While Juventus may be knocked back in Serie A thanks to their points deduction, the Italian giants are right in the thick of things in Europa League action as they meet Portuguese side Sporting in the first leg of their quarterfinal matchup.
Juve sit seventh in the league after being assessed a 15-point penalty for financial irregularities, but without that would be second in the table and are flying at the moment. They were pegged back by Lazio over the weekend, but defeats have slowly gone back to being occasional blips rather than weekly occurrences.
The Old Lady brushed aside German club Freiburg in the Round of 16 to reach the quarterfinals, and they are slowly climbing up the list of favourites amongst the remaining Europa League sides.
Sporting, meanwhile, shocked Premier League leaders Arsenal in the Round of 16, winning the matchup via a penalty shootout to force the Gunners back home to England empty-handed. They sit fourth in the Primeira Liga table, and while they're out of the running for a title, they can still push for a Champions League spot next season and will want to be careful prioritising the Europa League at the cost of a spot in next year's top European tournament.
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Juventus vs Sporting CP match facts
- Date: Thursday, April 13
- Kickoff Time: 3:00 pm ET / 8:00 pm BST / 5:00 am AEST (Fri, Apr 14)
- Location: Allianz Arena (Turin, Italy)
- Official: Halil Meler (TUR)
- Last meeting: Sporting CP 1-1 Juventus (Oct. 31, 2017 | Champions League)
Juventus vs Sporting CP prediction, odds
- Moneyline lean: Juventus (-120)
- Handicap lean: Juventus -0.5 (-135)
- Score prediction: Juventus 1-0 Sporting CP
After being dumped out of the Champions League and getting blitzed for 10 goals conceded in a three-match span of Serie A games through late January, it seemed Juventus were on a collision course for one of their most disappointing seasons in recent memory.
They've turned it around since, and have mastered the gritty, defensive-minded victory. Juve have secured five clean sheets in the nine matches since, with three of those coming via a 1-0 scoreline. They also toppled a plucky Freiburg side by 1-0 and 2-0 results in the Europa League Round of 16, and should have enough to do the same against Sporting here at home.
| Juventus win | Draw | Sporting win | Both teams to score Y / N | Over / Under 2.5 goals | JUV -0.5 | SPO +0.5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BetMGM (USA) | -120 | +240 | +360 | +110 / -160 | +125 / -175 | -135 | -110 |
| Sports Interaction (Canada) | -125 | +238 | +342 | +100 / -156 | +123 / -164 | -124 | -103 |
| SkyBet (UK) | 4/5 | 23/10 | 7/2 | 11/10, 4/6 | 5/4, 4/7 | — | — |
| Neds (Australia) | 1.82 | 3.25 | 4.75 | 2.10 / 1.67 | 2.35 / 1.55 | — | — |
| Dafabet (India) | 1.80 | 3.25 | 4.50 | 2.10 / 1.68 | 2.30 / 1.57 | 1.79 | 1.95 |
Juventus vs Sporting CP best bet
- Pick: Juventus to win to nil
- Odds: +165 (BetMGM)
Fans will remember how Sporting fought valiantly with Arsenal, scoring three goals across the two legs in the Round of 16. Yet let's not forget, the Gunners had other things on their minds, and that makes a huge difference.
While Arsenal were in the thick of the Premier League title battle (and still are), Juventus have very little to play for in the league other than maybe sneaking into the Europa Conference league. They'll be focused instead on European play and domestic cup action, where the Old Lady will prioritise knockout play.
Juve defend extremely well and are masters of stealing a match even if the opponent has a significant hold on possession. Here, they will kill long stretches of the game off and should take advantage of any lapses by Sporting defensively.
Juventus vs Sporting CP prop bet
- Pick: Adrien Rabiot 1+ shots on target
- Odds: +120 (BetMGM)
If there's one thing you should take from this preview, it's stay away from Dusan Vlahovic props. The Serbian is absolutely starved for service up front, used mostly as a decoy while other players crash the penalty area to fill the space provided.
Of all the other options up front for Juventus, surprisingly the most prolific one has been midfielder Adrien Rabiot. The Frenchman has taken 32 shots this season in league play, putting 19 of them on target — a team-high shots on goal tally which gives him a fantastic accuracy rate of over 50%. Rabiot scored against Lazio over the weekend, and has been known to have a hit from distance.
When you get the team's leader in shots on target at plus odds to grab even one, you take it.
Juventus vs Sporting CP live stream, TV channel
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| USA | — | Paramount+, ViX, ViX+ |
| Canada | — | DAZN |
| UK | BT Sport 3 | BT Sport |
| Australia | — | Stan Sport |
| New Zealand | — | Spark Sport |
| India | Sony TEN 1 | Sony LIV, JioTV |
| Hong Kong | beIN Sports 5 | beIN Sports Connect |
| Malaysia | beIN Sports | beIN Sports Connect, sooka |
| Singapore | beIN Sports | beIN Sports Connect |
