The Clash Of Different Worlds – Monaco vs Juventus Game Preview

This game will represent the clash of two different styles and two different philosophies of football. On one side you have Monaco one of European's most efficient clubs this year led by a fantastic wunderkind Kylian Mbappé, and they always want to score one goal more no matter the results. Opposite to them stands Juventus, the representatives of the old Italian school based on tough defense only thing they care about, is the final outcome, not the style of play and the beauty of the game.

This class is going to be magnificent, exactly because of this difference.

Monaco News and Form

As we earlier said Monaco's strongest part of the team is offense.

Since the beginning of the knockout stage, they have scored at least 3 goals in every game played. Aside from the loss in Coupe de France against Paris Saint-Germain in which the second team appeared, Monaco has seven wins lately. On only one occasion they haven't scored more than 2 goals but we can see that the defense has been a problematic area as they conceded in the last six straight matches.

In those six games we saw over 2.5 goals and on 4 events we saw over 3.5 goals. This is Monaco's fourth semifinals in history and they made it just once to the finals, back in 2004 when FC Porto defeated them.

Juventus News and Form

Juventus, on the other hand, conceded only two goals in 10 matches played so far this season. The Old Lady kept clean sheets 8 times and they have been magnificent when it comes to defending their own goal. In the last 10 games overall, they have 6 victories 3 draws and one loss, but they have almost secured the 6th Street title in Serie A so in some of those games they haven't played with full capacities.

Their defensive minded tactics does not mean that they cannot score. In 6 out of the last 7 games, Juve scored at least 2 goals and the only one in which they haven't repeat this was against Barcelona in the rematch of the quarter-finals which ended 0-0.

Head-To-Head

This is not the first time that these two clubs meet in Champions League knockout stage. So far in history, Monaco and Juventus met four times. The most recent was in 2015 when they have met in the quarterfinals. In two games we saw just one goal, and Juventus advanced to the semifinals after playing without goals in Torino and winning in Monaco 0-1.

Previous to that encounter we had another one back in 1998 in the semifinals also, but things were much different then and we saw better games. In the first game at Torino, Juventus defeated Monaco 4-1, while in the second leg, the French team managed to win 3-2, but they fell short on aggregate.

TOP 3

Monaco

-Falcao 26 appearances 19 goals 4 assists

-Kylian Mbappé 25 appearances 14 goals 8 assists

-Thomas Lemar 30 appearances 8 goals 7 assists

Juventus

-Gonzalo Higuaín 34 appearances 23 goals 3 assists

-Paulo Dybala 27 appearances 9 goals 7 assists

-Miralem Pjanic 26 appearances 5 goals 9 assists

Injuries and Missing Players

Monaco

-Boschilia Out

-Guido Carrillo Out

-Djibril Sidibe Out

-Tiemoué Bakayoko Doubtful

-Almamy Touré Doubtful

Juventus

-Marko Pjaca Out

-Sami Khedira Out

-Daniele Rugani Doubtful

Prediction

We do not think that Juventus is going to impose their own style tonight and they aren't going just to defend as they did at Camp Nou for sure.

If they do this, for sure Monaco will win this game, because they know how to play in games like that.

This is why we think that Juve is going to attack also.

Over 2.5 what is a good bet because currently, the bookmakers are hugely underestimating this outcome. The odds are good and you should definitely try it. Also, both teams to score at and over 2.5 goals is a decent bet that you just have to take.

Goals: Over 2.5

Goals: Both Teams To Score and Over 2.5