In some of the tournament chaos arising from unaccustomed to the new format of the Champions League, until the previous round Aston Villa was considered one of the main discoveries of the tournament. After the third round, the Birmingham club shared the leading position with Liverpool. After the first defeat, the Villans dropped to eighth place in the standings, but in a rather honourable company with Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta and Manchester City. Juventus, like their upcoming opponent, were not considered favourites before the start of the Champions League. In fact, in the role of a mid-table Italian team shows itself, remembered for a bright victory in Leipzig and a dismal defeat to Stuttgart at home. Bookmakers have identified the home team as favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 2.36 on their victory.

Aston Villa became a participant of the Champions League after finishing fourth in the last draw of the Premier League. Emery's men started the new season in the Championship on a good run, but the last few weeks have been absolutely identical to what Manchester City experienced. In just a fortnight, the Villans crashed out of the English League Cup, lost for the first time in the Champions League and lost in two away games in the national championship. Of course, Emery's disciplined team went nowhere, and Birmingham City hope that the two-week pause for national team matches has corrected the psychological state of their players.

Juventus took just one point from their last two Champions League games, which came against Lille. In the incredibly dense Serie A standings, the Turin side are two points behind the leaders before the twelfth round. According to bookmakers, Juventus is the second in status as a contender for the championship title after Inter. In the current draw of the national league Juve has not lost until the twelfth round. Judging by the dynamics of the game form, the Italian club is in better condition than the English club. However, at Villa Park in early October lost Bayern who came to the match immediately after the draw Aston Villa on the field of modest Ipswich Town. Let's bet that the hosts will be closer to victory.