Crystal Palace U21 vs Juventus U21 prediction 12.11.2025 | Premier League International Cup

In past seasons, Crystal Palace U21 were mostly a mid-table team in the Premier League 2. However, last season was one of their best as they finished 6th in the regular season and eventually reached the Playoff Semi-Finals, where they lost to Southampton U21 after the ET. This year, the young Eagles haven't been consistent, but weren't too bad in the PL 2, considering they are in 12th place (out of 29 teams) and are currently in the Playoffs. 

One of the team's crucial players, Rio Cardines, suffered a groin injury and will probably miss the upcoming game. The 19-year-old left-back has had some playing time with the senior team and is undoubtedly among the best players on this team.

For this competition, Juventus mainly uses players from the Juventus Next Gen team (U23) since the team mostly consists of players 21 years or younger. Their Next Gen team competes in the Serie C, where they have been mostly a mid-table team, constantly between 7th and 13th spot. This year, "the Young Lady" aren't doing too well, sitting in 13th place with 17 points from 13 rounds. They have also struggled in recent matches, losing four out of the past five matches across the competitions. In the Premier League International Cup U21, Juventus U21 started the competition with a 2:1 win over Leicester U21, but then got beaten by WBA U21 4:2. 

For the upcoming game against Crystal Palace, we expect coach Massimo Brambilla to make very few changes to the squad from the first two games of this competition. Still, considering the Young Lady will have an important game vs Gubbio just four days after the Crystal Palace U21 game, we wouldn't be too surprised if he makes a few changes.