Chelsea v Juventus Betting Odds, Preview and Predictions

Chelsea face tough opener in European "Mission Impossible"

Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
Frank Lampard (Chelsea) © GEPA pictures

Chelsea V Juventus Champions League
A big night for Roberto Di Matteo as he starts the defence of the European cup at home against the Italian Champions. Chelsea of course battled and ground their way to success in the competition last season and now they kick off what many are deeming to be their mission impossible – retaining the trophy. They will face some formidable opposition in Juventus, who have a 100% record in Serie A this season

Chelsea v Juventus Champions League Betting Odds at online bookmaker Bet365:
Chelsea 11/10, Draw 23/10, Juventus 13/5

Verdict:
Realistically Chelsea would probably be happy for a point from this one. This is a tougher match than match than many people will be anticipating for the Blues. Chelsea had their 100% start to the new Premier League season snapped when they were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw away at QPR on the weekend. They must raise their game from that to take on Juventus, who have rattled off three wins from three in Serie A. The problem for Chelsea is that they haven’t been at their best this season, but they haven’t been exposed, not in the Premier League anyway. They were in Europe when Atletico Madrid tore them apart in the UEFA Super Cup. Chelsea may not get too many chances, even at home against Juventus, who have a very, very good defence. Therefore, the should be good value in taking some coverage on a draw here. Juventus are a good side and will really test the defending Champions. Juventus are a threat and taking them as 0 Asian Handicap for a price of 6/4 at online bookmaker Bet365 could provide good value.

Stat Attack:
Chelsea won all of their home matches in the Champions League last season
Juventus have failed to win in their last 11 competitive matches in England
Chelsea have won their group seven of the last nine campaigns
Chelsea have won eight of ten Match Day One fixtures
Juventus were unbeaten in Serie A last season

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Online bookmaker promotion:
Online bookmaker Ladbrokes have a great Money Back Special running for Chelsea v Juventus betting. If Chelsea summer signing Eden Hazard scores the first or the last goal of the game, then Ladbrokes will refund any losing First Goalscorer bets. In the popular market, Fernando Torres is trading as favourite in the market, with Daniel Sturridge and Juan Mata back at 8/1 along with Eden Hazard and Frank Lampard. Juventus threats Sebastian Giovinco and Mirko Vucincic are both at 8/1 at as well. So plenty of value around with the extra coverage from online bookmaker Ladbrokes who offer a free £50 bet for new customers who register using the special code FB50.

Chelsea v Juventus Betting Preview:
The pressure is on Chelsea like never before here. The Blue set the bar high for themselves last season and after winning Europe’s top club prize at the tenth attempt, can they live up to their expectations again? The two sides did come together in the 2008/09 season at the Round of 16 stage, and a goal from Didier Drogba sealed a 1-0 home win there. The Blues have won five, drawn one and lost two of their eight home European matches against Italian opponents. The Blues have been pretty good on the opening day of the Champions League winning eight of the last ten, so there could be value in them. They haven’t looked particularly sound this season at the back and without the outlet of Eden Hazard and new signing Victor Moses, the Blues look still a little short of a world class finisher in form.

Juventus have only won two of their 19 contests away against English opponents, so it hasn’t been a happy hunting ground for them. They are without a win in their last eleven on English soil. However, you have to look at the strengths which they put forward last season in going the entire Serie A season unbeaten. They won the league on the back of a tremendous defence and have gotten off to a bang this season, scoring nine and conceding just two so far in the Serie A. Two of the three wins have come on the road where they have netted seven times already. The history books don’t point to Juventus coming away with much from this, but this is one occasion where you may not be able to ignore current form and status