Benfica Lisbon vs Zenit St Petersburg Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League
by Daniel Ngulu | in Champions League Prediction
Benfica will host Russian side Zenit St. Petersburg in Group G when the UEFA Champions League enters the final round of group matches starting this Tuesday. Going to this game, Benfica are on four points and placed bottom of the group, while Zenit, on seven points, are second in the group. For both sides, this is a must win game, to boost their chances of securing a second round slot. Benfica need to win by three clear goals, and hope that RB Leipzig beats Olympique Lyon too, to give them a chance. On the other hand, Zenit needs a win of any margin to advance; a draw may not be enough for them. Benfica go to this game on the back of a good run, domestically. They have failed to transform the same to the Champions League, and thus they find themselves bottom of the group. Benfica are unbeaten in their last six matches, and have just one loss in the last 12 matches they have played. They have one win and three losses in their last five Champions League matches. They have not managed a clean sheet in their last five Champions League matches but they have scored in nine of 10 Champions League matches. They have conceded two goals or more in four of five Champions League matches and in the last 10 Champions League matches at home, they have managed just three wins. Benfica have the poorest defence in the group, having conceded 11 goals, but they have scored seven. In the first meeting in the group, Benfica lost 3-1 to Zenit.
Zenit on their part, head to this game on five straight wins, and four clean sheets. They have one loss and seven wins in their last nine matches and they have scored in nine of their last 10 matches. They have scored two or more goals in five of their last 10 matches. In the Champions League, they have won two of their five group matches this season, and lost twice, both to group leaders RB Leipzig. In 2016, they lost home and away to Benfica, but after their earlier win in Group G, they will be keen to also secure a double. Zenit are making a return to the Champions League for the first time since 2016 and while they have given a good account of themselves, they have still struggled away from home. They have no win in four away matches in the Champions League. However, they have four wins over Benfica in seven meetings. Benfica on the other hand, have three wins in the seven meetings between the two sides.
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Benfica Lisbon vs Zenit St Petersburg Form
Benfica Lisbon and Zenit St Petersburg's standings in the Champions League
Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
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3
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7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 |
4
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7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
Benfica Lisbon and Zenit St Petersburg Last Matches
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
6 Dec 2019 - Liga Portugal
3 Dec 2019 - League Cup
30 Nov 2019 - Liga Portugal
27 Nov 2019 - Champions League
23 Nov 2019 - Taca de Portugal
9 Nov 2019 - Liga Portugal
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
27 Nov 2019 - Champions League
5 Nov 2019 - Champions League
2 Nov 2019 - Russian Premier League
23 Oct 2019 - Champions League
2 Oct 2019 - Champions League
17 Sep 2019 - Champions League
Benfica Lisbon against Zenit St Petersburg : Head to Head (H2H)
2 Oct 2019 - Champions League
Benfica Lisbon against Zenit St Petersburg Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 4 - 2
Formation : 3 - 5 - 2
Benfica Lisbon - Zenit St Petersburg Key Points
- Benfica are unbeaten in their last six matches.
- Zenit have two wins in five Champions League matches.
- Benfica have three wins in 10 Champions League matches.
- Benfica have lost just once in the last 12 matches.
- Zenit have five straight wins.
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Our Benfica Lisbon vs Zenit St Petersburg Prediction
Both Benfica and Zenit carry good runs to this game but Zenit have the edge, when it comes to Champions League action. Still, Zenit have to win this game to be sure of advancing to the second round, and the same applies to Benfica, though they may win and still fail to advance. While Benfica have the poorest defence in the group, they have a good scoring record in the Champions League, having scored in nine of their last 10. They have also conceded two or more in four of the last five Champions League matches. Meanwhile, Zenit have scored two or more in five of their last 10 matches, and the last two meetings between the two have produced over 2.5 goals. With this in mind, we believe a bet of over 2.5 goals will pass here.
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