H2H: Juventus Turin vs FC Barcelona – Prediction (Champions League

H2H: Juventus v Barcelona – Comparison.

Álvaro Morata has now found the back of the net in four of his last eight UEFA matches, including the first team goal on three occasions. After becoming the youngest El Clásico scorer of this century, Barcelona’s Ansu Fati is looking to score in three consecutive competitive appearances for the first time. Nine of Barcelona’s last 11 UEFA matches have produced over 4.5 total cards.

Juventus Insights.

Juventus’ win at Dynamo Kiev went down as the fourth of their last five UEFA Champions League (UCL) matches in which only one team scored, continuing a long standing pattern involving the ‘Bianconeri’. In fact, since the beginning of 2014/15, just 32.43% of their UCL group stage matches home or away have witnessed goals from both sides. The Italian side coasted through their previous UCL home campaign with four home wins, conceding just two goals across the four games. A tough nut to crack, the Juventus defence did not concede in both halves of a UCL match (home or away) last year, whilst five of their last seven home UCL wins have been accompanied by a clean sheet.

Barcelona Insights.

Across the last decade, Barcelona have made 11 trips to Italy for UCL encounters, only to return home triumphantly on two occasions (D6, L3). The three defeats, including a 2016/17 quarter final at Juventus, were all decided by a margin of at least two goals. Barcelona’s recent continental games have provided fans with no shortage of entertainment, with an average of 4.83 goals per game across their last six matches, and just one producing under 2.5 match goals. However, none of their four UCL 19/20 fixtures in an opposition country saw more than three goals recorded (W2, D2).