Ace Football previews the Champions League round 8 match between Juventus and Benfica and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Benfica come to Allianz Stadium for the Champions League match on Wednesday, Juventus will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Juventus are number 17 in the table on 12 points after seven matches. Benfica rank as number 21 with ten points after seven matches played.
Team form: Juventus vs Benfica
Juventus Form
Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Juventus at the moment. Against AC Milan, they came out on top in a 2-0 win, before drawing 0-0 against Club Bruges. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 2-1 defeat against SSC Napoli. Juventus won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Champions League, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored ten and conceded seven goals.
Benfica Form
Benfica have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 4-0 win against Famalicao. Unable to follow that up, they went down 4-5 against Barcelona, before suffering another loss in a 3-1 match against Casa Pia AC. Benfica managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Champions League away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding nine times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.
Betting stats for Juventus and Benfica
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Juventus and Benfica. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 5 Juventus matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Juventus matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 5 Juventus matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Juventus matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Juventus home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 6 Benfica matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Benfica have won 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Benfica matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Benfica matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Benfica have won 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Juventus vs Benfica
Vangelis Pavlidis scored four goals in six Champions League games for Benfica. This took his total for the season up to four goals scored in Champions League. Dusan Vlahovic is the man to point out for the home side, scoring four times in six Champions League outings.
Betting markets: Juventus vs Benfica
Full-time result
Juventus claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing two. Benfica won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost three of the games in this run. Benfica have not lost to Juventus in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Juventus scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Benfica scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Juventus managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Juventus and Benfica.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Juventus, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Benfica, who scored 2.2 times on average in these matches. Benfica’s last 5 matches had over 3.5 goals.
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