Two teams in promising positions meet in the Champions League on Wednesday when Aston Villa host Juventus in the West Midlands.
The villagers have lost a lot of form over the last month or so, failing to win any of their last six games in all competitions, but Unai Emery’s side had won three games in Europe to show they belong at the top level.
Juve are still under new boss Thiago Motta and have become difficult to beat, although a few too many games have ended in draws for La Vecchia Signora to be above sixth in Serie A.
here it is 90 minutes preview of what should be an entertaining event at Villa Park.
Aston Villa vs Juventus H2H Record (all matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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Aston Villa |
Juventus |
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Aston Villa 2-2 Crystal Palace – 23/11/24 |
Milan 0-0 Juventus – 23/11/24 |
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Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa – 24/11/09 |
Juventus 2-0 Turin – 24/11/09 |
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Club Brugge 1-0 Aston Villa – 06/11/24 |
Lille 1-1 Juventus – 24/11/05 |
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Tottenham 4-1 Aston Villa – 03/11/24 |
Udinese 0-2 Juventus – 02/11/24 |
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Aston Villa 1-2 Crystal Palace – 30/10/24 |
Juventus 2-2 Parma – 30/10/24 |
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country |
TV channel/live broadcast |
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united kingdom |
Discovery+, discovery+ app, TNT Sports 2 |
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united states |
Paramount+, ViX |
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canada |
DAZN Canada |
Villa suffered a couple of damaging injuries during the international break in November and Amadou Onana remains sidelined, as does Jacob Ramsey. However, defender Ezri Konsa and midfielder Boubacar Kamara will be included in the matchday squad.
Ollie Watkins will continue to lead the line up front ahead of Morgan Rogers, with super substitute Jhon Duran on the bench.
Matty Cash and Ross Barkley returned to action at the weekend and could be given the start at Villa Park.
Aston Villa’s predicted line-up against Juventus (4-4-1-1): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Bailey, Barkley, Tielemans, McGinn; Rogers; Watkins.
Juve are without some key players for Wednesday’s clash, with former Villan Douglas Luiz and striker Dusan Vlahovic not included in the traveling squad. Weston McKennie is also struggling with muscle fatigue and will not feature.
In addition, defenders Gleison Bremer and Juan Cabal are out long-term with cruciate ligament injuries, while Nicolas Gonzalez, Vasilije Adzic and Arkadiusz Milik are also unavailable.
Without Vlahovic, one of Timothy Weah or Teun Koopmeiners is expected to start up front.
Juventus predicted line-up against Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Savona, Kalulu, Gatti, Cambiaso; Locatelli, Thuram; Conceicao, Koopmeiners, Yildiz; wow
Village‘s recent form has been nothing short of abysmal of late, but their spirits will be boosted by their results in Europe and they have already toppled a continental giant who beat Bayern Munich in October.
Juve He might have fancied his luck against Emery’s side, but the absences of Vlahovic, Luiz and McKennie are significant and could lead to a home win at stupid Villa Park.
