Match preview
The UEFA Europa League is back in action with another set of quarterfinal matches this week as Sporting Lisbon lock horns with Massimiliano Allegri’s Juventus team in a crucial game at the Allianz Stadium on Thursday.
Sporting Lisbon are currently in fourth position in the Primeira League standings and have not been at their best this season. The away side edged Casa Pia to a vital 4-3 victory over the weekend and will try to achieve a similar outcome in this encounter.
Juventus, on the other hand, are in seventh place in the Serie A table at the moment and have been inconsistent so far this season. The Bianconeri slumped to a 2-1 setback at the hands of Lazio in their previous encounter and will need to bounce back this week.
Juventus vs Sporting Head to Head
Sporting | 0 – 0 |  Juventus |
| Sporting | 1 – 1 | Juventus |
Juventus vs Sporting form guide
Juventus’s last 5 games – LDWWW
| Lazio | 2 – 1 | Juventus |
| Juventus | 1 – 1 | Inter Milan |
| Juventus | 1 – 0 | Verona |
| Inter Milan | 0 – 1 | Juventus |
| SC Freiburg | 0 – 2 | Juventus |
Sporting’s last 5 games – WDWWW
| Casa Pia | 3 – 4 | Sporting |
| Gil Vicente | 0 – 0 | Sporting |
| Sporting | 3 – 0 | Santa Clara |
| Arsenal | (3) 1 – 1 (5) | Sporting |
| Sporting | 3 – 0 | Boavista |
Key stats
- Juventus have a solid record against Sporting Lisbon in the UEFA Champions League and have won one of the two matches played between the two teams, with the other game ending in a tie.
- Sporting Lisbon has faced Italian opponents on the road 15 times and has failed to win any of those games; the only teams they have performed worse against are Spanish teams.
- Juventus have won each of their past three matches in Europe without dropping a single goal – their best record on the continental stage since the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League season.
- Sporting Lisbon have lost only one of their previous six games away from home in Europe and have kept an outstanding three clean sheets throughout this span.
Juventus vs Sporting prediction
Under Massimiliano Allegri, Juventus has improved, but there are still some problems that need to be resolved before this game. Angel Di Maria has come up brilliantly this season and will try to add to his good goal tally this week.
Sporting Lisbon can pack a punch on their day but have a terrible European record in Italy. Juventus are the better squad on paper and hold the upper hand going into this matchup
- JUVENTUS TO [email protected] 1.82
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*DISCLAIMER: Odds are subject to change
