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Juventus vs Villarreal Betting Preview<\/h2>\n

WagerTalk soccer handicapper Nick Borrman offers his Juventus vs Villarreal betting preview for Wednesday, March 16 in the UEFA Champions League. There teams enter Wednesday’s second leg tied after playing to a 1-1 draw in Spain last month.<\/p>\n

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Wednesday, March 16<\/th>\nUEFA Champions League Betting Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Juventus:<\/td>\n-105<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Villarreal:<\/td>\n+310<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Draw:<\/td>\n+255<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total:<\/td>\n2.25 Goals (Odds Above Courtesy of DraftKings<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Game Time:<\/td>\n4:00pm ET \/ 1:00pm PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Juventus vs Villarreal Analysis<\/h2>\n

Juventus got off to such a poor start in Serie A this season going winless in their first three games while both Napoli and AC Milan were red hot, unbeaten in each of their first ten games to open the season.<\/p>\n

Juve was in an unfamiliar position, well outside of the top-4 and looking like Champions League football for next season was going to be hard to achieve. But it was early, and Juve certainly didn\u2019t panic and all they have done now is go unbeaten in their last 21 games in 90\u2019 minutes of regulation in all competitions.<\/p>\n

I say that as they did technically have one loss in the Super Cup vs Inter Milan, but that came in extra time so as far as standard wagering, they haven\u2019t lost a game since November 27.<\/p>\n

It’s been vintage Juve during their run as their defense has been very good, holding opponents to one goal or less in 19 of those 21 games while keeping ten clean sheets. They of course played to a 1-1 draw in Leg 1 in Spain while holding Villarreal to just nine total shots in the game.<\/p>\n

Juventus won a lot of their games during their nine-year run as Champions of Serie A by winning games 1-0 or 2-0. This year they have returned to that formula and have allowed just 26 goals through 29 Serie A matches, third-fewest in the league, while scoring only 45, easily the fewest of the top teams and ranking 10th in the league.<\/p>\n

Because of that, they have a league-low 9-20 O-U record (vs 2.5 goals) and a crazy low 2-12 O-U record at home.<\/p>\n

Villarreal Unimpressive Away from Home<\/h3>\n

Villarreal is a top-4 side in La Liga when looking at xG numbers on the season, averaging 1.96 xG while allowing just 1.20 xGA. However, they currently sit seventh in the table and outside of any European qualification for next season, mostly because they cannot win on the road.<\/p>\n

In La Liga, they have just three wins in 13 games this season away from home and it\u2019s not because their defense has been poor, but rather because of an inept offense.<\/p>\n

Villarreal has allowed just 12 goals on the road this season, which is tied for the second-fewest in the league with Real Madrid (trailing only Sevilla), however they have netted only 13 times which ranks 15th and as such, have just a 4-9 O-U record.<\/p>\n

Villarreal were arguably even better than Juventus defensively in that first leg, allowing just seven total shots and only 0.37 xGA.<\/p>\n

Juventus vs Villarreal Prediction<\/h2>\n

There is very little reason to think the second leg will play out any differently than the first one three weeks ago. Both teams will take a very cautious approach to this game as chances have already proven hard to come by and falling behind by a goal could be enough to send either one home.<\/p>\n

Juventus haven\u2019t allowed more than one goal at home in their last 12 games in all competitions, keeping seven clean sheets with only two games finishing over 2.5 goals.<\/p>\n

I think we see yet another vintage Juventus defensive performance with this game staying under 2.5 Goals (-130)<\/strong>. For those that like to bet Correct Scores, another 1-1 finish seems in the cards here currently going at +575.<\/p>\n

Interested in placing a bet on Wednesday’s Juventus vs Villarreal clash in the UEFA Champions League? Caesars Sports is offering up to a $1,500 match bet<\/a> for first-time deposits in New Jersey, West Virginia, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Virginia, Tennessee, Arizona, New York and Louisiana.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Soccer Betting 101<\/h3>\n

New to betting on soccer? Not familiar with all the wagering options, such as three-way betting and the Asian handicap? What stats should a novice soccer bettor focus on? What are some basic tips and strategies? Carmine Bianco and Nick Borrman joined Kelly Stewart to share some tips to novice soccer bettors.
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