It's UEFA Champions League action on Wednesday, October 22, as Chelsea and Ajax collide at Stamford Bridge in a league-phase contest, with the Blues seeking a fourth straight win while the Dutch side aims to get off the continental mark.

 

📈Team Form📉

 

Chelsea: Seeking a fourth consecutive victory in all tournaments. Form: W🟢 W🟢 W🟢

Ajax: One win from their last six games in all competitions. Form: L🔴 L🔴 D🟡

 

 📊Key Stats & Head-to-Head 📊

 

🔥 Chelsea are contesting their 200th game in the Champions League proper.

🔥 Ajax are playing its 250th top-level European match.

🔥 Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 15 UCL group/league phase games at home.

🔥 Ajax have zero points, zero goals, and six conceded from their two UCL games this season.

 

🔬 What to Expect From Both Teams 🔥

 

🔵Chelsea | Form: W🟢 W🟢 W🟢

Enzo Maresca's men are revelling in a three-match winning run across all competitions. The Blues earned a 1-0 triumph against Benfica in their last UCL outing and are increasingly difficult to beat at Stamford Bridge, having lost just two of their last 60 top-level European matches at home.

 

🔴Ajax | Form: L🔴 L🔴 D🟡

Johnny Heitinga's side is under pressure, finding itself bottom of the league-phase standings after a 2-0 loss to Inter Milan and a 4-0 defeat to Marseille. The Eredivisie outfit has conceded at least twice in each of its last six games in all tournaments, a poor statistic ahead of a visit to Stamford Bridge.

 

👥 Predicted Lineups 👥

🔵Chelsea (possible):

Sanchez; James, Adarabioyo, Fofana, Cucurella; Gusto, Caicedo; Estevao, Buonanotte, Neto; George.

 

🔴Ajax (possible):

Jaros; Gaaei, Sutalo, Baas, Rosa; Klaassen, Taylor; Edvardsen, Gloukh, Godts; Weghorst.

 

🔥Matchups & Players to Watch 👀

 

✨ Moises Caicedo – The Venezuelan midfield titan's potential return for Chelsea could be key against Ajax's struggling core.

✨ Wout Weghorst - The experienced striker is set to lead the line for Ajax and will need to challenge Chelsea's defense.

 

💵 Odds Market on MSport 💵

 

💵 Chelsea/Home to win = 1.30

💵 Ajax/Away to win = 9.84

💵 Both teams to score (GG/NG Yes) = 1.77

💵 Over 2.5 total goals = 1.44

 

This fixture has history to live up to after a 4-4 extravaganza in 2019. Chelsea will be confident with their formidable home record, while Ajax desperately need to find form to kick-start their European campaign.

Who takes the three points on Wednesday? Could you tell us your prediction in the comments?

 

 

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It's UEFA Champions League action on Wednesday, October 22, and European heavyweights Real Madrid and Juventus will meet at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu for a high-stakes clash in the league phases of the competition.

 

📈Team Form📉

 

Real Madrid: Top of La Liga with 24 points from 9 matches. UCL form: W🟢 W🟢

Juventus: Fifth in Serie A. UCL form: D🟡 D🟡

 

📊Key Stats & Head-to-Head 📊

 

🔥The clubs have met 21 times in Europe's elite competition.

🔥They have clashed in two finals, with Madrid emerging victorious in both 1998 and 2017.

🔥Real Madrid won the most recent knockout tie, a 2018 quarter-final, 4-3 on aggregate.

🔥Juventus are on a run of five consecutive draws in all competitions.

 

🔬 What to Expect From Both Teams 🔥

 

👑Real Madrid | UCL form: W🟢 W🟢 L🔴 W🟢 W🟢 W🟢

Under coach Xabi Alonso, Madrid have won their first two UCL matches, including a 5-0 victory over Kairat Almaty, where Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick.

They come into this match after a 1-0 league win over Getafe. However, they face significant defensive selection issues, with several defenders set to miss out.

 

⚫Juventus | UCL form:  Form: D🟡 D🟡 D🟡 D🟡 D🟡 L🔴

Coach Igor Tudor's side has been involved in two chaotic draws to start their European campaign, including a 4-4 result with Borussia Dortmund, where they conceded two late goals before scoring twice in stoppage time to salvage a point.

They head to Spain following a 2-0 domestic defeat to Como, and they will aim to end a run of five consecutive stalemates. The team will be without defensive rock Bremer.

 

👥 Predicted Lineups 👥

 

👑Real Madrid (possible):

Courtois, Valverde, Militao, Asencio, Carreras, Tchouameni, Camavinga, Mastantuono, Guler, Vinicius, Mbappé.

 

⚫Juventus (possible):

Di Gregorio, Gatti, Rugani, Kelly, Kalulu, Locatelli, Thuram, Cambiaso, Conceicao, Yildiz, David.

 

🔥 Matchups & Players to Watch 👀

 

✨ Kylian Mbappé - The Champions League's leading scorer with five goals; the main attacking threat for Madrid.

✨ Midfield Battle - The clash between Madrid's Eduardo Camavinga and Aurélien Tchouaméni and Juventus' Manuel Locatelli and Khephren Thuram could be pivotal.

✨ Kenan Yildiz - The talented young attacker will support the frontline with his creativity and could be key to unlocking Madrid's defence.

💵 Odds Market on MSport 💵

 

💵 Real Madrid/Home to win = 1.49

💵 Juventus/Away to win = 6.79

💵 Both teams to score (GG/NG Yes) = 1.79

💵 Over 2.5 total goals = 1.62

 

This is a fixture steeped in European history. Real Madrid will be confident at a ground where they have won 12 of their last 13 home games in the competition's group stage, while Juventus will be desperate to turn draws into a statement victory.

Who takes the three points on Wednesday? Could you tell us your prediction in the comments?

 

 

🔗 You can follow the Real Madrid vs Juventus UEFA Champions League game here on MSport.

 

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