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Benfica Zenit betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

Benfica has an evolved squad individually, however, has a very complicated opponent ahead. Zenit have been doing very well, and despite playing against a very strong team, they should create several chances to score. On the other hand, it should be noted that 100% of Benfica's matches in this Champions League ended with more than two goals on the final scoreboard. So, and given these details, betting in favor of the “Over 2.5 Goals” market is a good option.
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Preview
Benfica and Zenit meet at Estádio do Sport Lisboa and Benfica (da Luz), in a match for this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). The recent head‑to‑head record favours the home team, since they have a record of 2 wins and 1 loss in the last 3 matches. The home advantage may play an important role in this match , since Benfica presents significant differences between home and away results.

Analysis Benfica

The home team is currently in the 4th position, with 4 points won, after 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses. In the penultimate round, they have lost an away match against Olympique Lyonnais by (3‑1). In the last round, they have tied an away match against RB Leipzig by (2‑2). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 37 goals scored and 14 conceded; against 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses at their stadium, with 39 goals scored and 9 conceded. In their last match, for the Primeira Liga, they got an away win against Boavista by (1‑4). In the last 10 home matches Benfica has won 7, tied 1 and lost 2. They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in all of the last 5 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in all of the last 5 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 21 of the last 30 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 11 matches, they have conceded the first goal 4 times, but have turned the score around in 2.

Benfica comes motivated for this match after a great win at Boavista, by 1-4, returning to triumphs after the draw against Covilhã: the goals of the team were initialed by Carlos Vinícius (2), Cervi and Gabriel. It should be noted that Benfica players have no chance of move forward in the Champions League, and in addition, they need the others’ results to win third position in Group G. In this match against Zenit, coach Bruno Lage should benefit from maintaining the ball possession and organized attacks, however, at some points in the match they should risk only on the counterattack. Pizzi is the best scorer of reds in this competition with 2 scored goals. Absent from this match is Rafa Silva, a player recovering from injury.

Confirmed Lineup: Odysseas Vlachodimos, Rúben Dias, Francisco Ferreira, Tomas Tavares, Álex Grimaldo, Pizzi, Franco Cervi, Gabriel Pires, Adel Taarabt, Chiquinho, Carlos Vinícius.

Analysis Zenit

The away team is currently in the 2nd position, with 7 points won, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. In the penultimate round, they have lost a home match agaisnt RB Leipzig by (0‑2). In the last round, they have won a home match against Olympique Lyonnais by (2‑0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in away matches, with 25 goals scored and 10 conceded; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 35 goals scored and 12 conceded. In their last match, for the Premier League, they got a home win against Dinamo Moskva by (3‑0). Their last away match was for the Premier League and ended in a win by (1‑2) against Rubin Kazan'. In the last 10 away matches Zenit has won 6, tied 1 and lost 3. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 4 of the last 5 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 4 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 14 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 5 of their 8 goals between minutes (46'‑60').

Zenit St Petersburg comes motivated for this match after a 3-0 win against Dynamo Moscow in a match for the Russian Championship: goals were scored by Ivanovic, Dzyuba and Azmoun. To move forward in the Champions League, the Russians need to beat Benfica or hope Lyon don't score against RB Leipzig. Coach Sergey Semak should keep the team in 4-4-2 benefiting from defensive organization and counterattacks, best looking for space in the opponent's back. Dzyuba and Azmoun are Zenit's top scorers in this competition with 2 goals each. Absent from this match are Malcolm, Lunev and Zuykov, all with physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Mikhail Kerzhakov, Vyacheslav Karavaev, Douglas Santos, Yordan Osorio, Branislav Ivanović, Oleg Shatov, Magomed Ozdoev, Wílmar Barrios, Aleksandr Erokhin, Artem Dzyuba, Sardar Azmoun.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Benfica vs Zenit match, on 10 December 2019, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Over 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Benfica vs Zenit on 10 December 2019 will be played at Lisboa, Estádio do Sport Lisboa and Benfica.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Benfica Zenit match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Benfica at with 79% of the tips.

 

UEFA Champions League - 2019/2020

  • 100% 210 / 210 Games

  • Home team wins 43.33%
  • Draws 21.43%
  • Away team wins 35.24%
  • Over 1.5 81.9%
  • Over 2.5 58.57%
  • Over 3.5 32.38%
  • Goals 620
  • Goals /match 2.95
  • Goals /match home 1.59
  • Goals /match away 1.37
  • Both teams score 53.81%
  • Goals after 80' 19.35%
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