicap (0) to Juventus
Both sides have powerful defensive lines, and we don't expect the opponents to concede a lot today. We are predicting a narrow victory for the Italian club.
Second bet — Juventus to win by 1 goal
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