Ace Football previews the Champions League Qualification game between Nice and Benfica who meet up on Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Nice enjoy home advantage, when visitors Benfica swing by this coming Wednesday for a clash in the Champions League Qualification. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Team form: Nice vs Benfica
Nice Form
Nice added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Reims by 1-0. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 2-0 defeat against Rennes, followed up by a 6-0 win against Brest. Nice did not win any of their last six Champions League Qualification matches at the Allianz Riviera. They came through these matches with a record of one draws and two defeats, in which they conceded six and scored 11 goals.
Benfica Form
In their last three matches, Benfica beat Bayern Munich 1-0, drew 1-1 with Chelsea and beat Sporting CP by 0-1. Benfica came through their last six away games in the Champions League Qualification with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 12 and conceded four.
Betting facts for Nice and Benfica
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Nice and Benfica. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 9 of the last 11 Nice matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Nice home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Nice home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Nice have won 3 of the last 4 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Nice have won 3 of the last 4 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Benfica have won 7 of the last 8 matches in the Champions League Qualification while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 9 Benfica away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Benfica have won 6 of the last 8 away matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Benfica have won 6 of the last 8 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Benfica have won 3 of the last 4 matches in the Champions League Qualification while scoring more than 2.5 goals
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Full-time result
Nice won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing three as well. Benfica won seven from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost one in this run. Benfica have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 9 away games.
Both teams to score
Nice scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Benfica scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Benfica managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Nice saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Benfica, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves. Benfica scored at least one goal in their last 21 matches.
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