Aston Villa vs Juventus Preview: Team News & Prediction

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After a famous win against Bayern Munich in October, Aston Villa will look for another famous win as they welcome Italy’s most successful club, Juventus, to Villa Park this week.

Kick-off date/time: Wednesday 27th November, 2024: UK – 8:00pm / US ET – 3:00pm / US PT – 12:00pm

How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – Discovery+ / US – Paramount+

Aston Villa Preview: Struggling for form

The concern at the start of this season was that Aston Villa’s squad would be too shallow to deal with both the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League. The Villains had a strong start before the fixture began piling up and that was much-needed as their form declines.

They come into this one on the back of a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace at Villa Park at the weekend. That result ended a four-match losing streak across all competitions but they are now winless in their last six matches.

Juventus Preview: New look for the Old Lady

With Juventus undergoing a makeover over the summer with a younger and more dynamic squad being coached by Thiago Motta, who led Bologna to a fifth place finish in Serie A last season and their first UEFA Champions League qualification in over 60 years.

The style of football implemented into the Bianconeri has been clear but they have lacked for goals and precision in the final third. They come into this on the back of another goalless draw in Italy against AC Milan with six wins and seven draws in their 13 Serie A matches.

Aston Villa Team News: Key midfield injuries

Injuries are not helpful when you have a small squad and Aston Villa have a few key injuries in midfield. As well as centre-back Ezri Konsa, both Boubacar Kamara and Amadou Onana are sidelined alongside Jacob Ramsey.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Cash, Carlos, Torres, Digne; Barkley, Tielemans; Bailey, McGinn, Rogers; Watkins

Unavailable: Konsa (Injured), Kamara (Injured), Onana (Injured), Ramsey (Injured)

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Key Stats

The only previous UEFA competition matches between these two teams were in the 1982/83 European Cup quarter-finals, when Juventus defeated Aston Villa 2-1 at Villa Park and 3-1 in Turin to progress 5-2 on aggregate.
Aston Villa have won their last three UEFA competition matches at home against Italian teams without conceding a goal.
Aston Villa have won their previous two UEFA Champions League matches at home this season without conceding a goal.
Aston Villa have won eight of their last nine UEFA competition matches at home (L1).
Aston Villa have only failed to score in one of their last 34 UEFA competition home games.
Jhon Durán has scored in Aston Villa’s previous two UEFA Champions League matches at home this season.
Juventus have lost only two of their last 12 UEFA competition matches (W6 D4).
Juventus were unbeaten in five successive away matches against English teams in UEFA competition (W3 D2) prior to a 4-0 defeat against Chelsea in the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League group stage – their last such fixture.
Juventus have lost two of their last three UEFA competition matches against English teams, though those are their only defeats in their last 12 such fixtures (W6 D4).
Juventus have lost only one of their last six UEFA competition matches away from home (W3 D2).

Juventus Team News: Several absentees

Scoring is an issue and Juventus are without Dusan Vlahovic due to a thigh injury with former Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz sidelined alongside fellow summer signings Nicolas Gonzalez and Juan Cabal with key defender Bremer suffering from an ACL injury.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Cambiaso, Gatti, Kalulu, Savona; Locatelli, Thuram; Conceicao, Koopmeiners, Yildiz; Weah

Unavailable: Bremer (Injured), Adzic (Injured), Cabal (Injured), Luiz (Injured), Gonzalez (Injured), Vlahovic (Injured), Milik (Injured)

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Aston Villa vs Juventus Prediction

Aston Villa have been lacklustre in the last few weeks with a lack of control at both ends of the pitch. Their lack of consistency can be drawn to the amount of football that they are playing at the moment so qualifying for the knockout stages quickly in order to rotate in the final few rounds of the UEFA Champions League league phase is imperative. Juventus have been easy on the eye but lacked a cutting edge so a point may be suitable for both sides at Villa Park.

Aston Villa vs Juventus Tip: Draw & under 3.5 goals