Europa League: Juventus vs NEC Nijmegen – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League game between Juventus and NEC Nijmegen who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

NEC Nijmegen go up against Juventus this coming Thursday for a Europa League meeting at Allianz Stadium.

Team form: Juventus vs NEC Nijmegen

Juventus Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Juventus at the moment. Against Parma Calcio 1913, they came out on top in a 2-0 win, before drawing 1-1 against AC Milan. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 3-2 defeat against Sassuolo. Juventus claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the Europa League, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored six and conceded three goals.

NEC Nijmegen Form

NEC Nijmegen were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 1-3 defeat against Feyenoord before drawing 2-2 with Excelsior. They were defeated once again, when Cambuur ran out 3-0 winners. NEC Nijmegen managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Europa League. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing three, while scoring seven time and letting in five.

Betting facts for Juventus and NEC Nijmegen

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Juventus and NEC Nijmegen. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Juventus vs NEC Nijmegen

As the new Europa League campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Juventus and NEC Nijmegen this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Popular markets: Juventus vs NEC Nijmegen

Full-time result

Juventus won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing two as well. NEC Nijmegen won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost five in this run. Somehow NEC Nijmegen failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches.

Both teams to score

Juventus scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Interestingly, NEC Nijmegen scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. There appears to be a good chance of seeing Juventus on the scoreboard this coming Thursday with NEC Nijmegen managing just a single one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The hosts fought their way to seven clean sheets in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Juventus’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for NEC Nijmegen. They performed an average of 1.4 goals in these. Juventus scored at least one goal in their last 9 matches. NEC Nijmegen conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.