Benfica vs Barcelona 29.09.2021

Benfica have been on a tear coming into this game. They are undefeated in their last 19 matches across all competitions (15W, 4D). They claimed the scalp of PSV over two legs on their way to booking a ticket for the group phase but started off with a disappointing 0-0 draw at Dynamo Kyiv on opening night.

Barcelona on the other hand have been reeling on the edge following the upheavals on and off the pitch in the club this summer that culminated with the exit of talisman Lionel Messi who took his talents to the French capital, Paris to play for PSG. After back-to-back draws in the league, they finally caught a break with a much-needed 3-0 win over Levante at the weekend.

Both teams were less than pleased with their opening rounds and they will be looking to respond here. We fancy this will be a tight affair particularly to begin the game and we are backing them to be level at the break

Main tip: 1st Half Draw (go to tip details)

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Head-to-Head stats Benfica vs Barcelona

If we take a look at their last 6 meetings

• Barca have 3 wins and they have drawn thrice
• The games have been pretty low scoring with an average of just 1.17 goals a game
• Their last meeting ended in a goalless draw

Latest results Benfica

• 4 wins and 1 loss in their last 5 matches
• 13 goals scored in the last 5 matches. Average of 2.60 goals per match
• They beat Vitoria Guimares 3-1 away in their last match at the weekend

Latest results Barcelona

• 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in their last 5 matches
• 6 goals scored in these last 5 matches. Average of 1.20 goals per match
• They beat Levante 3-0 in the league assignment over the weekend

UCL Group E Table Standings and Latest Results

Benfica: rank 2nd – 1 match – 0 wins – 1 draw – 0 loss – 1 point
Form Guide (most recent first):  W-W-W-L-W

Barcelona: rank 4th – 1 match – 0 win – 0 draws – 1 loss – 0 points
Form Guide (most recent first): D-W-W-L-D

Possible squad Benfica

Benfica: Pyatov; Dodo, MarloVlachodimos; Verissimo, Otamendi, Vertonghen; Lazaro, Mario, Weigl, Grimaldo; Silva, Yaremchuk, Nunez

Out: Almeida (Personal Reasons), Goncalves (Muscle injury), Radonjic (Muscle Injury), Seferovic (Knock), Svilar (Knock)

Coach: Jesus Jorge

Possible squad Barcelona

Barcelona: ter Stegen; Piqué, Araujo, García; Roberto, Pedri, Busquets, De Jong, Roberto; Depay, de Jong

Out: Aguero (Calf Injury), Alba (Muscle Injury), Balde (Back Injury), Braithwaite (Knee Injury), Dembele (Knee Injury), Pedri (Muscle Injury), Roberto (Stomach Disorder), Wague (Tendon)

Coach: Ronald Koeman

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Our tip(s) and odds in detail

According to the statistics above and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following:

1) Bet on 1st Half Draw

Betmojo offers competitive odds for the bet “1st Half Draw ”
The odd of 1.75 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 44% chance that the first half of this game will end in a draw

Odds comparison for 1st Half Draw

Betmojo – odd 1.75
1xbet- odd 1.75
Betfox- odd 1.72

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2) Bet on Under 3.5 Goals

• Their H2H averages just 1.17 goals a game. None of their 6 games have had 4 or more goals
• In fact in their 6 H2H games, 3 ended goalless
• Benfica have not comceded more than a goal in their last 10 straight home matches

Odds for this bet

1xbet has competitive odds for “Under 3.5 Goals”

The odd of 1.42 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 70% chance that the game will have fewer than 4 total goals scored

Odds comparisons for Under 3.5 Goals

1xbet – odd 1.42
Betmojo – odd 1.40
Betway – odd 1.40

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