On Thursday, December 22, 2022, the 2022 Friendly match between Juventus and the HNK Rijeka will be played at the Allianz Stadium (Torino) which will be streamed live. It is predicted that the home team will still be superior despite the lack of major players in the lineup against Rijeka tonight.
Juventus opened their first friendly match with a 2-0 win over Premier League leaders Arsenal on 18 December. Even though they didn’t score directly, Juventus’ attack on the front line was quite troublesome so that Granit Xhaka and Rob Holding instead sent the ball into their own goal.
This victory certainly has a positive impact on the Bianconeri who go down with young children. This is because the main players such as Weston McKennie, Wojciech Szczęsny, and Dusan Vlahovic, although they have participated in training, are still not fully recovered after being involved in the 2022 World Cup.
The Bianconeri are currently in third place in the Serie A ranking list. With 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats, Massimiliano Allegri’s men are moving up close to AC Milan (2 points difference), which is in second place. Meanwhile, Juventus are still 10 points adrift of Napoli who lead the standings.
Six successive Premier League wins went to Juventus before the international break due to the Qatar World Cup. Unfortunately, the negative results achieved by Juventus in the Champions League. Joining group H, Juventus was thrown into the Europa League because they only finished in third place with 3 points. Meanwhile, the group winner is held by the Portuguese team, Benfica, and the runner-up by the French team, PSG.
On the other hand, the team from Croatia, HNK Rijeka, has just started playing trial matches after a long holiday. Finally in the Croatian premier league, Prva HNL, Rijeka lost 2-7 to Dinamo Zagreb. Two consolation goals for Rijeka were scored by Gabriel Lunetta in the 47th minute and Mario Vrančić in the 90+1 minute.
The owner of 8th place in the Prva HNL standings list only won 4 times, and 3 draws from 17 matches that have been completed. With 17 points, it is impossible for Fausto Budicin’s men to catch up with the top standings, Dinamo Zagreb (41 points), followed by Hajduk Split (35 points).
Riječki bijeli will certainly make the match against the Italian giant, Juventus, a valuable experience to improve the performance of the players. Meanwhile, Juventus are still scheduled to face Standard Liege in the last trial match on December 30.
So, who do you think will win? Juventus or HNK Rijeka? Don’t miss watching this match which will kick-off starting at 14:00 local time. The following is related information about the Juventus vs. HNK Rijeka match:
How to Stream Juventus vs. HNK Rijeka
The Juventus vs HNK Rijeka match will only be broadcast online on Soccer TV, and the duel at the Allianz Stadium (Torino) can be watched via live streaming at 08:00 EDT.
Kick-off Schedule & Live Streaming Links
| Official TV | Soccer TV |
| Date | Thursday, December 22, 2022 |
| Kickoff | 08:00 EDT |
| Live TV | Soccer TV / TV-Bola |
Juventus – HNK Rijeka Head-to-Head Record
Last 5 Match Performance
Juventus
- 11/03/2022 Juventus vs PSG 1 – 2
- 11/07/2022 Juventus vs Inter Milan 2 – 0
- 11/11/2022 Verona vs Juventus 0 – 1
- 11/14/2022 Juventus vs Lazio 3 – 0
- 12/18/2022 Arsenal vs Juventus 0 – 2
HNK Rijeka
- 10/23/2022 Slaven Koprivnica vs Rijeka 2 – 1
- 10/29/2022 Rijeka vs Istra 1961 0 – 1
- 11/06/2022 Varaždin vs Rijeka 0 – 3
- 11/09/2022 Bijelo Brdo vs Rijeka 2 – 1
- 11/13/2022 Rijeka vs Dinamo Zagreb 2 – 7
Juventus vs. HNK Rijeka Squad Predictions
Juventus (3-5-2): Perin; Riccio, Rugani, Gatti, Barbieri, Locatelli, Fagioli, Miretti, Iling Junior, Cerri, Kean.
HNK Rijeka (3-5-2): Nediljko Labrović; Ivan Smolčić, Mateo Pavlović, Andrija Vukčević, Alen Grgić, Lindon Selahi, Pablo Álvarez, Veldin Hodža, Prince Ampem, Alen Halilović, Jorge Obregón.
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