Juventus vs Nantes Match Analysis & Prediction
16/02/2023 11:00 pm
Juventus aim to get on track in European action after dropping out of the Champions League group stage, when they host Nantes on Thursday for their Europa League knockout-round playoffs.
The hosts will want to take a lead to France, but their visitors are enjoying an impressive run of form at the moment, having lost just one of their last seven Ligue 1 matches.
Deducted 15 points due to financial indiscretions, Juventus subsequently suffered their second defeat of the season to promoted Monza.
However, with three straight wins in league and cup to follow, and Juve are now into the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia, the picture has somewhat brightened in Turin, and I Bianconeri are up to ninth following a 1-0 victory over Fiorentina last weekend.
As part of their disastrous continental campaign during the autumn, Juventus were beaten at home by PSG, who in the process became the first French side ever to defeat the Old Lady in Italy.
After moving closer to mid-table and further from danger near the foot of the table, Nantes now have both a Coupe de France quarter-final and their tie with Juventus to look forward to during the next fortnight.
Nantes earned the latter by virtue of a Group G campaign that saw them edge out Qarabag to finish runners-up behind Freiburg, with a record of three wins and as many defeats from six matches.
Winning their final two Europa League matches in the autumn has taken Antoine Kombouare’s side this far, and they now aim for three successive victories in Europe for the first time since 2001.
Juventus vs. Nantes Head to head
These two teams have not previously met in any competition and this will be their first meeting in the Europa League.
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Juventus Team News
Since their exit from the Champions League in November, Juventus have welcomed back Federico Chiesa from a long-term injury and captain Leonardo Bonucci is now also back in the side.
Weston McKennie recently departed for Leeds United, while Arkadiusz Milik sustained a hamstring injury against Monza last month, which could keep the striker sidelined until March.
Juventus's Last 5 Matches
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22/01/2023Juventus3Atalanta3Serie A
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29/01/2023Juventus0Monza2Serie A
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02/02/2023Juventus1Lazio0Coppa Italia
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07/02/2023Salernitana0Juventus3Serie A
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12/02/2023Juventus1Fiorentina0Serie A
Nantes Team News
Nantes are set to be without Quentin Merlin due to an adductor problem, while veteran defender Nicolas Pallois has only just returned to full training following a knee injury.
Evann Guessand could replace Ignatius Ganago, while Mostafa Mohamed will compete with recent loan signing Andy Delort to take the lone striker’s spot.
Nantes's Last 5 Matches
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29/01/2023Clermont0Nantes0Ligue 1
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01/02/2023Nantes0Marseille2Ligue 1
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05/02/2023Ajaccio0Nantes2Ligue 1
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08/02/2023Angers1Nantes1(P)Coupe de France
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12/02/2023Nantes1Lorient0Ligue 1
Juventus vs. Nantes: Odds and Predictions
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