Juventus vs Ajax Predictions and Betting Tips, 16 Apr 2019

The Match Is Over. Score: 1-2

Juventus v Ajax Predictions for Tuesday night's second leg in the Champions League Round of 8 at the Allianz Stadium in Turin. Tough one to call, this game seems the most balanced of all after the first meeting ended 1-1 and what these two showed in Round of 16 when two Madrid clubs fell in agony.

Match status: 2018-19 Champions League Last-8
Kick-off: Tuesday 16 Apr 2019, 07:00pm GMT
Venue: Allianz Stadium (Turin)

Juventus v Ajax Team News

After drawing 1-1 with Juventus in the first leg in Amsterdam, Ajax, who may rue numerous missed goalscoring chances back there, will feel this tie is far from over after conjuring up a shock result against champions Real Madrid when the Dutch, 2-1 down from the first game, pulled off what seemed rather unthinkable - a 4-1 beating of Madrid on their own ground.

Now they are much better off and will almost certainly kick this off keeping that game in mind; still, Ajax need to find an away goal here against the best European defence this season to hope for progress. Last weekend's 6-2 win at home to Excelsior that featured a Huntelaar hat-trick, a Tadic double and Kasper Dolberg's appearance from the bench with a goal may further inspire the team for a strong performance in the return leg in Turin.

The Old Lady conceded in a third game in a row when they surprisingly slipped to a 2-1 defeat at SPAL on Saturday, their second loss in less than a month after losing 2-0 away to Genoa at the end of March, but we all well remember the way Juventus made the last eight. After a toothless first-leg display against Atletico Madrid saw the Italian outfit fall two goals behind, they couldn't find a better way to get back in the tie and in front through a trademark Ronaldo hat-trick at Allianz Stadium.

It is also not to deny the fact Juventus are a fearsome force at home, where they have only lost one game all season which came in a group match 1-2 to United. Cristiano Ronaldo was given a rest at the weekend and is expected another goal or two of him on Tuesday night.

Teams' Potential Starting Line-ups:

Juventus (4-3-3): Szczesny; Sandro, Rugani, Bonucci, Cancelo; Matuidi, Bentancur, Pjanic; Ronaldo, Mandzukic, Bernardeschi.

Ajax (4-2-3-1): Onana; Sinkgraven, Blind, Ligt, Mazraoui; Schone, Beek; Neres, Tadic, Ziyech; Dolberg.

Injured or Suspended Players:

Juventus: Juan Cuadrado, Daniele Rugani, Emre Can.

Ajax: Carel Eiting, Nicolás Tagliafico, Frenkie de Jong.

Head-to-Head Record: Juventus v Ajax

2018-19 Champions League Quarter-finals
Ajax 1-1 Juventus

2010-11 Europa League Group Stages
Juventus 0-0 Ajax

2010-11 Europa League Group Stages
Ajax 1-2 Juventus

2004-05 Champions League Group Stages
Juventus 1-0 Ajax