Juventus vs Bayern Munich Betting Tips and Predictions

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Juventus

Bayern Munich

Juventus come into this game off the back of a 0-0 draw on Friday against Bologna, which ended their incredible run of 15 straight wins in the Serie A. Juventus had looked set to secure the top spot in the CL group stages before dropping points against both Borussia M’gladbach and Sevilla, meaning Massimiliano Allegri’s men would finish 2nd behind Manchester City. Unfortunately for Juventus, they drew one of the toughest sides in this season’s competition, Bayern Munich.

For Pep Guardiola’s side, this is not the easiest clash either. They would have been hoping for an easier opponent than the runners up of last years Champions League final and top of the Serie A, Juventus. Bayern Munich are coming into this game having only dropped 1 point in 8 matches in the Bundesliga (and having dropped a total of only 5 points from 22 games this season).

REASON FOR BETTING TIPS

Bayern Munich are the only team to have beaten Juventus on Italian soil in the past decade and this Champions League round of 16 game will be about Bayern Munich attack against Juventus defence. Juventus head into this fixture with an incredible run of 8 clean sheets, which will be a challenge to maintain against a relentless Bayern Munich attack who have scored an incredible 56 Bundesliga goals in 22 games. With defensive giant Giorgio Chiellini out, Juventus may be forced to operate with a four-man defence, a system they have not used as frequently this season, which will likely result in a more unconfident back four. Meanwhile for Bayern Munich, their attack has remained flawless this season, led largely by Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, who boasts a remarkable 32 goals in 32 appearances.

Expect a much more competitive Juventus than we have seen on the past few occasions these two have met. Juventus will be desperate to try and pick up the points at home, as the reverse fixture will become much more difficult at the Allianz Arena where Bayern almost score at ease. With Bayern being more than capable of picking up wins at both venues, however, there seems really good value in Bayern Munich to win 2-1 at 9/1.

RECENT FORM

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Head-To-Head

Bayern Munich are unbeaten in all 4 games against Juventus since 2005 (3 wins and 1 draw). When the 2 sides met in the quarter finals of the 2012/2013 Champions League campaign, Bayern came away with 2-0 wins against Juventus in both the home and away legs.

Statistics

Juventus have kept 8 clean sheets in the last 8 games across all competitions, however, Bayern Munich have averaged 2 goals per game in the same number of games .

Team News

Juventus: missing core central defender Giorgio Chiellini and regularly used left back Alex Sandro to short term injuries while Martin Caceres’ season is over. Mario Mandzukic is expected to make his return against his former side while Juan Cuadrado and Sami Khedira have also been declared fit to play.

Bayern Munich: will be without 4 central defenders Jerome Boateng, Holger Badstuber, Mehdi Benatia and Javi Martinez. Franck Ribery and Mario Gotze have recently returned to action.