Young Boys VS Juventus Match Prediction
2018-12-12
20:00:00
Young Boys
VS
Juventus
Our Prediction Tip
Juventus will win this match.
2018-12-1220:00:00 Juventus will win this match.
Paulo Dybala scored a hat-trick for Juventus as they won 3-0 in Turin in October in the only previous meeting between Young Boys and Juventus.
%HEAD-TO-HEAD-STATS-BANNER%
With the exception of their defeat to Manchester United, Juventus have blown everyone away in both the Champions League and the league this season.
Flying high at the top of Serie A, having beaten Inter Milan last time out, they can now seal top spot in their Champions League group at Young Boys.
Paulo Dybala scored a hat-trick against the Swiss side in October, and Max Allegri’s media quotes suggest this will not be a weakened side travelling to Bern.
Cristiano Ronaldo did not play due to suspension last time but he and Mario Mandzukic have been scoring plenty of late, and that is ominous for Young Boys.
The Swiss side, meanwhile, continue to struggle with injuries – particularly at the back.
Their focus has been on their two big league wins against Basel and Thun in the last two matches and with a depleted back line they are big outsiders for this Champions League tie.
They have had moments in the competition this year, and nearly held Manchester United to a goalless draw, but they have otherwise struggled against the biggest teams.
Juventus, at full strength or even if they opt to rotate their players, are big favourites and they should live up to that tag fairly comfortably.
Juventus are big odds-on favourites to beat Young Boys and they should live up to that billing, at a best price of 19/40 with Betway to win.
That improves to 27/20 if you back them to win to nil with Ladbrokes – having won their last five matches without conceding too.
Juventus put three past Young Boys in Turin and over 2.5 goals returns a best price of 17/20 with Betfair.
Paulo Dybala was the hat-trick hero in that previous meeting, but Cristiano Ronaldo and Mario Mandzukic have been in the goals of late. Mandzukic is 2/1 with 888sport to score at any time and Ronaldo is 10/11 with Betway.
Juventus are in sublime form once again and, with Mario Mandzukic and Cristiano Ronaldo in goalscoring form, they should have plenty to overcome Young Boys’ depleted defence.
Young Boys’ injury woes show no sign of easing – Steve von Bergen, Gregory Wuthrich, Jordan Lotomba and Djibril Sow are all sidelined. Guillaume Hoarau is pushing for a start after a goalscoring return to the side last time out, however, while Kevin Mbabu will be available after being suspended for the most recent league game.
Miralem Sulejmani – Scored in the vital wins against Basel and Thun and he now has nine goals and 12 assists this season.
Guillaume Hoarau – His last-minute winner against Thun was his 15th goal of the season leading the Young Boys line.
Christian Fassnacht – A scorer against Basel – his seventh of the season – while he also has three assists from the right so far.
Young Boys’ only defeat in their last five games was the last-minute Champions League loss at Old Trafford. Since then, they have won back-to-back league games, beating title rivals Basel and Thun. Mohamed Aly Camara, Miralem Sulejmani and Christian Fassnacht all scored in the final 20 minutes as Young Boys came from behind to beat Basel 3-1, while Sulejmani scored again against Thun, before an own goal and Guillaume Hoarau’s last-minute strike saw them turn a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 win against Thun.
Max Allegri is keen to seal top spot in the group and has made no secret of that, meaning any rotation after the Derby d’Italia win will likely be kept to a minimum. Injuries to Sami Khedira and Emre Can have meant a lot of work for the midfield three, however, so Juan Cuadrado and fit-again Can could come in to ease that slightly.
Mario Mandzukic – Match winner at home to Inter last time out to continue his fine goalscoring form – that is now four goals in his last five matches.
Paulo Dybala – Scored a hat-trick in the reverse fixture between these two sides and a key part of Juve’s attacking trio.
Cristiano Ronaldo – The Portuguese superstar has been exactly the signing Juventus wanted, scoring four goals in their last six games to prove his form.
Since defeat to Manchester United in this competition, Juventus have won their last five in a row – and all without conceding. That run includes their 1-0 win against Valencia in the last Champions League game – Mario Mandzukic scoring the winner – while the Croatian also scored the only goal of the game at home to Inter Milan in Serie A on Friday. In between, Rodrigo Bentancur, Giorgio Chiellini and Cristiano Ronaldo scored in a 3-0 win at Frosinone.
Watch Live Streaming