Juventus vs Sevilla 14/9 – Betting Tips Champions League
Juventus Set for Assault on the Champions League
Having been eliminated by Bayern Munich at the quarter-final stage last season, Juventus will be hoping to much deeper in the Champions League this time around. Despite having lost Paul Pogba to Manchester United, Juventus have added some real talent to their squad, including Miralem Pjanic from Roma and Serie A top goalscorer, Gonzalo Higuain, from Napoli. Juventus made the final of the 2014/15 Champions League, which has been their joint best performance since winning the tournament in 1995/96, having also lost the final in 1997, 1998 and 2003.
Sevilla have dominated the Europa League in recent years, having won the trophy for the last three seasons in a row, which is a tournament record. However, they are yet to transfer that form to the Champions League, where they have lost out at either the group stages or before, in their last two attempts. Last season, they started life in the Champions League but having finished third in a group containing opponents Juventus, they dropped to the Europa League, which they went on to win. Can they perform the same way in the Champions League this season, under the guidance of new manager, Jorge Sampaoli?
Champions League Group H: Juventus, Sevilla, Lyon, Dinamo Zagreb
COMPETITION: Champions League
GAME: Juventus vs Sevilla
LOCATION: Juventus Stadium
DATE: Wednesday 14/9
TIME: 20:45
Juventus and Sevilla met in the Champions League group stages last season, with Juventus winning 2-0 in Italy and Sevilla coming out on top, 1-0, in Spain.
Tips
We have looked closely at the following aspects of this match, which offer good betting value:
- Winner
- To Win to Nil
- First Goalscorer
Juventus Clear Favourites
Although it does not provide great value, there is little doubting the fact Juventus are the clear favourites for this game. Given their fantastic home record in the Champions League, Sevilla’s awful away record and the fact Juventus defeated the Spaniards at home last season, all points to a win for the Italians. Furthermore, Juventus have the strongest XI on paper and will be looking to get off to the best possible start, in a competition they dearly want to win this season.
Game Tip: Juventus to Win is 1.64 at Unibet
Solid Defence the Key
Sevilla started their domestic season by scoring 6 goals in a home match against Espanyol but followed that up with a 0-0 at Villarreal. Last season, in the group stage of the Champions League, Juventus kept a clean sheet in all three matches and Sevilla conceded 8 goals on the road. In fact, Juventus have only conceded goals in one their last 6 home Champions League group matches and Sevilla will find it tough to break them down.
Game Tip: Juventus to Win to Nil is 2.5 at Bet365
Higuain to Get Off the Mark
Juventus’ new record signing, Gonzalo Higuain, has featured mainly off the substitutes bench for Juventus so far this season but expect to see the Argentine in the starting XI for this game. Higuain was a huge success at previous club Napoli, but never had a chance to really show what he could do on European football’s biggest stage. Therefore, Higuain will be hungry to demonstrate exactly what he is capable of and lead Juventus to a win in their first Champions League game of the season.
Game Tip: Gonzalo Higuain to Score First is 4.5 at Bet365
