Matchday 6 of the 2024/25 Champions League group stage between Juventus (Italy) and Manchester City (England) will take place on December 11 at the Allianz Stadium in Turin. Juventus vs. Manchester City: prediction, betting odds, and statistics.
Referee: Clement Turpin (France)
Matches – 14 (International matches, 2023/24–2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 50;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.6;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 23;
Penalties – 50%.
Predicted lineups for Juventus vs. Manchester City
Juventus (4-3-3): Mattia Perin – Danilo, Pierre Kalulu, Federico Gatti, Nicolo Savona – Manuel Locatelli, Khephren Thuram, Teun Koopmeiners – Francisco Conceicao, Timothy Weah, Kenan Yildiz.
Manchester City (4-3-3): Stefan Ortega – Rico Lewis, Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol – Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva – Savio, Matheus Nunes, Erling Haaland.
Juventus
The Turin side has slipped to 19th in the Champions League group stage standings after three consecutive matches without a win. They lost at home to Stuttgart (0-1) and drew away against Lille (1-1) and Aston Villa (0-0). However, they started well with victories in the first two rounds. Notably, the club has conceded only five goals, the sixth-best record in the main round of the Champions League.
Defenders Gleison Bremer and Juan Cabal, midfielders Arthur Melo and Nicolas Gonzalez, and forward Arkadiusz Milik will miss the match due to injuries. Midfielder Douglas Luiz and defender Andrea Cambiaso are doubtful for the game.
- Juventus has not won in 6 of their last 8 games in this tournament (2 draws and 4 losses).
- Both teams have scored in 8 of Juventus's last 11 Champions League matches.
- The club has not drawn at home in the Champions League for 23 matches (15 wins and 8 losses).
Manchester City
Pep Guardiola's side has faltered in their last two Champions League matches. They were thrashed away by Sporting (1-4) and then drew at home with Feyenoord (3-3), despite leading 3-0 against the Dutch side. This is the first time in Champions League history that a team failed to win after leading by three goals by the 75th minute. As a result, the club has dropped to 17th place, ahead of Juventus only on goal difference.
Midfielder Rodri Hernandez, forward Oscar Bobb, and defenders John Stones, Manuel Akanji, and Nathan Ake are out due to injuries. Forward Phil Foden may miss the match due to illness, and midfielder Mateo Kovacic is doubtful due to injury.
- At least three goals have been scored in 13 of Manchester City's last 15 games in this tournament in regulation time.
- Both teams have scored in 8 of Manchester City's last 11 Champions League matches.
- The Manchester side has not lost in 12 of their last 13 away matches in this European competition (6 wins and 6 draws).
Juventus vs. Manchester City: Match Prediction
Bookmakers favor the visitors in this encounter, despite their recent poor results. In their last nine official matches, the Citizens have only one victory (against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League), two draws, and six losses. In the Premier League, Manchester City is already fourth, and they have also fallen out of the top eight in the Champions League.
I am confident that the Turin side will take advantage of the current state of the English team and can take points from the favorites. Juventus is only sixth in Serie A but remains the only team yet to taste defeat in their league (6 wins and 9 draws). Moreover, the club boasts one of the best defenses in Serie A, and in the Champions League, they concede an average of just one goal per game. Therefore, I favor the prediction – Juventus to win or draw
