Our betting experts preview the Champions League match between Benfica and Liverpool and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Benfica will try to spring a surprise on favorites, Liverpool, on Tuesday for their upcoming Champions League first-leg meeting in the quarter-final stage.
Latest form and fixture history of Benfica against Liverpool
Benfica are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Ajax by 1-0, before downing Estoril by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against Braga, who ran out as 3-2 winners.
Liverpool are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last 3 matches on the bounce. Arsenal got left behind in a 0-2 win before Nottingham F. got hammered in a 0-1 victory. Watford was the most recent victim in a 2-0 win for the Reds.
Latest encounters between Benfica and Liverpool
Benfica took a knock when Liverpool handed them a 4-1 defeat in their last Champions League encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured bragging rights by claiming a 2-1 win.
Highlights from the last game between Benfica and Liverpool:
Betting stats and facts for Benfica and Liverpool
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on stats from the last couple of games that Benfica and Liverpool played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 matches Benfica played, both teams scored
- Benfica have not lost 12 of the last 14 matches
- Benfica have conceded in 9 of the last 11 matches
- Benfica have won 3 of the last 4 matches
- Liverpool have scored in 40 of the last 41 away matches
- Liverpool have not lost 27 of the last 29 matches
- Liverpool have won 14 of the last 15 matches
- Liverpool have not conceded in 4 of the last 5 away matches
Players to focus on
Darwin Nunez has been the most prolific scorer for the home team recently. Surely, Benfica will be relying on him to once again shine in their upcoming match. Meanwhile, Liverpool will be looking to Mohamed Salah in the hope that he will add more goals.
Best tips for the match: Benfica vs Liverpool
To summarise, the upcoming match between Benfica and Liverpool appears to be a good chance to place some bets. Therefore, we have come up with the recommended betting suggestion for this game. However, we also present some lower and higher-risk alternatives.
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