Juventus vs Man City Prediction and Analysis: Dramatic Last-Minute Defeat

Latest Juventus vs Man City team news

Juventus will be without Mattia Perin (hand), Juan Cabal, Bremer (both knee injuries) and Arkadiusz Milik (muscle injury) for the Club World Cup due to injuries.

Captain Manuel Locatelli has recovered from his ankle injury in time to come on as a substitute in the win against Wydad, and could return to the starting lineup. However, manager Tudor may continue to rely on the midfield duo of Weston McKennie and Khephren Thuram.

Tudor is likely to keep the same starting lineup for all three group stage matches, with two wingers Andrea Cambiaso (who was once of interest to Man City) and Alberto Costa, and an attack consisting of Yildiz, Francisco Conceicao and Randal Kolo Muani.

On the Man City side, Rico Lewis will remain absent due to a further two-match suspension following his controversial red card in the opening game against Wydad. Claudio Echeverri's participation is also uncertain due to an ankle sprain sustained in the match against Al-Ain.

Mateo Kovacic is recovering from heel surgery, while Ballon d'Or winner Rodri has made two appearances from the bench (30 minutes each) in the group stage, and could start his first game after more than nine months out with a cruciate ligament injury.

New signings Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Ait-Nouri, and Rayan Cherki could all start, while players like Ederson, Ruben Dias, Phil Foden, Savinho, and Omar Marmoush are ready to return to the squad after being benched in the previous match.

Latest predicted lineups for Juventus vs Man City

Juventus:

Di Gregorio; Savona, Kelly, Kalulu; Costa, Thuram, McKennie, Cambiaso; Conceicao, Yildiz; Kolo Muani

Manchester City:

Ederson; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, Ait-Nouri; Rodri, Reijnders; Savinho, Foden, Marmoush; Haaland

Latest football match prediction: Juventus vs Man City

Following their spectacular debut at the FIFA Club World Cup with a dominant victory over Al-Ain, Juventus officially secured their place in the knockout round with a 4-1 win against Wydad AC in the second matchday in Philadelphia.

Kenan Yildiz was perhaps Juve's most outstanding player in the US. After scoring in the first match, he continued to shine with a stunning brace against Wydad. However, the Turkish striker missed the chance to complete a hat-trick when the opening goal was counted as an own goal by Abdelmounaim Boutouil.

Juve endured a difficult 2024-25 Serie A season, drawing far too many matches (16 – the most in the league), but still managed to finish in the top four. However, coach Igor Tudor couldn't have dreamed of a better start at this expanded Club World Cup.

With a total of nine goals in two group stage matches – one more than Man City – Juventus are leading Group G on goal difference and only need a draw in their "big test" against Man City on Thursday to retain their top spot.

Juventus have reason to be confident, currently boasting a seven-match unbeaten run across all competitions (five wins, two draws) and having won all three of their most recent encounters with Man City, including a 2-0 victory in the Champions League in December 2024.

Defending Club World Cup 2023 champions – Man City – began their Group G campaign with a comfortable 2-0 win against Wydad, before thrashing Al-Ain 6-0 in their second match in Atlanta on Monday.

Amidst uncertainty surrounding his future, Ilkay Gundogan scored a brace for Man City. Meanwhile, Erling Haaland, Oscar Bobb, Claudio Echeverri, and new signing Rayan Cherki also found the net. This was City's biggest win since their victory over Ipswich Town in the Premier League in January.

Despite scoring six goals, manager Pep Guardiola was still not satisfied as his players failed to score a seventh – something that could have given them an advantage over Juventus in the race for the top spot in the group.

Man City must beat Juventus on Thursday if they want to avoid the prospect of facing Real Madrid – the top favorites in Group H and also a familiar opponent for City in the last four Champions League seasons.

Guardiola's team have lost only 1 of their last 15 matches in all competitions (11 wins, 3 draws) – their only defeat being in the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace – however, their head-to-head record against Juventus is not very impressive. Their only victory in 7 encounters was their first match in 1976 in the UEFA Cup (a 1-0 win).

Latest Juventus vs Man City score prediction

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Juventus vs Man Cityas follows:

• Sportsmole:Juventus 1-2 Man City

• WhoScore:Juventus 0-2 Man City
• Our newspaper predicts:Juventus 2-3 Man City

When and where can I watch Juventus vs Man City live?

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