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Juventus and Olympiakos will square off in Turin, with Juve absolutely needing the three points in this Champions League Group A clash.
The Italian champions have just 3 points so far and have lost 1-0 to Olympiakos earlier in the group, so they really can`t afford any slip ups today. Actually Juve was in a bit of a slump recently, losing not only to Olympiakos but also to Genoa and being held to a 1-1 draw by Sassuolo, but the Old Lady recovered with a solid 2-0 win at Empoli and most notably all these bad results came on the road. At home, Juve won all 5 games this season with a 12-2 goal difference – covering the 1 goal handicap 4 times, keeping 4 clean sheets and scoring at least twice in each game. Now those are some amazing statistics!
Olympiakos defeated Atletico Madrid and Juventus in this group but lost at Malmo, missing a golden chance for qualification. It wasn`t so surprising though, at Oly is well known to be a different team away from home, especially in Europe. Right now the Greek side is undefeated for 5 matches, but they failed two win in their last two games, being held to draws by modest sides like Panionios and Asteras Tripolis.
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Team news & lineups
Evra and Barzagli are out for Juve, with Asamoah, Pepe, Ogbonna and Caceres doubtful. Olympiakos will have to do without Benitez, while Dominguez and Botia will have to undergo late fitness tests.
Juventus: Buffon – Bonucci, Chiellini, Ogbonna – Marchisio, Pirlo, Vidal, Pogba, Lichtsteiner – Llorente, Tevez
Olympiakos: Jimenez – Elabdellaoui, Botia, Abidal, Masuaku – Milivojevic, Maniatis, Ndinga – Kasami, Dominguez – Mitroglou
Juventus has some problems in defense ahead of this game but they usually have kept things tight at the back even with missing players, so they have a good chance to do the same today. I really like Juventus to win here, home court advantage will have a massive importance with Oly poor on the road and Juve a scary animal at home (just look at their above mentioned statistics). The hosts are absolutely doomed to win this, there`s no other way around it, and I reckon they have every argument to get the job done. Odds are not spectacular, but they are decent. My tip is Juventus to win and cover the 1,25 goal asian handicap. Prediction: Juventus – Olympiakos 2-0.
Pick: Juventus (-1,25 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 1.74 @ Sbobet
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 5.92
Event date: 4 November
i think juve will win, and 90%, they will cover this handicap. Good Luck!
Juve’s performance in Greece was one of the worst I ve seen in Europe in years. they were dominated for 70 mins by Olympiakos. If we add the brilliance performance of their goalkeeper no wonder the Italians cam home defeated. I would rather choose Arsenal to cover, I don t trust this Juve side under Allegri.
I see your points, but that is why I insisted so much on home court advantage. Arsenal to cover is the bet of the day for me, but I like this one as well, I think it will be a simple 2-0. Cheers.