Match Report
In the standings it was Aston Villa 8th on 16 points, Juventus 20th on 12 — separated by 4. Recent form told a different story for Aston Villa: only 17th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. Against a league average of 1.63 goals per team per game, Aston Villa ran at 1.63 scored and 0.75 conceded, Juventus at 1.13 and 0.88.
Aston Villa's winless run stood at 6. Defeat had not touched Juventus in 6 games. The last-five ledger: Aston Villa 1/15, Juventus 9/15.
Villa Park in Birmingham staged the fixture, a ground that holds 42,640. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.