Benfica vs Paris SG Prediction & Tips
Benfica and PSG face each other at the Sport Lisboa e Benfica Stadium in a match for this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). There have been no direct matches between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last meeting was played on 19-07-2015 and ended with the result: Benfica (2-3) PSG. In this match, the home advantage could play an important role, as Benfica has significant differences in home and away results.
After 2 wins, the home team reaches this 3rd round in the 2nd position of the group H, with 6 points. In the previous matchday, they won away against Juventus by (1-2), after having won the first match of this group stage by (2-0) at home against Maccabi Haifa. This is a team that has been curiously stronger away than at home, as in the last 30 matches they have registered 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss as visitors; against 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses at their home stadium. In the last game they played, for the Portugal Bwin League, they drew with Vitória SC away (0-0). In the last 10 home games Benfica registers 10 wins.
For this competition, it’s a sequence of 6 victories in the last games. Their attack has been scoring regularly, as they have scored at least one goal in each of their last 6 games in this competition. In their home games there is a tendency to score, as 30 of their last 32 games have ended with more than 1.5 goals and 24 out of 32 have ended with more than 2.5 goals.
Benfica enter this match with a 0-0 draw when they travel to Vitoria SC in the Portuguese league. In their last game in the Champions League, the eagles beat Juventus by 1-2. The home team will be able to play in a more defensive tactical system, in 4-3-3, in order to try not to concede any goals caused by tactical errors. In this design, the three men who will occupy the most offensive zone of the field are Rafa Silva, David Neres and Gonçalo Ramos. Coach Roger Schmidt cannot count on Morato, João Victor and Lucas Veríssimo, all with physical problems.
After 2 wins, the visiting team reaches this 3rd round in the 1st position of Group H, with 6 points. In the previous round, they won away against Maccabi Haifa by (1-3), after in the first game of this group stage they won by (2-1) at home against Juventus. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches it registers 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses as a visitor, with a total of 45 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 12 wins and 3 draws in its home stadium, with a total of 43 goals scored and 13 conceded. In the last game they played, for Ligue 1, they beat Nice at home by (2-1). The last game as visitor was for Ligue 1 Ligue 1 and ended with a victory by (0-1) against Olympique Lyonnais. In their last 10 away games PSG have won 9 and drawn 1. Their attack has been scoring regularly, as they have scored at least one goal in each of their last 10 games. In their away games there is a tendency to be goals, as 22 of their last 25 games have ended with More than 1.5 goals and 19 out of 25 have ended with More than 2.5 goals. This is a team that often scores first: they have opened the scoring in 13 of their last 15 games, of those 13 they have reached half-time ahead in all and have always managed to keep the lead until the end of the 90′.
Paris Saint Germain enters this matchday motivated after a 2-1 win against Nice, in the French championship: the goals were scored by Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé. In their last game in the Champions League, the visitors beat Maccabi Haifa by 1-3. The Parisian class usually operates in a 3-4-3 tactical system, favoring a more attacking style of play, attacking through the side corridors. PSG is a team that chooses to use a possession style of play, advancing on the field through short passes, and they usually use the side corridors to invest in the offensive process. It should be noted that, in this design, the three men who will have the mission to panic the “enemy” defense are Neymar, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé. Out of this game are Marco Verratti and Presnel Kimpembe, both with physical problems.
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OVER 3.5 GOALS @ 2.25
