Ace Football previews the Champions League clash between Liverpool and Benfica and offers team news, fixture history, betting tips and the latest odds.
Liverpool are highly favored by the bookmakers to claim a win on Wednesday against Benfica for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie.
Jurgen Klopp’s side enter the contest off the back of a 3-1 first-leg victory in Portugal last week. They now hope to finish the job at home to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the third time in five seasons.
Latest form and fixture history of Liverpool against Benfica
Liverpool look well suited to take on any opponent presently, based on results from their last 3 matches. They ran out 2-0 and 3-1 winners against Watford and Benfica respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Manchester City, who claimed a point in a 2-2 draw.
In contrast, Benfica have suffered a couple of disappointments in their last 3 matches. They were run over by Braga in a 3-2 defeat. Liverpool also proved too hard to handle as they won 1-3, before the Eagles were able to strike back last time out in a 3-1 win against Belenenses SAD.
Fixture history: Liverpool vs Benfica
The last time the pair played each other, Liverpool came away as 3-1 winners in a Champions League, back in April 2022. At the time of writing, the bookmakers are offering the following prices on this encounter: betting on Benfica will get you odds 9.50, meaning the bookies predict, they are in with an 11% chance of victory. You can get a price of 1.28, should you wish to add Liverpool to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy.
Highlights from the last game between Liverpool and Benfica:
Betting stats and facts for Liverpool and Benfica
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on stats from the last couple of games that Liverpool and Benfica played across all tournaments.
- Liverpool have not lost 32 of the last 33 home matches
- Liverpool have won 15 of the last 16 matches
- Liverpool have not conceded in the last 3 matches in a row
- Benfica have scored in 28 of the last 30 matches
- In 10 of the last 12 matches Benfica played, both teams scored
- Benfica have won 4 of the last 5 matches
Players to watch in Liverpool vs Benfica
It is difficult to look past Diogo Jota, when on the search for a marksman. He seems to be on a strong run as he hit the target 4 times in his last 6 games for Liverpool. Darwin Nunez has managed to score 6 times in the last half dozen matches for Benfica. It is probably safe to say that they will both be looking to add to their total here once again.
Match predictions: Liverpool vs Benfica
To sum up, the upcoming match between Liverpool and Benfica seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with the main prediction for this game but also some alternative ones.
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