Aston Villa vs Juventus

This Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League action sees Juventus make the trip to face Aston Villa at Villa Park. This is a big game as Juventus are only two points behind Aston Villa who have claimed the final automatic Round of 16 place.

Key Stats

• Aston Villa have scored 6 goals in their last 4 UCL matches whereas Juventus have scored 7 in their last 4 UCL matches
• Mattia Perin of Juventus has the highest average saves per 90 in the UEFA Champions League (9.8)
• Aston Villa have only conceded 1 goal in the UEFA Champions League so far

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Both sides have had a good start to the campaign. Villa in their first UEFA Champions League appearance are in good form and are placed inside the automatic places to go through. Juventus on the other hand are in the playoff places so will be desperate to take back all three points to ensure that they don’t have to qualify for the Round of 16.

Aston Villa Preview

Predicted Line-Up: Emiliano Martínez; Ian Maatsen, Pau Torres, Diego Carlos, Ezri Konsa; John McGinn (c), Youri Tielemans, Ross Barkley, Leon Bailey; Morgan Rogers; Ollie Watkins

Aston Villa have had an amazing start to this year’s edition of the UEFA Champions League, residing in eighth place after four games. Three wins and a loss have left them with nine points, just three points away from climbing to as high as top of the table place if they can take three points in this match and results go in their favour. The Villains have been able to rely on three players for the majority of their goals. Midfielders John McGinn, Youri Tielemans and striker Jhon Durán have registered two goal contributions. Aston Villa fans know that they could be their best options in trying to take all three points this Wednesday after a tough spell domestically.

Juventus Preview

Predicted Line-Up: Michele Di Gregorio; Andrea Cambiaso, Federico Gatti, Danilo (c), Nicolò Savona; Khéphren Thuram, Manuel Locatelli; Kenan Yıldız, Weston McKennie, Francisco Conceição; Teun Koopmeiners

Juventus have had a good start to the UEFA Champions League a year after they were banned from competing in Europe. Playing four games and they sit in 11th in the standings with two wins, one loss and one draw. Those results have left them with seven points, but a win would manage to take them into the automatic Round of 16 qualification places depending on other results. The Old Lady are struggling to keep the back out of the net, the opposite of what they have managed to do in the Serie A where they have the best defence in the league. Juventus will be without their two strikers in Dušan Vlahović and Arkadiusz Milik who will miss this game to injury. Midfielder Teun Koopmeiners is expected to take the striker role this Wednesday. The unavailability if Juventus’ top two strikers could cost them in this match.

Head To Head Stats: Aston Villa vs Juventus

There have been two matches where these two teams have faced each other throughout history, the most recent match being in the 1982/83 season. Juventus have come out victorious in both meetings but seeing as those matches were a long time ago, the result could go anyone’s way on Wednesday.

Betting Tips For Aston Villa vs Juventus

Both teams have been somewhat out of form as of late. This match could be either Aston Villa’s or Juventus’. With the defensive displays that Villa have shown, conceding only once, that might just slightly tip the scales on their favour.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with Aston Villa To Win as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 11/8 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £23.75 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Aston Villa vs Juventus

Aston Villa 1-0 Juventus

Both teams are in a bit of a slump at the moment, but we can see Aston Villa’s amazing defence holding up as they take all three points come the full time whistle.