Champions League: Benfica vs Bayer Leverkusen – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League game between Benfica and Bayer Leverkusen who meet up on Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

As the early season favourites, Benfica will look to justify their title credentials on Wednesday when they take on Bayer Leverkusen for a round 4 match in the Champions League.

Form: Benfica vs Bayer Leverkusen

Benfica Form

In the previous three matches, Benfica lost 3-0 against Newcastle, beat Arouca by 5-0 and won 0-3 against Vitoria de Guimaraes. Benfica did not win any of their last six Champions League matches at the Estadio da Luz. They came through these matches with a record of two draws and one defeats, in which they conceded six and scored 14 goals.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen show a mix of results in their previous three matches. They started well with a 2-0 win against Freiburg. Then a 1-1 draw with Paderborn followed before they lost against Bayern Munich with a 3-0 scoreline. Bayer Leverkusen claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Champions League. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to eight.

Betting stats and facts for Benfica and Bayer Leverkusen

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Benfica and Bayer Leverkusen. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Benfica vs Bayer Leverkusen

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Benfica, Vangelis Pavlidis has been good for them over the course of the season with one goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Bayer Leverkusen, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Wednesday, depending on your betting strategy.

Popular markets: Benfica vs Bayer Leverkusen

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Estadio da Luz across all tournaments Benfica won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Bayer Leverkusen claimed six wins, two draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Benfica scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Bayer Leverkusen scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Benfica have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Bayer Leverkusen managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Benfica saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Bayer Leverkusen, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves.