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Nurnberg will face Juventus at the Max-Morlock Stadion on Friday in a pre-season friendly between the two teams. The home side endured a largely underwhelming 2. Bundesliga campaign last season and have now appointed Germany legend Miroslav Klose as the new boss in their push for a top-half league finish.
They have enjoyed a solid pre-season campaign so far most recently beating Blackburn Rovers 4-2 on aggregate via goals from four different players including new signing Stefanos Tzimas. Nurnberg will now be looking to wrap up their pre-season campaign on a positive note on Friday before returning to competitive action against Karlsruhe in the league next weekend.
Similarly, Juventus endured a disappointing league campaign last season and have also undergone a managerial change this summer with the appointment of former Bologna boss Thiago Motta in their bid to return to the pinnacle of Italian football.
I Bianconeri will now be looking to kick off their pre-season run on a positive note this weekend before facing Ligue 1 side Stade Brestois and Spanish giants Atletico Madrid over the next few weeks.
Nurnberg vs Juventus Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Friday's game will mark the first-ever meeting between Nurnberg and Juventus.
- Juventus' last meeting against German opposition came back in March last year when they faced Freiburg in the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League winning the two-legged clash 3-0 on aggregate.
- Nurnberg's last meeting against Italian opposition came back in August 2018 when they faced Bologna in a friendly clash which they lost 1-0.
- The Old Lady had the second-best defensive record in the Serie A last season with a goal concession tally of 31.
Nurnberg vs Juventus Prediction
Nurnberg have won two of their last three games after winning just one of their previous 10. They comfortably beat Elversberg 3-0 in their last home game but have a far greater test this weekend and will be looking to give a good account of themselves.
Juventus closed out the previous campaign with a six-game unbeaten streak picking up two wins and four draws in that period. The sheer gulf in class and quality between the two teams should see the Italian outfit continue their good run and come out on top here.
Prediction: Nurnberg 1-4 Juventus
Nurnberg vs Juventus Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Juventus
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Five of the hosts' last six matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in four of the Old Lady's last five matchups)
