Juventus will be looking to make it three wins from three in this season’s Champions League when they face VfB Stuttgart at the Allianz Stadium on Tuesday night.
The Old Lady marked their return to Europe's top table with a 3-1 win over PSV, in a game that brought up my recommended bet.
Thiago Motta’s men then followed up on that success with a thrilling 3-2 comeback win away at RB Leipzig earlier this month.
On top of that, Juventus have yet to lose in eight Serie A outings this season so far, most recently edging out Lazio 1-0 in Turin.
As for VfB Stuttgart, they ran Real Madrid close before losing 3-1 on matchday one and they have since been held to a 1-1 draw when hosting Sparta Prague.
Sebastian Hoeness’ side are currently occupying ninth place in the Bundesliga following a 4-0 mauling at Bayern Munich last time out.
How the bookies view it: Old Lady odds-on
Juventus are 17/20 favourites with William Hill to make it three wins in succession in this season’s Champions League. Given how strongly the Italian heavyweights have started the season, the home win holds plenty of appeal at the above-mentioned price.
VfB Stuttgart are 29/10 underdogs on Betano to emerge victorious, while an all square affair at the Allianz Stadium has been priced up at 27/10, also with Betano.
Head to head: A first-ever tussle in Turin
Juventus and Stuttgart will square off for the first time ever on Tuesday night. The hosts may draw confidence from the fact that they beat Bundesliga opposition on matchday two in this season's Champions League.
Players to watch: Dusan to do more damage?
Dusan Vlahovic netted twice in Juventus’ aforementioned 3-2 win over RB Leipzig on matchday two. The Serbian sharpshooter has also struck three times across his last three Serie A appearances, making him an attractive option for an anytime strike at 23/20 (Betfred) on Tuesday night.
Deniz Undav made the net bulge for Stuttgart away at Real Madrid on matchday one and he is 12/5 on Bet 365 to repeat the trick this midweek.
Predicted line-ups
Juventus goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio is suspended after being sent off against RB Leipzig, while Arkadiusz Milik, Bremer, Nico Gonzalez and Teun Koopmeiners are all ruled out with injury.
VfB Stuttgart have a pretty busy treatment room at present, with Chris Fuhrich, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Justin Diehl, Leonidas Stergiou and Nikolas Nartey all currently crocked.
Juventus: Perin; Savona, Kalulu, Gatti, Cabal; Locatelli, Fagioli; Cambiaso, Yildiz, Mbangoula; Vlahovic
Vfb Stuttgart: Nubel; Stenzel, Rouault, Chabot, Mittelstadt; Karazor, Stiller; Millot, Undav, Leweling; Demirovic
Anything else catch the eye?
Juventus to score two or more team goals on Tuesday night also looks worthy of interest at 4/5 on Bet 365.
Motta’s men have hit six goals over their two Champions League games thus far, which doesn’t augur well for Stuttgart’s shaky defence.
The Reds' rearguard have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 10 matches across all competitions.
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