Published on: Apr 10, 2021 11:01 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 10, 2021 11:01 pm IST
JUV vs GEN Dream11: Genoa travels to Turin to take on reigning champions Juventus in a Serie A fixture. Juventus are in 3rd place with the title far from their grasp now. They do however go into this game on the back of a 2-1 win over Napoli, recovering from a 2-game winless streak. On the flip side of the table, Genoa is in 13th place on a patchy run of form. They have just 7 wins from 29 games and have drawn and lost 11 games each. They will have rued missed opportunities as they were held to a 1-1 draw to Fiorentina in the last game week.
Date: 11th April, Sunday Kick-Off: 6:30 pm (IST) Venue: Allianz Stadium, Turin
Serie A Table: Juventus are in 3rd place with Genoa in 13th.
WATCH Serie A Live Stream and Match Score on Sony Sports Network/SonyLiv in India
Recent Form Juventus: WWLDW Genoa: DLDWD
Head-to-Head (last 5 meetings): Juventus – 4 Draw – 0 Genoa – 1
Juventus News
Injury Report and Unavailability:
• Juventus are without just Federico Bernardeschi and Leonardo Bonucci as both tested positive for Covid-19.
Expected Changes and Strategy:
• Wojciech Szczesny should return in goal over Gianluigi Buffon as Merih Demiral gets a start in defence. • The midfield 4 are likely to remain unchanged. • Paulo Dybala’s performance off the bench against Napoli should be enough to grant him a start for this game.
Juventus Starting XI (likely)
Wojciech Szczesny (GK) Danilo Merih Demiral Matthijs de Ligt Alex Sandro Juan Cuadrado Rodrigo Bentancur Adrien Rabiot Federico Chiesa Paulo Dybala Cristiano Ronaldo
Genoa News
• Left-wingers, Lennart Czyborra and Luca Pellegrini are out with sidelined with injured. • Kevin Strootman picked up his 5th yellow card against Fiorentina and will be suspended for this one.
• The suspended Kevin Strootman will be replaced by Nicolo Rovella in midfield. • Valon Behrami might get dropped for Miha Zajc on the right side of midfield. • Mattia Destro and Gianluca Scamacca should spearhead the attack.
Genoa Starting XI (likely)
Mattia Perin (GK) Andrea Masiello Ivan Radvanovic Domenico Criscito Davide Biraschi Miha Zajc Milan Badelj Nicolo Rovella Davide Zappacosta Mattia Destro Gianluca Scamacca
Fantasy Football Tips
Captain Options
Cristiano Ronaldo – With 25 goals and 3 assists in 24 starts for the club, Cristiano Ronaldo will be the biggest threat that Genoa will face. He has created 33 chances, 59 shots on target and 44 successful dribbles at a 61% completion rate. He has also scored in his last 3 games for club and country.
Mattia Destro – Mattia Destro has been one of Genoa’s most prolific players with 11 goal contributions (10 goals and 1 assist) in 16 starts this season. He has succeeded in 21 dribbles as well at a 48% completion rate. Destro also scored the opening goal against Fiorentina in their last game and should be in great form.
Differential Pick
Paulo Dybala – The Argentine international has had a less than ideal start to the season but has been getting more minutes after returning to full fitness. He has 5 goal contributions (3 goals and 2 assists) in just 8 starts so far. Despite getting fewer minutes, Dybala has 22 chances created and 15 successful dribbles at a 50% completion rate. He has an impressive pass completion rate of 88% as well with 11 accurate crosses. He has also been in great form with 2 goals and 2 assists in his last 4 games for the club.
Goalkeeper – Szczesny Defenders – Danilo, Sandro, Cuadrado Midfielders – Chiesa, Rovella, Zappacosta, Badelj Forwards – Ronaldo (C), Dybala (VC), Destro
Likely Winner:
The JUV vs GEN Today Match Prediction does not promise to be a big one as there isn’t a lot at stake for both teams. The Scudetto is out of reach for Juventus and they are only trying to ensure Champions League football for next season at this stage. Simultaneously, Genoa are in midtable, 10 points off of the relegation spots and will not be worried about going down this season. They will have some issue getting past the Juventus defence who are the tightest backline in the league this season.