Benfica vs Spartak Moscow Prediction & Tips
Benfica take on Spartak Moscow in the second leg of the Champions League preliminaries. In the first leg, in Russia, the Lusitanians easily won 2-0 with goals from Silva and Gilberto in the central ten minutes of the second half. After their success in Europe, Benfica also started the championship in the best possible way by beating Moreirense 2-1. Unhappy period for Spartak also defeated in the league at home by Nizhny Novgorod 2-1, second defeat at home after the 0-1 at Rubin Kazan.
Three of the last four games played by Spartak Moscow have ended with a result of No Goal.
The Russians have only scored three times in the poker of official matches played between the Champions League and the championship.
Benfica have conceded only two goals in their last four games.
The Portuguese between friendlies and official challenges this season have never lost, seven wins and two draws.
The second leg of the Champions League preliminaries between Benfica and Spartak Moscow according to our prediction will end with the result of No Gol. The Portuguese have already managed not to concede away goals in the first leg and this should also happen in the return leg, when they will also have the advantage of playing at home. The 3-5-2 of the Lusitanians has its strong point in the defense trio. The experience of Vertonghen and Otamendi and the explosiveness of the talent Verissimo seems to be the perfect composition to defend Vlachodimos, excellent number one. In addition to this, our prediction foresees the absence of goals from the Russians because Spartak have adopted a fairly defensive tactic in this beginning of the season. The formation is a 4-4-1-1 with Sobolev as the only striker and Larsson behind him, too little to worry a 3-5-2 with three granite defenders and two rather defensive wards like Goncalves and Grimaldo. Our analysis is supported by the numbers of the first leg with Spartak Moscow who shot only four times on goal in the home game in ninety minutes. The Lusitanians have great dribbling skills, Joao Mario and Pizzi are two midfielders who know how to make the ball disappear while Weigl, or the new signing Meité, are two dams to protect the rearguard. So also the median seems to be useful for keeping the goal clean. In short, Benfica are stronger and thanks also to the result of the first match they will have no difficulty in passing the round, plus they will not concede a goal, and will make a decisive step towards accessing the qualifying groups of the next Champions League, the first real goal of the season. .
Benfica – Spartak Moscow FREE TIPS
Benfica – Win @ 1.45
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
