TORINO. Juventus tops Malmö FF 1-0 after M. Kean scored just 1 goal (18′). Juventus took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Allianz Stadium stadium in Torino on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Irfan Peljto who had the assistance of Davor Beljo and Senad Ibrišimbegović. The 4th official was Miloš Gigović. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -3.2 degrees Celsius or 26.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Juventus had a superior ball possession 59% while Malmö FF was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Juventus was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Juventus won the match​.

Juventus shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Malmö FF shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Juventus received 1 yellow card (A. Rabiot). On the other side, Malmö FF received 3 yellow cards (A. Colak, B. Innocent and S. Pena).

Standings

After this encounter, Juventus will have 15 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Malmö FF will stay with 1 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

Juventus – Formation

Juventus started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Massimiliano Allegri decided to play with the following team: Mattia Perin (7.1), Koni De Winter (6.9), Leonardo Bonucci (7.7), Daniele Rugani (7.1), Alex Sandro (7.1), Adrien Rabiot (7.4), Arthur (7.2), Federico Bernardeschi (7.7), Paulo Dybala (7.0), Rodrigo Bentancur (7.4) and Moise Kean (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Álvaro Morata (6.8), Matthijs de Ligt, Juan Cuadrado (6.8), Manuel Locatelli, Mattia De Sciglio (6.6), Cosimo Marco Da Graca, Wojciech Szczęsny, Carlo Pinsoglio, Fabio Miretti and Giorgio Chiellini.

Substitutions

Juventus made 5 changes: P. Dybala for A. Morata (46′), K. De Winter for M. De Sciglio (71′), F. Bernardeschi for J. Cuadrado (82′), M. Kean for C. M. Da Graca (90′) and R. Bentancur for F. Miretti (90′).

Best player: Federico Bernardeschi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Juventus was Federico Bernardeschi even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 36 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.

Malmö FF – Formation

Malmö FF started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Jon Dahl Tomasson played with: Ismael Diawara (7.6), Jo Inge Berget (7.0), Anel Ahmedhodžić (7.0), Lasse Nielsen (6.7), Niklas Moisander (6.7), Martin Olsson (6.4), Erdal Rakip (6.7), Bonke Innocent (6.9), Anders Christiansen (6.9), Veljko Birmančević (5.3) and Antonio Čolak (6.5).

They had on the bench: Peter Gwargis, Melker Ellborg, Malik Abubakari (6.5), Johan Dahlin, Eric Larsson, Sebastian Nanasi, Franz Brorsson, Adi Nalić and Sergio Peña (6.8).

Malmö FF could not rely on the presence of S. Pena (injured).

Substitutions

Malmö FF made 3 changes: E. Rakip for S. Pena (30′), A. Colak for M. Abubakari (78′) and B. Innocent for A. Nalic (89′).

Best player: Ismael Diawara​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Malmö FF was the goalkeeper: Ismael Diawara. His rating is 7.63. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Champions League.​

• VfL Wolfsburg – Lille – 1-3
• Salzburg – Sevilla – 1-0
• Manchester United – Young Boys – 1-1
• Zenit – Chelsea – 3-3
• Juventus – Malmö FF – 1-0
• Benfica – Dynamo Kyiv – 2-0
• FC Bayern München – FC Barcelona – 3-0