Aston Villa v Juventus: Prediction and Tips

A crucial UEFA Champions League clash takes place at Villa Park on Wednesday evening, when Premier League outfit Aston Villa take on Serie A giants Juventus.

The Villans have made a solid start to the new league phase, winning three of their four matches, while the Old Lady are just two points behind their opponents heading into their clash in the West Midlands

Juve boss Thiago Motta will be hoping to get one over on Unai Emery, who coached the former Italy international when they were both at Paris Saint-Germain between 2016 and 2018.

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Aston Villa v Juventus Prediction

Key Prediction Stats & Insights

Supercomputer Prediction

Aston Villa v Juventus Betting Tips

Predicted Starting Line-ups

Aston Villa v Juventus Prediction

Prediction	BetSie Supercomputer	Odds	Odds%
Aston Villa	48%	13/10	43.5%

Key Prediction Stats & Insights

• This will be the third meeting between these two sides and the first since March 1983, when Juventus defeated Villa 3-1 in the second leg of their European Cup quarter-final.

• Villa lost the tie 5-2 on aggregate, having also suffered a 2-1 defeat on home turf in the first leg.

• The Villans have won three of their four matches in this season's UEFA Champions League to sit on nine points, while Juve have collected seven points.

Supercomputer Predictions

Aston Villa	48%
Draw	24.4%
Juventus	27.6%

The odds suggest that Aston Villa have a 43.5% chance of winning their upcoming UEFA Champions League clash with Juventus.

With a 48% probability, the BetSie Supercomputer believes that the Premier League side have a slightly higher chance of winning the match compared to the betting odds.

Aston Villa v Juventus Betting Tips

Tip	Current Odds
Draw	9/4
Both teams to score	4/5
John McGinn to have over 0.5 shots on target	2/1

Draw - 9/4

Villa's impressive start to the season has been checked over the past month and they head into this contest without a win from their last six matches in all competitions (L4 D2).

This disappointing run started with a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth before the Villans then lost four successive matches, going down to Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur, Club Brugge and Liverpool.

Emery's troops did manage to stop the bleeding at the weekend, grabbing a 2-2 draw at home to the Eagles, and the fact they came from behind twice to get a share of the spoils will have somewhat pleased the manager.

Villa have suffered just one defeat from their last eight home assignments, evidence that they are hard to beat in the West Midlands, but their last five Villa Park results have produced one win, three draws and a defeat and that shows they are not firing on all cylinders.

Visitors Juve will provide a stern examination as they arrive looking to extend their unbeaten streak to seven matches, but this run has included four draws and they are also struggling to find that extra bit of quality to pick up victories.

The Old Lady have shared the spoils in three of their last four away games, drawing at both Milan clubs in Serie A and at Lille in the UEFA Champions League.

Neither side will want to give anything away in this contest and it could turn out to be a tight affair, with a point for both teams not a bad result.

Both teams to score - 4/5

While this could prove to be a tactical affair, that is not to say there won't be scoring opportunities and it would be no surprise to see both sides find the back of the net.

Villa ended a two-game run without a goal when scoring twice in the weekend draw against Palace, taking their Premier League tally to 19 from 12 matches.

The Villans have failed to score in just two of their nine home fixtures and they will fancy their chances of bagging against a Juventus side that have conceded three goals in their two away UEFA Champions League games.

While the Old Lady haven't been tight at the back in Europe, they have had no issues finding the back of the bet with seven goals notched in four matches.

Motta's troops put three past both PSV and RB Leipzig, and although they have some selection issues in attack, it is unlikely to be enough to stop them from breaching this Villa defence.

John McGinn to have over 0.5 shots on target - 2/1

Ollie Watkins and Jhon Duran have been the two main men in attack for Villa, with the duo scoring six and four goals respectively in the Premier League this season, but there looks to be value in backing John McGinn to have at least one shot on target.

While the Scotland international is yet to open his league account, he did score in the 2-0 UEFA Champions League victory over Bologna and he has been a big threat in this competition.

The 30-year-old is averaging a shot on target per game in Europe and he has been saving his more attacking performances for some of the biggest games.

Predicted Starting Line-ups

Aston Villa

Formation: 4-2-3-1
Team: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Barkley, Tielemans; Bailey, Rogers, McGinn; Watkins.

Juventus

Formation: 4-2-3-1
Team: Di Gregorio; Savona, Kalulu, Gatti, Cambiaso; Locatelli, Thuram; Francisco Conceicao, Koopmeiners, Kenan Yildiz; Weah.

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