Our football match prediction:
Juventus
Match Time & Date:
13/02/2018
19:45 GMT
Prediction: 0-0
Tottenham Hotspur
Juventus take on Tottenham at their Allianz Stadium in the first leg of the Champions League last 16. Despite failing to impress in the group stages of the elite competition, Juve eventually made it to the knockout stages, but they will have a big fish to fry in the double header against Mauro Pochettino's troops. As always, the Bianconeri are likely to rely on their rock-solid defence in Tuesday's football match, thus a low-scoring affair is on the cards. Spurs have been impressive at the back of late as well and we predict that the two teams are going to play out a goalless draw in Turin. A man to watch in the home team will be Gonzalo Higuain, who has been in a fine form of late, whilst Juve defenders should have Harry Kane at bay as the English attacker can't stop scoring in the 2017/2018 Premier League campaign.
Highlighted Player (Benedikt Howedes):
Benedikt Howedes is a German international who plays for Bundesliga side Schalke 04. The 187-cm-tall defender is a product of Schalke’s youth school and he played for the reserve team between 2007 and 2009. He made his debut for the first team in the 2007/2008 Bundesliga campaign, but he played no more than 6 matches for die Knappen during the season. Howedes plays for the German national team as well and he made his Germany debut against Uruguay on 29 May, 2011. The Schalke defender represented Joachim Low’s team at the 2016 European Championship finals. Howedes is a centre back, but he is capable of playing as a right back as well. However, at the start of his senior career he played as a left back. He is well known for his brilliant first-time passing and he often scores headers. During his youth career the German defender played for the likes of TuS Haltern and SG Herten-Langenbochum. Howedes was struggling with injury in the 2015/2016 Bundesliga campaign and as a result, he played no more than 15 matches for Schalke in the league.
Highlighted Team (Tottenham Hotspur):
Tottenham Hotspur are a professional football club based in North London. Spurs host their rivals at White Hart Lane and the capacity of the stadium is 36,284. Tottenham won the Premier League (First Division) trophy in 1950/1951 and 1960/1961 and despite producing terrific displays in the 2015/2016 campaign Mauro Pochettino’s team eventually finished the season in third place in the standings. Tottenham’s bitter rivals are Arsenal, but Chelsea and West Ham United are regarded as the team’s fierce opponents as well. Spurs have won eight FA Cup trophies, with the team also lifting the 1962/1963 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup title. Tottenham Hotspur hammered Atletico Madrid in the final of the competition back then (5-1). The likes of David Ginola, Sol Campbell, Teddy Sheringham, Jurgen Klinsmann, Gary Lineker, Luka Modric, Robbie Keane and Gareth Bale are star players that used to play for the White Hart Lane outfit in the past. The colour of Tottenham Hotspur’s home kit is white.
