Ace Football team offers a betting preview for Salzburg and Benfica who will clash on Tuesday. The betting preview includes the latest fixture stats, facts and a free betting tip with the best odds from our recommended bookmakers.
Salzburg welcome Benfica for a clash in the Champions League at Red Bull Arena this coming Tuesday. Looking at the Group D standings in the Champions League, the two teams are separated by three points.
Form: Salzburg vs Benfica
Salzburg Form
Salzburg should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain seven points. They started off drawing 0-0 with Real Sociedad, before beating first Wolfsberger AC by 1-0, then Rapid Wien in a 0-1 win. Salzburg claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Champions League, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored four and conceded seven goals.
Benfica Form
In their previous three matches, Benfica drew 3-3 with Inter, 0-0 with Moreirense and 1-1 with Farense. Benfica won twice, while also recording two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Champions League. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and 13 scored.
Betting stats for Salzburg and Benfica
Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on the data from the last couple of matches that Salzburg and Benfica played across all competitions.
- In 10 of the last 12 Salzburg home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Salzburg home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Salzburg matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Salzburg matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Salzburg have not lost 6 of the last 7 matches
- Benfica have scored in 26 of the last 28 away matches
- Benfica have won 7 of the last 9 away matches
- Benfica have scored in 11 of the last 13 matches
- Benfica have not lost 8 of the last 10 matches
- Benfica have not lost 7 of the last 9 away matches
In-form players: Salzburg vs Benfica
While Joao Mario added three strikes to his account in his last six games in the Champions League, Oscar Gloukh scored twice in his last six.
Popular betting markets: Salzburg vs Benfica
Full-time result
Salzburg did not lose any of their last five matches. At Red Bull Arena, Salzburg claimed six wins in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. They lost four as well, while visitors Benfica won seven of their last 10 away matches. They drew one and lost two. Benfica also remained unbeaten in their last five games on the bounce.
Both teams to score
Salzburg have not conceded a goal in three consecutive games. Salzburg managed the first goal of the game in only four of their 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Benfica were first on target in six of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
In Salzburg’s last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in three of them. They managed to average 1.2 goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Benfica, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.
Betting prediction: Salzburg vs Benfica
To sum up, the upcoming match between Salzburg and Benfica seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Champions League game.