FAQ: Football, Champions League. Recommended stake size (bankroll): 2%.
Justification: Juventus recently proved in Leipzig that they can play well under pressure, even managing to score 2 goals and win (3-2) while being one man down (!). This is because their current coach, T. Motta, is very accustomed to having his team pressured intensely, having previously managed the then-small Italian side Bologna in Serie A for 2 years. He turned this team into a force to be reckoned with by teaching them to play skillfully under pressure! He brought this expertise with him to Turin, which is why Juventus have not been outplayed by anyone this year. In big matches, no matter the opposing team (e.g., AS Roma, Napoli, Lazio, PSV Eindhoven), they usually come out on top. Now they only have to welcome Stuttgart, which is considerably weaker compared to Leipzig, seen 2 weeks ago; they are also not in great form, having last won a match a month ago… Considering all of this, the increased odds on Juventus might just be due to Di Gregorio (the first-choice goalkeeper) being suspended. Szczesny was let go in the summer; thus, Perin will presumably be in goal today. Even though he rarely gets a chance to play, he usually repays the trust placed in him. In his last 4 games as a starter for Juventus, for example, he kept a clean sheet in all of them! Today, it may not be possible for him to do so since the German side also desperately needs a goal, but Juventus can still keep all three points at home. Besides, the visitors will be missing Zagadou and Stergiou (centre-backs) due to injuries. My prediction: 2-1