Ace Football previews the Champions League game between Juventus and Benfica who meet up on Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Juventus welcome Benfica at Allianz Stadium on Wednesday for a match in the penultimate round of the current Champions League season.
Team form: Juventus vs Benfica
Juventus Form
Juventus hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Sassuolo by 0-3, before winning 5-0 against Cremonese. The streak ended in a recent 1-0 defeat against Cagliari. Juventus claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Champions League. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 11 and conceded eight goals.
Benfica Form
Benfica went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 2-2 draw against Braga. A 3-1 win against Estoril followed, before they beat Rio Ave by 0-2. Benfica managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Champions League away matches, in which they scored six while also conceding seven times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.
Betting stats for Juventus and Benfica
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Juventus and Benfica. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Juventus have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Juventus matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Juventus matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Juventus home matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Juventus have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 7 Benfica matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Benfica matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Benfica have won 6 of the last 7 matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Benfica away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Benfica away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Juventus vs Benfica
It has been a great season for Vangelis Pavlidis who bagged one for his club so far and bringing that kind of form to the table is crucial for the success of Benfica.
Betting markets: Juventus vs Benfica
Full-time result
Juventus won six of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew four and lost none. Benfica won seven games, drew one and lost two in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Amazingly, Juventus are on a streak of 15 home matches without defeat. Benfica have not lost to Juventus in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Juventus scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Benfica scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Juventus were able to win six of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Juventus’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Benfica’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals in these matches.
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