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Juventus vs Barcelona Prediction, 10/28/2020 Champions League Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/26/2020

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Game: Juventus vs Barcelona

Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Location: Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy

TV: CBS All Access

Odds/Point Spread: Juventus (+125) Barcelona (+170)

Paulo Dybala and Juventus (1-0-0 in Champions League) play Barcelona (1-0-0 in Champions League) at Allianz Stadium on Wednesday. The men protecting the net are Gianluigi Buffon for Juventus and Neto for Barcelona. The Zebras are at +125 while Barcelona are at +170. The total is set at 2.75.

Juventus played Hellas Verona in their most recent match and finished with a draw with a score of 1 - 1. In regard to passing, they earned a 92.5% passes received percentage by connecting on 542 out of their 586 passing attempts last match. Juventus attempted 17 dribbles in this match and completed 8 of the attempts for a rate of 47.1%. Concerning shot accuracy, Juventus wrapped this game up at a 27.3% rate by putting 6 shots on target out of 22 total shots. Juventus averages 1.75 goals per 90 (7 total goals) and have accumulated 4 assists in all matches this season.

Paulo Dybala is a player who should be able to impact this match for Juventus. Dybala has been in the starting lineup in 202 outings so far in his career and accounts for 0.46 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Argentina has recorded 89 goals in 17,453 mins played. He has totaled 44 assists while tallying 19 yellow card warnings in his career. Another guy who should impact this match is Alvaro Morata, the forward taking the field for Spain. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 31 times thus far in his career while scoring 86 total goals. Morata has been on the field for 13,170 mins in 143 career starts and has been given 52 yellow cards. He averages 0.59 goals per 90 minutes during his career.

The guy defending the goal for Juventus is Gianluigi Buffon. Buffon has played for a total of 56,702 minutes and is sitting with 1,729 saves in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.82 (516 goals conceded) and he has earned a save percentage of .772. The goalkeeper taking the field for Juventus has had 2,235 shots tried against him in 636 starts. Buffon (394-148-90 mark in his career) has 288 shutouts, which has earned him a 45.3% clean sheet rate.

In their last game, Barcelona took a defeat with a final score of 3 - 1 against Real Madrid. They wrapped up this match by converting 547 of the 603 passes they tried for a percentage of 90.7%. Barcelona earned a 51.9% successful dribble percentage by completing 14 of the 27 dribbles they attempted. Barcelona had 4 SoT out of their 10 shots attempted earning them a 40.0% clip in their last game. Having accumulated 7 goals and 4 assists in all their games, Barcelona is averaging 1.40 goals and 0.80 assists per 90 minutes.

Lionel Messi should provide a lift for Barcelona. The forward from Argentina has totaled 39,514 professional minutes while he has scored 445 goals. He has tallied 47 yellow cards during his soccer career and has assisted on a goal 184 times. He has an average of 1.01 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 436 outings in his pro soccer career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Antoine Griezmann, the forward representing for Barcelona. Griezmann has been given a total of 58 yellow card warnings in 30,576 professional minutes (358 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average in his pro soccer career is 0.44. He has 149 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 51 different times.

Neto will be looking after the net for Barcelona. Neto has totaled 53 clean sheets while he has seen 637 shots tried against him in 14,085 mins throughout his career. He has earned a save % of .763 and his shutout rate sits at 34.0%. He has surrendered 1.04 goals per 90 and he has earned a record of 74-41-41. During his professional soccer career, Neto has surrendered 163 goals and has accumulated 487 stops in 156 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's Champions League game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Barcelona (+170)

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