Ace Football previews the Europa League Qualification round 2 match between Benfica and FC St. Gallen and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When FC St. Gallen come to Estadio da Luz for the Europa League Qualification match on Thursday, Benfica will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Form: Benfica vs FC St. Gallen
Benfica Form
Benfica went through their last three matches with a 2-2 draw against Braga, a 1-3 win against Estoril and a 2-1 defeat against FC St. Gallen. Benfica just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Europa League Qualification matches at the Estadio da Luz. They also drew zero and lost zero of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded zero goals.
FC St. Gallen Form
FC St. Gallen went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against FC Thun. A 2-1 win against Benfica followed, before they beat FC Zuerich by 2-1. FC St. Gallen won twice, while also recording zero draws, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Europa League Qualification. The scoreline from these matches says three goals conceded and six scored.
Betting stats and facts for Benfica and FC St. Gallen
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Benfica and FC St. Gallen played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 8 Benfica matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Benfica home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Benfica matches in the Europa League Qualification, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Benfica matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- FC St. Gallen have won 6 of the last 8 away matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 FC St. Gallen matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 FC St. Gallen matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 FC St. Gallen matches in the Europa League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 FC St. Gallen away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Benfica vs FC St. Gallen
Despite scoring just once in six Europa League Qualification games, Benfica hope Rafa Silva adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, FC St. Gallen put their faith in Aliou Balde to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six Europa League Qualification games.
Popular betting markets: Benfica vs FC St. Gallen
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Estadio da Luz across all tournaments Benfica won six times, drew two and lost two times. FC St. Gallen claimed seven wins, two draw and one defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Benfica scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. FC St. Gallen got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. FC St. Gallen should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Thursday, as Benfica only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. FC St. Gallen claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Benfica, who scored an average of 2.4 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for FC St. Gallen, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game. Benfica scored at least one goal in their last 17 matches.
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