Benfica have won their last 9 home matches
Can Feyenoord stop the Eagles at Estadio da Luz?
Tip: Benfica v Feyenoord | Odds |
Benfica Win Full Time Result | @1.57 |
Over 3.5 Goals Total Goals | @2.40 |
Benfica Win & BTTS Win & BTTS Yes | @3.00 |
Benfica Win 3-1 Correct Score | @12.00 |
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Benfica have won nine straight home matches including a 4-0 win against Atletico Madrid. Feyenoord can score in Lisbon, but stopping the Eagles could prove too tough a challenge.
Stats
Benfica have won their last 9 home matches.
Benfica have won by 3+ goals in their last 3 home matches.
Benfica have seen BTTS in 4 of their last 5 matches (Champions League).
Benfica have won by 2+ goals in 2 home matches against Feyenoord.
Feyenoord have seen BTTS in their last 8 away matches.
Feyenoord have lost 10 of their last 11 away matches (Champions League).
Head to Head
Benfica have a 2-1 advantage against Feyenoord with one draw in four matches.
Their last competitive matches came in the 1971/72 European Cup quarter-finals, Feyenoord winning 1-0 in Rotterdam and Benfica winning 5-1 in Lisbon.
Benfica bear Feyenoord 5-0 in a friendly in July.
Benfica Form
Benfica had a poor start to the season which saw Roger Schmidt sacked and replaced by Bruno Lage. Lage has won all six games in charge.
The Eagles won 2-1 at Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League. They then beat Atletico Madrid 4-0, enjoying 10-0 shots on target with Kerem Akturkoglu, Angel Di Maria, Alexander Bah and Orkun Kokçu on target.
The Lisbon club beat Gil Vicente 5-1 in their previous game in the Primeira Liga. They overcame an early deficit and ended the contest with 6-2 shots on target.
Benfica are coming off a 2-0 win against Pevidem in the Portuguese Cup. Jan-Niklas Beste scored both goals against the fourth division club in Moreira de Conegos.
Benfica Injuries & Team News
Benfica are close to full strength with midfielder Renato Sanches and winger Tiago Gouveia doubtful.
Expect Greek striker Vangelis Pavlidis to return to the starting side.
Feyenoord Form
Feyenoord are undefeated in 10 of their 11 matches this season. Their first defeat came in the Champions League, a 4-0 loss against Bayer Leverkusen despite having 12-11 shots.
The Rotterdam club won 3-2 at Girona in their next UCL clash. They were second best in Spain and got it done after having 34% possession and 2-7 shots on target.
Brian Priske’s side are coming off two wins in the Eredivisie, starting with a 2-1 victory against Twente. They won 5-1 at Go Ahead Eagles on Saturday, Ibrahim Osman opening the scoring and registering two assists.
Feyenoord Injuries & Team News
Left-backs Quilindschy Hartman and Hugo Bueno are doubtful alongside right-back Bart Nieuwkoop and attacking midfielder Calvin Stengs.
Midfielders Gjivai Zechiel and Chris-Kevin Nadje are injured and star striker Santiago Gimenez has a thigh injury.