UEFA Champions League soccer continues on Wednesday, with Real Madrid taking on Juventus in group stage action.
Canada Sports Betting’s top prediction for this Real Madrid vs. Juventus match is for Kylian Mbappe to score at -152 odds (bet365).
Real Madrid vs. Juventus predictions
Kylian Mbappe to score
Kylian Mbappe has been thriving in front of goals since joining Real Madrid last season. However, he has looked even more menacing in recent months, and comes into this game in sensational form. As a result, we are backing the Frenchman to find the net as part of our Real Madrid vs Juventus predictions.
Real beat Getafe 1-0 on the weekend, and Mbappe scored the decisive goal. He has now found the net in 11 consecutive matches for club and country. In La Liga, Kylian has scored 10 goals in nine matches, but the Champions League is the main focus in the Spanish capital.
Mbappe is already a World Cup winner, but he has yet to win the Champions League. He has looked even more determined in the opening two games of this competition, netting five goals in two matches. Kylian will be aiming to add to his tally here.
Los Blancos is creating plenty of chances for its talismanic forward, and he certainly isn’t afraid to shoot. Mbappe is averaging 5.3 attempts per game this season (including the Club World Cup). He won’t be afraid when his team takes on Juventus.
Over the past 12 months, Mbappe has averaged 1.01 goals per 90 minutes played, overperforming his xG (expected goals) of 0.84 per 90. The Frenchman has been clinical in front of goal and should continue to thrive with his team creating a boatload of chances. Real is averaging 20 shots per competitive game this season, and Mbappe’s contribution has been enormous.
Read Madrid vs. Juventus match preview
Real Madrid hosts Juventus at the Santiago Bernabéu in the biggest match among Wednesday’s Champions League fixtures.
The 16-time winners have started strongly, winning both of their group matches, although they were given an early scare against Marseille.
Coming off a 1-0 success over local rivals Getafe, Madrid sits atop La Liga, two points above Barcelona, ahead of this weekend’s El Clásico.
Juventus, however, is still stuttering both domestically and in Europe. After drawing with Borussia Dortmund and Villarreal, the Old Lady arrives in Madrid following a 2-0 defeat to Como.
The Italians face a challenging task, especially without center-back Bremer, as their defense has only kept one clean sheet in the past seven gamesThe bookmakers’ latest Real Madrid vs Juventus odds favor the hosts with a solid 69% chance of victory.
Our Real Madrid vs Juventus predictions highlight Mbappé the most likely to make significant impact. The Frenchman has already scored 60 Champions League career goals and is poised to increase his tally.
Real Madrid vs Juventus odds discussion
The Real Madrid vs Juventus odds install the hosts as -222 favorites, as they usually are when featuring in a home fixture in the UEFA Champions League.
The Asian handicap is set at -1.25 for Real Madrid. In this scenario, Real Madrid has to win by a two-goal margin to return full profits to pro-Real Madrid bettors. If Los Blancos wins the game by a one-goal margin, only half stakes will be paid out to anyone opting for the Real Madrid side of the handicap.
Juventus is one of three Champions League outfits to have drawn its opening two matches in the competition. If the Italians can produce another draw in the Spanish capital, the Juventus +1.25 Asian handicap will prove successful.
After two goals versus Marseille and a hat-trick against Kairat Almaty, Kylian Mbappe is the leading goalscorer in the competition. No player has taken more shots (18), generated more expected goals (4.28xG), or hit the target (10) as often as the Frenchman. The Real Madrid vs Juventus odds have Kylian Mbappe as the only player priced at odds-on to score at any time in the match.
If Mbappe does find the net on multiple occasions as he has done previously this season in the Champions League, the Asian goal line of 3.0 might be threatened. If three goals are scored in the match on the 3.0 goal line, all stakes will be returned regardless of whether a punter chose the over or under line.
Four goals are required for ’overs’ bettors to profit, which has landed in 75% of the four UEFA Champions League matches combined for both clubs. All matches returned stakes at a minimum.