Juventus vs Manchester City Predictions

Both teams have struggled lately and will look to not drop points in this fixture. This encounter may end in a stalemate.

Match info: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Allianz Stadium, Turin

Date: Wednesday, 11^th December 2024

Time: 9 pm Nigerian time

Two teams struggling to meet expectations will convene in Turin on Wednesday evening when Juventus host an ailing Manchester City in the Champions League.

Almost side by side in the league-phase standings, Juve have regularly failed to turn one point into three this season, while City are enduring a crisis of confidence.

Head-to-head:

Juventus won the 2 Champions League meeting between the two teams.

Man City have never won against Juventus.

Their other 2 encounters in the Europa League ended 1-1 in both legs.

There has been only 1 clean sheet in all their meetings.

Form:

Juventus in the Champions League: W-W-L-D-D

Juventus in all competitions: D-D-D-D-W

Man City in the Champions League: D-W-W-L-D

Man City in all competitions: D-D-D-D-W

Team News:

Juventus will be without Andrea Cambiaso, Weston Mckennie, Juan Cabal, Douglas Luiz, Nicolas Gonzalez, GleisonBremer, and Arkadiusz Milik for this clash.

For Man City, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake, and John Stones could miss the trip to Italy. Phil Foden and Kovacic are also doubtful for the match.

Player(s) to watch:

Teun Koopmeiners is very athletic as well as incredibly intelligent in the way he plays. He breaks up play well and helps his side retain possession of the ball. His ability to win the ball high up the pitch enables his team to regain possession closer to the opposition goal and generate better goalscoring opportunities. A true box-to-box midfielder in every sense of the word, the Dutchman can do pretty much all.

Matheus Nunes boasts a superb dribbling technique under pressure, but he needs to improve in knowing when to release the ball. He executes pressing with great intensity, and work work-rate stamina, but he lacks a bit of aggression. Nunes is a constant passing option for his teammates, especially in the build-up phase. His impressive positional awareness allows him to serve as an outlet for the ball against high-pressing opponents.