Villarreal vs Juventus: Predictions, odds & betting tips

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Villarreal welcome Juventus to the Estadio de la Ceramica on Tuesday evening, as Unai Emery's side aim to claim a victory in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 clash.

The Yellow Submarine come into the clash in strong domestic form having won seven of their last 10 La Liga matches, while in Europe this season they have played well despite losing both home and away to Manchester United.

Juve, meanwhile, are unbeaten in 90 minutes since November and finished top of their Champions League group, ahead of holders Chelsea following five wins from their six matches.

Villarreal vs Juventus latest odds

The Europa League champions are favourites to claim a win on Tuesday night with bet365 offering them at 29/20 (2.45).

The Italians for their part lost their last away match in the knockout stages last season against Porto and can be backed at 2/1 (3.00) with the draw available at 11/5 (3.20).

Villarreal vs Juventus first goalscorer

Villarreal are missing their top scorer from last season Gerard Moreno, so Dutch international Arnaut Danjuma is likely to lead the line for the hosts.

The former Bournemouth forward has already scored four times in the Champions League this term and is priced at 9/2 (5.50) just ahead of Juve's new signing Dusan Vlahovic who is offered at 5/1 (6.00).

Alvaro Morata, meanwhile, has plenty of experience of scoring important goals in this competition and the Spanish striker is available at 11/2 (6.50) to break the deadlock.

Villarreal vs Juventus preview

The key for Villarreal to progress will be taking their chances, with Emery's men guilty of being extremely wasteful in the competition so far.

Against Manchester United they spurned countless chances to score, while domestically they have also lacked at times a cutting edge, underperforming their expected goals in La Liga.

Juventus, meanwhile, have kept four clean sheets in their six Champions League matches so far, and while the Turin outfit may be missing some defensive players, they will feel they can frustrate Villarreal and take a good result back to northern Italy.

Villarreal vs Juventus tips & predictions

There should be some interest in opposing a high scoring game and the price of 11/10 (2.10) for under 2.5 goals and both teams to score 'no' looks appealing.

Odds correct at the time of writing. 18+. begambleaware.org

Both teams to score and under 2.5 goals at 11/10 (2.10) for a 1pt stake with bet365

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