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Champions League Final – Juventus vs Real Madrid Preview

June 03, 2017 19:45pm

National Stadium of Wales, Cardiff

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The city of Cardiff will provide the backdrop for this weekend’s Champions League extravaganza as two giants of World football go head to head for the European crown.

Fresh from winning their first Spanish title in five years, Real Madrid had to overcome the likes of Bayern Munich and arch city rivals Atletico Madrid to book their place in this year’s final. They will now set about securing their 12th European Cup and their second in a row under boss Zinedine Zidane.

Los Blancos won their last six league games in a row, and finished the season with a tally of 106 goals. On the European stage, they scored in every game they played and need just one more goal to take their Champions League total to 500.

The Spaniards have won the last five Champions League finals they have contested and have won the competition more times than any other team. Their last finals defeat came in the 1981 edition when they were beaten 1-0 by Liverpool in Paris. They will now seek to become the first club to retain the trophy since the change of format in 1992.

Meanwhile, opponents Juventus arrive in Wales having sewn up an Italian league and cup double. The league triumph extended their run of consecutive titles to six, while their cup win was their third in a row.

Massimiliano Allegri’s men remain unbeaten in this year’s competition and have shipped just three goals since the start of the group stages.

The Old Lady have made it to eight European Cup finals but only have two wins to their name. What’s more, they have lost the last four finals they have appeared in.

Prediction

The bookies’ favourites have come out on top in six of the last seven finals and this year it is the Spanish side that holds that honour. And when you also take into consideration Real Madrid’s record in this competition, they also have the psychological edge.

However, while both teams can boast formidable strike forces, raising the prospect of goals at both ends, it is Madrid side who have the more porous defence. And it is this crucial factor that just leans us towards the Italian side.

You can back Juventus to Win and Both Teams to Score at 11/2 with Betfair.

The European Championships Summer 2016 is going to be a big event. Every game will be on TV, at an hour where it’s possible to watch the matches (for UK viewers): as the tournament is being hosted in France. Coverage of the performance of England, Wales, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland will be everywhere, TV, Newspapers, and Twitter, you name it.

Star players from mainland Europe should be in full attendance. Ronaldo, Muller, and Ibrahimovic will all be leading the charge for their country.

Betting at the Euro 2016 shouldn’t be all about win markets. Punters should set themselves a challenge to make the most of all the under the radar markets, including corners, corner handicap markets, goal betting markets, and cards. Let’s look at what the stats from the qualifying games are telling us.

Stats for Euro 2016

Group A

Albania
France
Romania
Switzerland

Romania kept goals to a minimum during qualifying with 9 out of 10 games going under 2.5 goals.
71% of Albania’s matches also produced less than 2.5 goals.
Hosts France did not need to qualify. They where very relaxed and had just two matches where the got more cards than their opponents.

Euro 2016 qualifying stats

If you bet on the Premier League, you need to keep you finger on the pulse of all the important statistics. Goal statistics are important because they are relevant to so many markets. If you ever bet on markets such as Both Teams to Score, Total Goals, Win to Nil market and Clean Sheets, you need to know which teams are performing well in which market, and which teams to avoid.

To help along we have compiled a quick list of some important statistics that can be applied to you Premier League betting strategy over the course of the next week:
Arsenal have scored two or more goals in exactly half of their games this season

In previous articles we have looked at the popular Over2.5 Goals market. This has become one of the most popular markets because of the ease with which the average punter can research the statistics. In contrast, the Under 2.5 Goals market is far less popular and often gets overlooked.

There are a couple of good reasons for this; firstly, football is all about goals and punters are naturally drawn to the markets where a high goal count is expected. Secondly, under 2.5 goal tallies are generally less common and therefore get far less attention from the tipsters.

The good news is that bookmakers focus their attention on the same markets as the punters, so by exploring the less popular markets, you can sometime find much better value.

Under 2.5 goals – which teams are hot right now?

To find out first candidate in the Under 2.5 Goals market, we will take a look at the Spanish second division. If we look at the statistics for this market, we discover that SD Huesca are a prime contender for an Under 2.5 Goals bet.
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