Juventus vs Sporting Lisbon Predictions, 18 Oct 2017

The Match Is Over. Score: 2-1

Juventus v Sporting Predictions for Wednesday's night kick-off Champions League group fixture facing Italy Serie A hosts Juventus and Portugal Primeira Liga side Sporting at Allianz Stadium. Juventus suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at home to Lazio in Serie A at the weekend and their manager Max Allegri will be demanding an immediate response from his players as a win in this match would give them an edge in the race for 2nd place.

Match status: 2017-18 Champions League - Group D
Kick-off: Wednesday 18 Oct 2017, 07:45pm GMT
Venue: "Allianz Stadium" in Turin, Italy

Juventus v Sporting Team News

Juventus have won 5 of their last 6 home games in the Champions League, including a 3-0 victory against Barcelona in April, with Argentina forward Paulo Dybala scoring twice in the opening 22 minutes.

Juventus have kept a clean sheet in 8 of their last 12 home games in the Champions League, while Sporting Lisbon have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 away games in the competition.

Sporting Lisbon have won only 1 of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions, but they have been outstanding on the road this season, winning 6 of their 7 away matches and scoring an average of more than 3 goals per game.

Sporting Lisbon have lost 6 of their last 8 away games in the Champions League, but they did win their last 2, a 5-1 win against FCSB followed by a 3-2 win against Olympiakos.

Teams' Possible Starting Lineups:

Juventus: Gianluigi Buffon - Alex Sandro, Giorgio Chiellini, Andrea Barzagli, Stefano Sturaro - Blaise Matuidi, Sami Khedira - Mario Mandzukic, Paulo Dybala, Juan Cuadrado - Gonzalo Higuain (4-2-3-1 formation)

Sporting: Rui Patricio - Cristiano Piccini, Sebastian Coates, Jeremy Mathieu, Jonathan Silva - William Carvalho, Rodrigo Battaglia - Gelson Martins, Bruno Fernandes, Marcos Acuna - Bas Dost (4-2-3-1 formation)