The round of 16 of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League continues this week and there are two games to look forward to on Wednesday night. One of which takes place at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu as Lyon host Juventus in their first leg match.
Lyon come into the game having defeated Metz 2-0 away from home in Ligue 1 on the weekend. They currently find themselves in 7th place in the French league and out of contention for the title this season. They still have an opportunity to finish 3rd and qualify for the Champions League next season.
Lyon are currently on a 3 match unbeaten run in all competitions. They defeated Marseille 1-0 at home in the Coupe de France quarter-final plus were held to a draw at home with Strasbourg ahead of the win over Metz. Trends show Lyon have lost only 2 of their last 15 games in all competitions and are unbeaten in their last 7 at home.
Lyon were drawn in Group G of the Champions League this season and finished 2nd behind RB Leipzig. They only managed to win 2 of their 6 matches which came away at RB Leipzig and home against Benfica. They have proven tough to beat at home in recent Champions League games and are undefeated in their last 8 at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais.
However, Lyon have won only one of those 8 matches and have drawn 7. Both teams have scored in 6 of their last 7 home Champions League games.
Juventus travel to France as the Serie A leaders. They recorded a 2-1 victory at SPAL on Friday night and find themselves 1 point clear of 2nd place Lazio. Juventus are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 matches in all competitions, recording 3 victories in those 5 games. In addition to the win against SPAL on Friday, Juventus have defeated Fiorentina and Brescia, both at home in Serie A.
The defeat came away from home at Hellas Verona, also in Serie A.
Juventus were drawn in Group D of the Champions League this season along with Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen and Lokomotiv Moscow. Juventus remained undefeated throughout the group stage, winning 5 of their 6 games and drawing one. They won 2 and drawn 1 of their away group matches and are undefeated in their last 4 away games in the competition, with both teams scoring in each match.
Team news and Lyon will be without four players due to injury as Jeff Reine-Adelaide, Memphis Depay, Oumar Solet and Youssouf Koné all miss out. Rafael da Silva is a doubt.
Juventus are without the injured duo of Douglas Costa and Merih Demiral. Gonzalo Higuain is a doubt due to a back injury.
Juventus are considered as one of the favourites to win the Champions League this season. Forebet predicts a draw with both teams scoring.