Ace Football previews the Champions League game between Real Madrid and Benfica who meet up this coming Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Benfica come to Estadio Bernabeu for the Champions League match this coming Wednesday, Real Madrid will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Team form: Real Madrid vs Benfica
Real Madrid Form
Real Madrid are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Real Sociedad by 4-1, before beating Benfica by 0-1. The winning streak came to an end against Osasuna, who ran out 2-1 winners. Real Madrid won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Champions League, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 21 goals and conceded seven times.
Benfica Form
Their past three matches saw Benfica beating Santa Clara 1-2, losing 0-1 against Real Madrid, and beating AVS Futebol SAD by 3-0. Benfica claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Champions League. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and four scored.
Betting facts for Real Madrid and Benfica
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Real Madrid and Benfica. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 14 of the last 16 Real Madrid home matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Real Madrid have won the last 6 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Real Madrid have won 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Real Madrid have won the last 3 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Real Madrid home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 20 of the last 22 Benfica away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Benfica matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Benfica away matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Benfica have lost 4 of the last 5 away matches in the Champions League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Benfica have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches in the Champions League while scoring less than 0.5 goals
Players in form: Real Madrid vs Benfica
Leandro Barreiro shows decent form right now for Benfica, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Champions League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Real Madrid, who are strong favourites on Wednesday. Siding with Kylian Mbappe also look a nice prospect as he scored eight goals in his last six Champions League matches.
Popular betting markets: Real Madrid vs Benfica
Full-time result
Real Madrid won eight of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing two times. Benfica won six of their last 10 games away from home, with two draws and two defeats as well.
Both teams to score
Real Madrid scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Benfica scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Benfica managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Real Madrid saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Benfica, who managed to score 1.7 times in those matches. Real Madrid are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 17 matches.
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