Juventus take on Dynamo Kyiv in a UEFA Champions League fixture this week.
The Bianconeri have not been at their best and need to step up to the plate on Wednesday.
When is the Match between Juventus and Dynamo Kyiv ?
The match will take place at the Allianz Stadium on Wednesday.
Kick Off Time
The match will start 8pm (GMT).
Team News & Tactics
Juventus
The Italian champions have been handed a double injury boost heading into the game as both Giorgio Chiellini and Merih Demiral participated in full training on Monday and are in contention to feature. Cristiano Ronaldo should also be back after being rested for the weekend clash against Benevento.
Predicted Lineup (4-4-2): Buffon; Danilo, de Ligt, Bonucci, Frabotta; Kulusevski, McKennie, Bentancur, Bernardeschi; Morata, Ronaldo
Dynamo Kyiv
The visiting team will have to make do without the services of Nazariy Rusyn, Oleksandr Tymchyk, Volodymyr Kostevych and Mykyta Burda for the trip to Turin. Mircean Lucescu should his team up in a 4-4-1-1 formation, almost mirroring their opponents’ shape at the Allianz Stadium. However, they are likely to sit deep and look to hit Juve on the break.
Predicted Lineup (4-4-1-1): Bushchan; Karavayev, Zabarnyi, Popov, Mykolenko; Tshyankov, Shepelyev, Sydorchuk, de Pena; Shaparenko; Verbic
Juventus vs Dynamo Kyiv Head-to-Head and Results
Juventus have a near-flawless record against Dynamo Kyiv and have won four games out of a total of five fixtures played between the two teams. Dynamo Kyiv have never defeated Juventus in an official fixture and will need a miracle to improve their record against the Bianconeri this week.
Key Stats
Juventus have picked up four victories in their previous five meetings with Dynamo Kyiv in all competitions (D1).
Dynamo Kyiv have won just one of their last 12 away fixtures against Italian opposition in major European competitions (D5 L6) – a 3-0 win over AS Roma in the Champions League group stages in 2005/06.
No Ukrainian side has ever beaten Juventus in the UEFA Champions League. The Bianconeri have won five of seven such fixtures while drawing the remaining two.
Dynamo Kyiv have won just one of their last 12 Champions League matches (D4 L7), beating Besiktas 6-0 in December 2016. Having lost their last two matches in the competition, they will be looking to avoid losing three on the bounce for the first time since 2007/08, when they lost all their group games.
Juventus have lost just two of their previous 26 home games in the UEFA Champions League (W16 D8), although, one of those defeats came in this season against Barcelona.
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