Juventus v Wydad Casablanca – Line-ups, stats and preview

Match preview for Juventus v Wydad Casablanca

Juventus are only one win away from sealing their spot within the Membership World Cup knockout phases as they put together to tackle Wydad Casablanca in Philadelphia on Sunday.

After a 5-0 win over Al-Ain to open their marketing campaign, the Italian giants sit on the prime of Group G. Their Moroccan opponents, in the meantime, have been outclassed by Manchester Metropolis of their first match and now face a must-win state of affairs.

This fixture marks solely Juve’s second look within the revamped Membership World Cup, regardless of success within the former Intercontinental Cup, which they received in 1985 and 1996.

Wydad, three-time contributors at this event, have but to register a single win on the Membership World Cup.

Regardless of exhibiting flashes of promise in opposition to Manchester Metropolis, they couldn’t mount a severe problem and now threat elimination in the event that they fail to safe factors in Philadelphia.

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Workforce information for Juventus v Wydad Casablanca

Juventus may very well be bolstered by the return of midfield chief Manuel Locatelli, who has recovered from an ankle situation that dominated him out of worldwide responsibility.

Nevertheless, Juan Cabal, Mattia Perin, Bremer, and Arkadiusz Milik are nonetheless sidelined. Bremer and Milik are again in coaching however received’t characteristic throughout this event.

Wydad boss Mohamed Amine Benhachem is anticipated to subject his strongest lineup on this do-or-die encounter.

Nordin Amrabat is ready to start out once more, and Thembinkosi Lorch – who impressed in opposition to Metropolis – will possible companion him in assault.

Ought to Benhachem make modifications, Mohamed Rayhi, who scored 11 instances within the Moroccan league final season, could also be handed a begin.

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Anticipated line-ups for Juventus v Wydad Casablanca

Juventus: Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Gatti, Kelly; Gonzalez, Thuram, Locatelli, Cambiaso; Conceicao, Yildiz; Kolo Muani

Wydad: benabid; Moufi, Meijers, Boutouil, Ferreira, Moufid; Amrabat, MALSA, El Moubarik, lorch; Rayhi

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Juventus v Wydad Casablanca will kick-off at 17:00 on Sunday within the UK and is accessible to observe without cost on DAZN.

The stats for Juventus v Wydad Casablanca

Juventus are unbeaten of their final six matches throughout all competitions
They scored 4 first-half targets in opposition to Al-Ain – the primary time since 2018 they’ve managed that feat
Wydad AC have misplaced their final three matches in all competitions
They’ve by no means received a Membership World Cup match (D1 L3)
Juventus’ Randal Kolo Muani and Francisco Conceicao each scored twice of their event opener
Wydad managed seven touches within the Manchester Metropolis field of their opener

Prediction

With Igor Tudor’s aspect exhibiting a degree of attacking sharpness and tactical self-discipline, Juventus ought to have greater than sufficient to dispatch a Wydad group that has struggled to this point.

Anticipate the Bianconeri to regulate the tempo and notch a few targets, sealing development into the final 16 with a recreation to spare.

Prediction: Juventus 3-0 Wydad Casablanca