Ace Football previews the Champions League game between Chelsea and Benfica who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Benfica head over to the Stamford Bridge on Tuesday to face title favourites Chelsea in a round 2 match in the Champions League.
Team form: Chelsea vs Benfica
Chelsea Form
Chelsea are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Manchester United by a 2-1 score, before winning 1-2 against Lincoln City. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 1-3 against Brighton. Chelsea claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Champions League. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded seven goals.
Benfica Form
Benfica are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating AVS Futebol SAD by 0-3. This was followed by a 1-1 with Rio Ave and a 2-1 win against Gil Vicente. Benfica recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Champions League, in which they banged in nine goals, whilst conceding seven. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.
Betting stats for Chelsea and Benfica
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Chelsea and Benfica. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 10 of the last 11 Chelsea matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Chelsea home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Chelsea have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Champions League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Chelsea have won 5 of the last 6 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 5 Chelsea home matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Benfica matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Benfica away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Benfica have won 4 of the last 5 away matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Benfica away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Benfica have won 4 of the last 5 away matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Chelsea vs Benfica
Look no further than Raheem Sterling, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for The Blues in the Champions League, while Vangelis Pavlidis managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Benfica in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Popular markets: Chelsea vs Benfica
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Stamford Bridge across all tournaments Chelsea won eight times, drew one and lost one times. Benfica claimed seven wins, three draw and zero defeats in their last 10 games away. Benfica scored at least once in their previous 8 matches. Good luck taking on Benfica currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 14 away games without defeat. Chelsea have beaten Benfica in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Chelsea only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Benfica scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Chelsea games Chelsea managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Benfica have scored in 3 consecutive league meetings with Chelsea.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Chelsea’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Benfica’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches. Chelsea’s last 5 matches had more than three goals. Benfica scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.
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