Villarreal – Juventus : Preview & Prediction
Villareal and Juventus Turin should give us a good show during this double confrontation with a first match played in Spain. Except for a goalless draw against Real Madrid (0-0), the current 6th in La Liga has recorded 3 big victories in his last 4 outings against Mallorca (3-0), on the ground of Betis Sevilla (2-0) and in Granada (4-1) on the last day, February 19. Author of a hat-trick this weekend, the Dutch Danjuma (8 goals in La Liga) will be the number 1 danger for the Turin defense. In the Champions League, the Villareal striker has already shaken the opposing nets 4 times in 6 days and his team had a balanced record at home with 1 draw against Atalanta Bergamo (2-2), 1 success ahead the Young Boys of Bern (2-0) and 1 failure in front of Manchester United (0-2). Juventus Turin have scored in their last 4 outings against Hellas Verona (2-0), ahead of Sassuolo (2-1) in the Italian Cup, against Atalanta Bergamo (1-1) and against Torino (1-1) this weekend. Even deprived of Chiesa and Dybala, the Old Lady should be operational given the depth of its workforce. In this Champions League, the Transalpins scored in every game except during their big defeat in England against Chelsea (4-0). Allegri’s men won their double confrontations against Malmo FF (3-0 and 1-0) then in front of Zénith Saint-Petersburg (1-0 and 4-2) and beat Chelsea (1-0) at home. Danjuma, author of 4 goals on the European scene, and Morata, author of 2 achievements, will be the two attackers to watch and who could unlock the goal counter for their team. Villareal and Juventus Turin scored and conceded a goal this weekend on the last day in La Liga and Serie A… These two clubs should find the same dynamic and efficiency during this poster counting for the 1/8th of final first leg of this Champions League in the boiling atmosphere of the Ceramica stadium.
Juventus Turin have scored and conceded a goal in their last 3 outings.
The Turin club have scored at least 1 goal in their last 4 meetings.
Villareal have scored 9 goals in their last 4 matches.
The only head-to-head saw Villareal win 4-1 in August 2009 in a friendly.
Villareal scored 12 times and conceded 9 goals during the group stage of this C1.
Juve scored 10 times and conceded 6 goals in the group stage of the Champions League.
The offensive armada of these two clubs is formidable and should find its effectiveness during this cup round.
Villarreal – Juventus : Betting Tips
Villarreal – Win Odds: 2.25
