Benfica – Spartak Moscow – Champions League
Benfica and Spartak Moscow face at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, in a 2nd leg match of the UEFA Champions League (3rd Qualifying Round), after the (0‑2) away win against Benfica in the 1st leg match.
Benfica Analysis
After the away win by (0‑2), the home team comes to this 2nd leg match with an advantage of 2 goals. The team comes for this match after an away win against Moreirense, by (1‑2). Benfica has won 6, drawn 3 and lost 1 of their last 10 home matches. Their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their home games there is a tendency for goals, as 31 of their last 35 games have ended with Over 1.5 goals.
Benfica enters this match motivated after a victory, by 1-2, on the trip to Moreirense, in a game counting for the first round of the Portuguese championship: the team’s goals were signed by Luca Waldschmidt and Lucas Veríssimo. Note that the eagles beat Spartak Moscow, by 0-2, in the first game of this 3rd round of the Champions League. The home club should act in a 3-4-3 tactical system, favoring a more organized style of play. It is expected that the forwards chosen by coach Jorge Jesus for this match are Rafa Silva, Luca Waldschmidt and Roman Yaremchuk, the latter of whom should make his debut at Benfica. The home team’s coach will not be able to count on André Almeira, Ferro, Haris Seferovic and Darwin Núñez because they are injured.
Spartak M Analysis
After the defeat at home in the 1st leg, the away team needs to recover from a disadvantage of 2 goals in this decisive away match. In their last match, for the Premier League, they got a home loss against Olimpiyets by (1‑2). In the last 10 away matches Spartak Moscow has won 6, tied 1 and lost 3. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so their defense needs to improve, but their offense has been scoring regularly, as they have succeeded. achieve in 8 of the last 10 games. In 15 matches, they have only turned the score around in the 8 matches they have conceded the first goal. In the last 10 away matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have conceded 5 of their 11 goals between minutes (16’‑30′) and 4 of their 11 goals between (31’‑45′).
Spartak Moscow comes unmotivated for this match after a defeat, by 1-2, against FK Nizhny Novgorod, in a game counting for the Russian championship: the only goal of the team was signed by Ezequiel Ponce. Note that the visitors lost against Benfica, by 0-2, in the first game of this 3rd round of the Champions League. The visiting team usually plays in a traditional 4-3-3, favoring quick transitions, where the three arrows aimed at the opposing post are Victor Moses, Aleksandr Sobolev and Ezequiel Ponce. It should be noted that the player for leading his team’s offensive attacks is the offensive midfielder Jordan Larsson. The visiting coach will be without Aleksandr Selikhov and Pavel Maslov because they are injured.
Benfica – Win Odds: 1.45
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
