Shakhtar Donetsk v Juventus predictions

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
Shakhtar Donetsk v Juventus predictions Champions League Uefa, International	05/12/2012 20:45	full time result	Draw	1.91	Bet at Ladbrokes
Betting prediction was written by Anton

SHAKHTAR DONETSK V JUVENTUS PREDICTIONS AND PREVIEW: BETTING STATS AND FACTS

Shakhtar Donetsk are runaway leaders at the top of the Ukrainian Premier League with 51 points from 18 games, winning 17 of them!  They have scored 2.89 goals per game against just 0.5 conceded for a total goal difference of +43.  Their recent form has seen 4 wins and 1 loss with an aggregate score of 16-5.  In the Champions League they are top of the group with 10 points from 5 games and are through to the knockout stages.

Juventus are top of Serie A with 35 points from 15 matches, winning 11, drawing 2 and losing 2.  They have scored 2.13 goals per game while conceding 0.67 for a total goal difference of +22.  Their recent form has seen 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss with an aggregate score of 12-2.  In the Champions League they are 2^nd in the group with 9 points from 5 matches and need a draw in this game to progress.

TEAM NEWS AND RUN OF PLAY

This is one of those games where a draw will see both sides go through at the expense of Chelsea who can do nothing about it in the other group game.

It’d be nice to think that both teams will still go out and fight for the win but we have seen situations like this before where teams are happy to simply waste time for 90 minutes while settling for a draw.

The team news is pretty pointless if the teams are going to simply play out the draw, the weaker the sides fielded the more likely the draw is to come in.

 

SHAKHTAR DONETSK V JUVENTUS PREDICTIONS: 1X2 BETTING PREVIEW

I can’t advise backing anything but the draw in this game, it’ll put both teams through to the knockout stages without any risk. When an Ukrainian and an Italian team, convicted of all kinds of result manipulation is involved, this does look like a good bet, doesn't it. Ladbrokes is top price, and as they also offer a £50 Free bet to go with this odds; it's worth a shot.

It’s a top price of 1.91 at Ladbrokes so back it there.

 

SHAKHTAR DONETSK - JUVENTUS PREDICTIONS: ASIAN HANDICAP PREVIEW

If you think one of the sides might want to fight for the win.  Maybe Juventus want top spot in the group rather than second, or Shakhtar don’t want to do any favours.  Then backing the Asian handicap market is the way to go.

Here you can back either side +0, which means the money will be returned if they do indeed play out the draw.  This is a way to bet on the team you want without the risk that they won’t try for the win.

Shakhtar are a top price of 1.82 with 188bet.

Juventus are 2.16 with Pinnacle.

 

SHAKHTAR DONETSK - JUVENTUS PREDICTIONS: TOTAL GOALS PREVIEW

If the draw does indeed get played out then it is likely that it’ll be a 0-0 or 1-1 draw.

I wouldn’t want to be backing the over here unless I knew for certain the teams would be fighting for a win.

As it is, back Under 2.5 Goals at 1.70 with Interwetten.

 

SHAKHTAR DONETSK V JUVENTUS PREDICTIONS AND PREVIEW: SUMMING UP

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