Champions League: Benfica vs Monaco – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round of 32 match between Benfica and Monaco and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Benfica enjoy home advantage, when visitors Monaco swing by on Tuesday for a clash in the Champions League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Benfica vs Monaco

Benfica Form

Benfica are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 3-2 win against Moreirense. They went on to beat Monaco by 0-1, before also getting the better of Santa Clara in a 0-1 victory. Benfica only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Estadio da Luz in the Champions League. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored 12 and conceded 12 goals.

Monaco Form

Monaco collected one win from their last three matches, as Paris Saint-Germain won by 4-1. Benfica were too strong as well, winning 0-1, before Monaco won 7-1 against Nantes. Monaco only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Champions League. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 11 goals to four.

Betting stats and facts for Benfica and Monaco

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Benfica and Monaco. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Benfica vs Monaco

Vangelis Pavlidis is showing good form for Benfica, scoring six goals in their last six matches. Thilo Kehrer scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

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Full-time result

Benfica claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Monaco won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing six in this series of matches. Benfica won their last six matches on the trot. Monaco conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches. Benfica have not lost to Monaco in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Benfica scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Curiously, Monaco only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Benfica managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Benfica saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Monaco, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of two times goals per game. Monaco conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.