Juventus is looking to get close to success, and leave their misfortunes domestically when they go against SC Freiburg. It seems like Juventus is facing some kind of troubles in their domestic league. This is the destiny they do not want to bring in the contest, as they continue to aim for a title in the contest. Freiburg on the other hand is looking to extend their good run in the Europa League. They are also doing well in their domestic league which can give them the confidence in this match. These two teams will meet in the first leg of their round-of-16 series. Juventus will host Freiburg on March 10, 2023, at 4:00 AM (GMT+8).
This will be the first time that these two teams will meet each other in a competitive games. The hosts are doing well at home, as they are unbeaten in their last four home games, keeping clean sheets in those games. However, it has been a while since they last met a German team in the Europa League. They last met a German opponent during the 1994-95 season of the Europa League. As for the visitors, they are unbeaten in the group stage of the contest, and are hopeful to extend that run. They are also doing well in their games on the road, staying unbeaten in their last three matches on the road. This will be the first time they meet an Italian team in a UEFA match.
Juventus
Juventus is confident to come into this game with a 4-1 win against Nantes. It was an aggregate win for Juventus in their knockout round playoffs that helped them to qualify in this round. During their first leg, they had a 1-1 draw, so they are fortunate to win on their second leg. However, on their last domestic match, they suffered a 1-0 loss against Roma, their first loss in eight matches. Juventus is a team who have been solid in defense, which will be their key to succeed in this series. It seems like this team really knows how to make use of their home advantage. They are unbeaten in their last four home games, a record they also want to extend in this match.
Juventus is lucky that they have no fresh health concerns in this match. However, expected some changes from their starting XI.
SC Freiburg
Freiburg on the other hand were able to seal a spot in the Europa League when they finished atop of their group. This is not surprising though, after being second best attackers in the group stage, scoring 13 goals in six matches. Just like Juventus, this squad is also in an unbeaten run across all competitions. They are on a five-game unbeaten run, and are coming from a goalless draw on their domestic league. Additionally, in their last five matches, they were able to keep clean sheets in three of those games. They are also a strong defensive squad, so expect that to make it hard for their opponents to score.
Ritsu Doan will be back in this match, after overcoming his illness, while Daniel-Kofi Kyereh is already out this season after an ACL injury.
Prediction:
Juventus (1.5)
Odds: -0.93
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