Juventus vs NEC NijmegenPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Juventus take the field at the Allianz Stadium after the 1-1 at home with AC Milan. Before that came three wins: the 2-0 at home over Parma, the 1-0 at Frosinone and the 2-0 against Palermo in front of their own crowd. The oldest game in the run is the 1-2 lost at home to Inter. NEC Nijmegen have taken one win from their last five. The most recent outing is the 2-2 at home with Excelsior; before it came the 1-3 at home to Feyenoord. The win is the 3-1 taken at PEC Zwolle, while further back sit the two defeats to Bodo/Glimt, 0-3 away and 1-3 at home. The two sides have never met. The competition has only just started, so there is no goal average to refer to and no table earned on the pitch. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.