Champions League match preview: Juventus versus Chelsea

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 29.September
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Allianz Stadium (41507 seats)

This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Juventus at Allianz Stadium when the Champions League tournament arrives in town and Chelsea with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Juventus and Chelsea.

Chelsea have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Juventus form and stats

Juventus was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Champions League. Porto was too strong.

0-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for Juventus so far this season.

A nice win for Juventus last time playing, versus Sampdoria. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-2 with Manuel Locatelli, Leonardo Bonucci and Paulo Dybala scoring for the victors. Midfield player Manuel Locatelli got a match rating of 7.82 in that game, the max score being 10. Locatelli scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting Spezia.

Juventus are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Torino awaits in three days.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Juventus at home in the league. 1 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Chelsea form and stats

Nothing but glory last season for Chelsea, as they won the Champions League.

Chelsea are happy with their away performances in the Premier League so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.

The manager T. Tuchel was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground Stamford Bridge. Chelsea suffered a 0-1 loss to Manchester City. Defender Andreas Christensen was the best team player with a rating of 7.15. Christensen won 4 of 6 duels.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Aston Villa.

A new game in only three days for Chelsea, the Premier League home match versus Southampton. Busy days.

The Chelsea manager T. Tuchel has got the team scoring on the road, with 6 away goals in 3 league matches. Chelsea's manager T. Tuchel has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head data (for the prior four meetings): Juventus won one game, two matches ended in a draw and Chelsea have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / one

Top Goalscorers

ChelseaR. Lukaku Menama
R. Lukaku Menama
3 goals
JuventusÁ. Morata Martín
Á. Morata Martín
2 goals
JuventusP. Exequiel Dybala
P. Exequiel Dybala
2 goals

Juventus missing players

Chelsea missing players

Juventus Chelsea
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   10 25
16 8   Won W   7 14
4 1   Drew D   2 6
5 3   Lost L   1 5
52 24   Scored S   16 34
33 17   Conceded C   7 16
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
88% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   80% 64%
80% 75%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 36%
52% 58%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 4%
20% 25%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
80% 75%   BTTS BTTS   60% 40%
4% 0%   Clean Sheets C S   40% 44%
16% 25%   Failed to Score F T   0% 20%
 
5.4 6.2   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 5.2
4.4 4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.7 5.4
1.8 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.5
1 1   Red cards R C   2 2
 
15.1 15.5   Shots (avg) S (   14.4 12.8
5.7 6.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.3 4.7
36% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 29%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Juventus 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Chelsea 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Zenit 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
4 Malmö FF 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Milan 6 5 1 0 12 3 3 3 0 0 8 1 3 2 1 0 4 2 9 16
2 Napoli 5 5 0 0 14 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 3 0 0 10 1 12 15
3 Inter 6 4 2 0 20 7 3 2 1 0 12 3 3 2 1 0 8 4 13 14
4 Roma 5 4 0 1 12 5 3 3 0 0 6 2 2 1 0 1 6 3 7 12
5 Atalanta 6 3 2 1 8 6 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 11
6 Fiorentina 5 3 0 2 8 9 2 1 0 1 3 4 3 2 0 1 5 5 -1 9
7 Lazio 5 2 2 1 12 7 2 1 1 0 8 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 5 8
8 Bologna 5 2 2 1 7 10 3 2 1 0 6 4 2 0 1 1 1 6 -3 8
9 Torino 5 2 1 2 8 5 3 1 1 1 6 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 7
10 Udinese 5 2 1 2 6 7 3 1 1 1 5 6 2 1 0 1 1 1 -1 7
11 Empoli 5 2 0 3 5 8 3 0 0 3 2 8 2 2 0 0 3 0 -3 6
12 Juventus 5 1 2 2 7 8 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 6 6 -1 5
13 Sampdoria 5 1 2 2 5 7 3 0 1 2 2 7 2 1 1 0 3 0 -2 5
14 Hellas Verona 6 1 2 3 11 14 3 1 0 2 6 8 3 0 2 1 5 6 -3 5
15 Genoa 6 1 2 3 10 15 3 0 1 2 5 7 3 1 1 1 5 8 -5 5
16 Sassuolo 5 1 1 3 5 7 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 5 6 -2 4
17 Spezia 6 1 1 4 8 15 3 0 0 3 3 6 3 1 1 1 5 9 -7 4
18 Venezia 5 1 0 4 3 10 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 3 2 8 -7 3
19 Cagliari 5 0 2 3 7 13 3 0 1 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 3 6 -6 2
20 Salernitana 5 0 1 4 4 14 3 0 1 2 2 7 2 0 0 2 2 7 -10 1
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 6 4 2 0 15 4 3 2 1 0 6 1 3 2 1 0 9 3 11 14
2 Manchester City 6 4 1 1 12 1 3 2 1 0 10 0 3 2 0 1 2 1 11 13
3 Chelsea 6 4 1 1 12 2 3 2 0 1 6 1 3 2 1 0 6 1 10 13
4 Manchester United 6 4 1 1 13 5 3 2 0 1 9 3 3 2 1 0 4 2 8 13
5 Everton 6 4 1 1 12 7 3 3 0 0 8 2 3 1 1 1 4 5 5 13
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 5 4 0 1 7 4 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 12
7 West Ham United 6 3 2 1 13 8 3 1 1 1 7 5 3 2 1 0 6 3 5 11
8 Aston Villa 6 3 1 2 9 7 3 2 1 0 6 1 3 1 0 2 3 6 2 10
9 Brentford 6 2 3 1 8 5 3 1 1 1 5 4 3 1 2 0 3 1 3 9
10 Tottenham Hotspur 5 3 0 2 3 6 3 2 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 -3 9
11 Watford 6 2 1 3 7 9 3 1 1 1 4 5 3 1 0 2 3 4 -2 7
12 Leicester City 6 2 1 3 7 10 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 0 2 4 7 -3 7
13 Arsenal 5 2 0 3 2 9 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 2 1 7 -7 6
14 Crystal Palace 5 1 2 2 5 8 2 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 2 2 8 -3 5
15 Southampton 5 0 4 1 4 6 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 3 5 -2 4
16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 1 0 4 2 5 3 0 0 3 0 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 -3 3
17 Newcastle United 6 0 3 3 7 14 3 0 2 1 5 7 3 0 1 2 2 7 -7 3
18 Leeds United 6 0 3 3 6 14 3 0 1 2 3 7 3 0 2 1 3 7 -8 3
19 Burnley 6 0 2 4 5 11 3 0 1 2 2 4 3 0 1 2 3 7 -6 2
20 Norwich City 6 0 0 6 2 16 3 0 0 3 2 8 3 0 0 3 0 8 -14 0

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.