Monaco vs Benfica. Prediction (odds 3.60) and bets on the Champions League match

Current form

After four rounds in the Champions League, Monaco is in the coveted top eight with 10 points, which can be considered a decent success. The Monegasques have not yet experienced the bitterness of defeat in the main European club tournament. Adi Hütter men lost points only in the away game with Dinamo Zagreb (2:2). Undoubtedly, a serious achievement was the 2:1 home victory over Barcelona in the opening round, although then the opponent had a red card, which affected the outcome. In the last two rounds, Monaco dealt with Crvena Zvezda (5:1) and Bologna (1:0).

In Ligue 1, https://www.asmonaco.com/ru target=_blank rel=noopener>the Monegasques had a slight slump, a series of three matches without a win. However, they managed to stabilize the game and in the last two rounds, they recorded victories over Strasbourg (3:1) and Brest (3:2). In the tournament table, the team is in second place, six points behind PSG and three points ahead of their closest pursuer.

It should be noted that Monaco is distinguished by its powerful attacking play. In the Champions League, they managed to score 10 goals in four rounds, and in the national championship, they managed to score 21 goals. It is characteristic that the Monegasques play very diversely, they know how to adapt to the opponent, they carry out both fast attacks and successfully act in positional attacks.

Disqualifications and injuries

Balogun and Diop will not play today due to injuries.

Interesting trends for betting

• In four of their last five matches, Monaco have not lost in the first half
• Monaco have failed to win in 9 of their last 12 Champions League home games
• In seven of the last ten home matches in the Champions League involving the Monegasques, both teams scored goals

Probable line-up: Majecki – Wanderson, Salisu, Kehrer, Mavissa – Magassa, Zakaria – Akliouch, Ben Seghir, Golovin – Embolo.

Current form

Benfica immediately staked their claim to a place in the Champions League playoffs, winning their first two matches. First, the Eagles beat Crvena Zvezda 2-1 in a tough away game in Belgrade, and then thrashed Atletico 4-0 at home. It seemed that they would be able to build on their success in the third round at home against Feyenoord, but instead they suffered a 1-3 defeat. In the final round, Bruno Lage men put up a decent fight against Bayern in Munich, but still lost 0-1.

In Primeira, Benfica, unlike the Champions League, allowed itself several misfires at the start, competitors pulled away. Later, they managed to stabilize the game, after 11 rounds the team is in third place, one point behind second-placed Porto, while the leading Sporting has already pulled away by eight points. At the same time, the Eagles still have a match in hand.

Benfica are approaching the upcoming Champions League match in a good emotional tone. In the championship they managed to crush Porto with a score of 4:1, and in the Cup they recorded a confident 7:0 victory over Estrela.

Disqualifications and injuries

Today, Gouveia, Prestianni and Sanchez will not be able to help their team.

Interesting trends for betting

• Benfica have drawn in the first half in four of their last five matches
• Benfica are unbeaten in 12 of their last 15 Champions League away games
• The Eagles have scored at least two goals in nine of their last 13 away matches in the Champions League

Estimated line-up: Trubin – Kabore, Araujo, Otamendi, Carreras – Eursnes, Florentino – Di Maria, Kekcu, Akturkoglu – Pavlidis.