UCL Preview: Chelsea vs Juventus – key stats, H2H, Line-ups, Prediction

Dejan Kulusevski, Weston McKennie and Moise Kean of Juventus
Dejan Kulusevski, Weston McKennie and Moise Kean of Juventus - IMAGO / NurPhoto

Chelsea and Juventus are set for a mouthwatering clash in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.

Venue: Stamford Bridge

Key Statistics

  • Juventus defeated Chelsea 1-0 in the home leg of the Champions League group stage.
  • The Bianconeri are eighth in Serie A rankings this season while Chelsea top the Premier League table.
  • The Old Lady have beaten Chelsea in their last two games in the Champions League and will look to set a record for the first-ever team to secure three consecutive wins against the Blues in the competition’s history.

Head to Head record

The Blues have managed only one victory in their last four games against Juve in the Champions League. Juve, who were victorious in their last two games against the Londoners, haven’t won at Stamford Bridge.

Recent form

Chelsea – W W W D W

Juventus – L L W W W

Chelsea 

Chelsea look to exact revenge for their reverse fixture defeat when they host the Italian giants on Tuesday.

Perhaps, the Blues have suffered only two defeats this season, one coming against Manchester City in the Premier League while the other being against Juventus.

However, Thomas Tuchel’s side are in top form and will look to build on their emphatic 3-0 win over Leicester City on Saturday.

Timo Werner has returned to full fitness while Romelu Lukaku is expected to be on the sidelines for the Champions League game.

The Premier League leaders are ready to go all blazings against Juve, whom they trail by 3 three points at second place in Group F.

Injured players: Romelu Lukaku, Mateo Kovacic

Suspended players: None

Possible line-up (Chelsea): Edouard Mendy; Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen, Thiago Silva; Reece James, Jorginho, N’Golo Kante, Marcos Alonso; Callum Hudson-Odoi, Mason Mount; Kai Havertz.

Juventus

Juventus would try to continue their excellent run in the Champions League this season, having won four out of four games so far.

Although their Serie A form has taken a hit this season, they have created enough momentum after winning their last two league games including the big triumph over Lazio on Saturday. 

Federico Chiesa was the star of the show in the reverse fixture and he would be a threat to the Blues once again.

Juve’s talisman Paulo Dybala picked up an injury on international duty and his participation against Chelsea remains doubtful for now.

Possible line-up (Juventus)

Wojciech Szczesny; Danilo, Leonardo Bonucci, Matthijs De Ligt, Alex Sandro; Juan Cuadrado, Weston McKennie, Manuel Locatelli, Adrien Rabiot; Alvaro Morata, Federico Chiesa.

Injured players: Aaron Ramsey, Federico Bernardeschi

Doubtful players: Paulo Dybala, Giorgio Chiellini

Prediction

Chelsea 2 – 0 Juventus