UEFA Champions League 2024-25 | Juventus vs VfB Stuttgart | Match Preview, Head-to-head, Possible Lineups and Fantasy XI Prediction

VfB Stuttgart will take on the challenge of Juventus in the third match-week of the match-week of the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 on 23 October 2024. The Italian side will host them in the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy where the match is scheduled to kick-off tonight at 12:30 AM IST.

From possible starting XIs to Fantasy predictions, here is everything you need to know about the League match of Juventus vs VfB Stuttgart in the UEFA Champions League 2024-25. 

Match Details 

Match: Juventus vs VfB Stuttgart - UEFA Champions League 2024-25 League Match

Date:  23 October 2024

Time: 12:30 AM IST

Venue: Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy

How to watch the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 League Match between Juventus and VfB Stuttgart

The match will be streamed Live on the Sony Liv app and website. Viewers can also watch the game live on TV on Sony Sports Network. 

Team News

Juventus 

Juventus has had a perfect start in the UCL 2024-25 by winning back-to-back games on both match-days. The Turin-based side defeated PSV Eindhoven by 3-1 and managed a thrilling 3-2 victory against RB Leipzig in the second match-week. 

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— JuventusFC (@juventusfc) October 21, 2024

Juventus also showcased a brilliant defensive display in the Serie A this season, conceding only one goal in 8 league games. Their latest win came last week as they defeated Lazio by 1-0 in the Serie A. 

La lista dei giocatori convocati per #JuveVfB 📜 pic.twitter.com/xXWv6L2Ed8

— JuventusFC (@juventusfc) October 22, 2024

Coach Thiago Motta will have to exclude the goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio who was shown red in Juve's encounter against Leipzig in the last match-week. Also, defender Bremer suffered an ACL injury and he is likely to miss out for the whole season. Teun Koopmeiners and Nico Gonzalez both have injuries, and Arkadiusz Milik is recovering from a long-term knee injury.

Currently seventh in the UCL league table, Juventus will eye for a win to strengthen their position. 

Last 5 Matches: D W W D W 

Read Also | UCL 2024-25 Match-week 2 Round-up

VfB Stuttgart

Stuttgart is totally in the opposite position than Juventus in terms of performance in the UCL but on the same page in case of injuries. Stuttgart lost their opening game against defending champions Real Madrid by 1-3 in the opening UCL match-week. Following that defeat, the German side was held to a 1-1 draw against Sparta Praha in the second match-week. 

However, Stuttgart is also coming from a distressing 0-4 defeat against Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich last week and they are also 10th in the Bundesliga table right now, which may down their morale. Also, they have not won any of their last five games and their last win came exactly one month before, against Dortmund whom they thrashed by 5-1 in the Bundesliga on 22 September 2024. 

Abschluss-Training in Turin! Morgen zählt's! 💪⚪️🔴#VfB | #StuttgartInternational | #UCL | #JUVVfB pic.twitter.com/ucdackDtKa

— VfB Stuttgart (@VfB) October 21, 2024

VfB Stuttgart is also facing several injury concerns as well. Head coach Sebastian Hoeneß will have to field his eleven without the services of a handful of players such as Chris Fuhrich, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Luca Raimond, Leonidas Stergiou, and Nikolas Nartey; all are going to be sidelined in this important battle against the Italian side.

Enzo Millot, Jamie Leweling, and Deniz Undav are going to be instrumental for the German side against the well-structured defence of Juventus. Stuttgart is 25th in the league table right now and all they will try is to improve their position in the league table. 

Last 5 Matches: D D D D L 

Head-to-head

Juventus and Stuttgart will face each other for the first time in any competition. 

However, Stuttgart won only time in their history out of the 11 European matches they played against an Italian opposition. They have 4 draws and 6 defeats by their name against Italian teams while their only win came in 1979, beating Torino by 1-0 in the UEFA Cup. 

On the contrary, Juventus won all 5 of their last 5 major European games against German opposition, including their latest win against RB Leipzig by 3-2 in the second match-week of the UCL 2024-25. 

Read Also: UEFA Champions League 2024-25 first round highlights

Possible Playing XI

Juventus

Mattia Perin (GK); Andrea Cambiaso,Federico Gatti, Piere Kalulu, Juan Cabal; Manuel Locatelli, Douglas Luiz, Nicolo Fagioli; Francisco Conceicao, Dusan Vlahovic, Kenan Yildiz. 

VfB Stuttgart

Alexander Nubel (GK); Pascal Stenzel, Anthony Rouault, Jeff Chabot, Maximilian Mittelstadt; Atakan Karazor, Angelo Stiller; Enzo Millot, Deniz Undav, Jamie Leweling; Ermedin Demirovic

Juventus vs VfB Stuttgart: Fantasy XI Prediction

Perin, Mittelstadt, Kalulu, Cambiaso, Stenzel, Locatelli, Undav, Vlahovic, Millot, Luiz, Stiller.