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Juventus v Man City Odds: Italian side favourites in the betting to win Europa League clash

Rarely a day goes by that Manchester City aren't in the newspapers for the wrong reasons but they will have to get back to the business of winning football matches when they face Juventus on Thursday. They meet the former Italian giants at the Stadio Olimpico in their final Europa League match and need a win to ensure top spot in Group A. But Bet365 bookmakers have Juve as odds on 6/4 favourites, which is an industry best price, while a Tevez-less City are 15/8 to record a win in Turin, with the draw at 11/5.

Juventus themselves have nothing but pride to play for after a disappointing Europa League campaign that sees them languishing in third with no chance of qualifying for the knockout stages. They have drawn all five of their matches so far, although they will represent a stern examination of a troubled City side. Juve are unbeaten in all competitions since September 23rd, are riding high in second place in Serie A and will feel confident that they can end their European run with a win against City.

The odds of a half time Juventus win and full time Juventus win are currently 3/1 with Bet365.com and could be worth a punt, particularly as the Turin side tend to be strong starters - scoring 23 of their 34 goals this term in the first 45 minutes. Meanwhile they haven't found goals difficult to come by as their 10 games at home this season have witnessed 34 goals. One of the main men behind their scoring prowess has been Fabio Quagliarella and he looks good value to score first on Thursday evening at odds of 6/1 with Bet365.

City meanwhile need a win to make sure of top spot in Group A of the Europa League, as Lech Poznan can overtake them if they beat lowly Salzburg and City draw or lose in Turin. The pressure is on Roberto Mancini's side and normally you would fancy a side placed third in the Premier League to overcome their Italian counterparts but the build up to the match has been dominated by talk of where Carlos Tevez will be plying his trade in January. Top scorer Tevez hasn't travelled to Italy and the man who would be expected to replace him has been causing problems of his own.

Mario Balotelli was rumoured to have had a bust up with Mancini following the 3-1 over West Ham at the weekend and he may not travel anyway for fear of exposing him to racist abuse from Italian fans. If he does play he is 6/1 to score first with Bet365, or alternatively the consistently impressive David Silva is 11/4 to score anytime.

City are unbeaten since their humiliating defeat to Wolves on 30th October but they could come unstuck here as dressing room rumblings take their toll. Juventus came away with a 1-1 draw in the game at Eastlands in September, but they could take advantage of City's woes with a win here and will be keen to go out on a high in front of their home fans. Juve are 3/1 to win by a one goal margin with Bet365, and the 2-1 correct scoreline is at very tempting odds of 17/2.

Juventus v Man City Form

Check the season's statistics for both Juventus and Man City, plus the odds ahead of Thursday's match.

Juventus Stats | Man City Stats

Juventus v Man City Tips

Tip #1: Double Result of Half Time Juventus win and Full Time Juventus win @ 3/1
Tip #2: Fabio Quagliarella to score first @ 6/1
Tip #3: Juventus to win 2-1 @ 17/2

Juventus v Man City Odds

Match Betting

6/4 Juventus
11/5 Draw
15/8 Man City

Correct Score Odds

15/2 Juventus 1-0
11/1 Juventus 2-0
17/2 Juventus 2-1
9/1 Draw 0-0
5/1 Draw 1-1
12/1 Draw 2-2
17/2 Man City 1-0
14/1 Man City 2-0
10/1 Man City 2-1

First Goalscorer Odds

6/1 Mario Balotelli
6/1 Fabio Quagliarella
6/1 Carvalha Amauri
13/2 Vincenzo Iaquinta
13/2 Alessandro Del Piero
7/1 Emmanuel Adebayor
17/2 Jo
9/1 Adam Johnson
9/1 Roque Santa Cruz
9/1 David Silva
9/1 No Goalscorer

Odds supplied by Bet365.com, who provide a variety of betting markets for this match and the Europa League.

Posted: Tuesday, 14th December 2010
Author: Chris James
Tags: europa league, juventus, manchester city, carlos tevez, bet365,

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