Benfica vs Qarabag Prediction & Tips
Benfica comes into this match in spectacular form. Despite the bitter loss of points on the last day of the league, when the team conceded a goal in the dying moments after a defensive error, the Portuguese club’s start to the season can be described as very solid. In all competitions this year, Benfica has played nine matches and has not lost a single one; its greatest strength has been its defensive solidity: in that entire stretch, opponents have only managed to score two goals against them.
For Qarabag, reaching the Champions League group stage is a huge achievement. The team already has experience in this arena: in 2017, the Azerbaijani club made its debut in Europe’s top competition under the old format. This season, Qarabag also had a tough run in the preliminary phase, consecutively beating Irish side Shelbourne and Macedonian side Shkëndija, and in the decisive round, they were superior to Hungarian side Ferencváros, losing only one of six matches and winning the other five.
