SL Benfica - Liverpool FC prediction 05.04.2022 Champions League
In gameweek 1 of Champions League, Benfica Lissabon will host Liverpool FC at Estádio da Luz. Kick-off is scheduled for 9:00 PM on Apr 5, 2022, and the fixture will be refereed by Jesús Gil Manzano. With our match prediction and odds comparison for Benfica Lissabon vs. Liverpool FC you are guaranteed to get all the important facts and details for this fixture. First and foremost, we will take a close look at the teams' recent performances.
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Benfica Lissabon were victorious in 2 of their previous 5 league matches (2 wins, 2 draws, 1 defeat. In the current Champions League season 2021/2022, Benfica Lissabon were able to win 2 of their 4 games at home, with a total of 1 draw, and 1 defeat (Goal difference 7:6).
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Liverpool’s quest for a 7th Champions League title faces another hurdle in this first leg Quarter Final tie against Benfica.
The Reds are on a four game winning streak across all competitions. They will be hoping to take advantage of that run and be in control of this tie before the second leg next week at Anfield.
For Benfica, they will be hoping to be giant killers here as this could help them replicate their European football success of the early 60s.
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BENFICA
Although Liverpool have won more UCL titles, Benfica also have rich European football history. With the legendary Eusebio in their fold, Benfica were the first Portuguese side to reach the final of the European Cup, the first to win it and the only one to this day to win the trophy in consecutive years.
Their emergence at this stage of the competition came on the back of a surprising but impressive 1-0 win at Ajax following a 2-2 in the first leg.
In this tie, they face a daunting task against a well set up Liverpool side who have won six and drawn 2 of their last 8 champions league games against Portuguese sides.
LIVERPOOL
The Reds’ season has been very impressive so far. A league Cup triumph over Chelsea, an FA Cup Semifinal ticket and PL title challenge indicate that a quadruple is on the cards here.
Liverpool have in the last couple of games been able to grind out results no matter how difficult. Diogo Jota’s fine form means even when Salah isn’t at his best, they have an option to deliver for them.
The ability to make something out of nothing is the hallmark of a champion and we expect Klopp’s men to once again make the most of this area of strength in this away match.
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POSSIBLE LINE-UPS
BENFICA
- Matheus
- Oliviera
- Carmo
- Tormena
- Fabiona
- Al-Musrati
- Horta
- Gomes
- Medeiros
- Horta
- Ruiz
- COACH Lucas Verissimo
- MISSING PLAYERS None
LIVERPOOL
- Alisson
- Gomez
- Matip
- Van Dijk
- Robertson
- Jones
- Henderson
- Alcantara
- Salah
- Firmino
- Jota
- COACH Jurgen Klopp
- MISSING PLAYERS Jones (Ankle)
OUR PREVIEW AND BETTING PREDICTIONS FOR BENFICA Vs LIVERPOOL
While Liverpool are the better team all round, this is in no way an easy tie. Benfica’s shock 1-0 win at Ajax in the last 16 has shown how effective they can be against an attacking side.
Also, with away goals out of the picture, we expect an intense action all round. Based on this, we are expecting that at least 2 goals will be scored in the first half. For this option, we are going with Betbonanza’s odd of 2.35.
Going by his current run of 3 goals in the last 3, Jota has been a reliable option upfront for Klopp’s team. We expect this run to continue here. Therefore we are going with Jota anytime scorer for our second betting strategy. Betway has odd of 2.03 for this prediction. That’s quite good and definitely a reason to open a new account. Another good reason is the Betway welcome bonus!
Performance
Benfica Lissabon performance of the last 5 home matches