Champions League: Newcastle vs Benfica – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League game between Newcastle and Benfica who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

As the early season favourites, Newcastle will look to justify their title credentials on Tuesday when they take on Benfica for a round 3 match in the Champions League.

Form: Newcastle vs Benfica

Newcastle Form

In their last three matches, Newcastle beat Union St.Gilloise by 0-4 and Nottingham Forest by 2-0, before losing against Brighton by 2-1. Newcastle claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Champions League. They also drew zero and lost four, scored nine goals and conceded nine.

Benfica Form

In their previous three matches, Benfica beat Gil Vicente 2-1, lost 1-0 against Chelsea and drew 0-0 with FC Porto. Benfica won three of a possible six away matches in the Champions League, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored seven while also conceding seven times.

Betting facts for Newcastle and Benfica

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

Players on top: Newcastle vs Benfica

Anthony Gordon has three strikes in six Champions League matches for Newcastle, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Benfica. The visitors are looking to Vangelis Pavlidis, who has provided his team with three Champions League goals.

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Full-time result

Newcastle claimed four wins, drew one and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Benfica won six, drew three and lost one of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Newcastle scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Benfica scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Benfica managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Newcastle and Benfica.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Newcastle’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Benfica, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.