Champions League betting and spectator preview: Inter and Benfica meet at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Benfica, who are travelling more than 2100 kilometers to play this game.
It's no vacation for neither Inter nor Benfica as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Inter form and stats
Inter was eliminated in the final last season in the Champions League.When playing at home in the Serie A, Inter have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games.
It's back home for Inter, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Salernitana away with the result 4-0. Martínez found the net in that victory. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Inter played a great game against Salernitana and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. What a game it was for Martínez when beating Salernitana, applying the finishing touch to four goals! The striker Thuram outshone all teammates in that game and managed a match rating of 8.01 out of 10. Thuram served one assist and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match, Inter lost 1-2 at home to Sassuolo.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Inter handle that role? We have found 6 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Inter, as the Serie A home game vs Bologna is only four days away.
Inter are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Benfica form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Inter.Playing away, Benfica have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 1 defeat in the Liga Portugal this season.
María scored in Benfica's previous match, the home game against Porto that ended 1-0. María got a match rating of 8.0 in that game, top player of the team. María scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Prior to that result Benfica won their away game at Portimonense in the Liga Portugal. The scoreline was 3-1.The schedule is very tough for Benfica now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Liga Portugal game at Estoril is waiting in only four days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Benfica are regular goalscorers on their travels. Benfica have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Data for the preceeding two meetings featuring these two squads are: one win for Inter, one draw and zero wins for Benfica. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game. Barella loves to face Benfica and have scored 2 goals in these encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Martínez 9 goals |   Á. Di María Hernández 5 goals |  R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 3 goals |
Inter missing players
Benfica missing players
| Inter | Benfica | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 67 | 39 | Scored | S | 31 | 50 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Conceded | C | 18 | 24 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 44% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 6 | ||
| 3.7 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15.5 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 14.7 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.1 | ||
| 46% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 39% | ||
| 11.1 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 8.5 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Salzburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Inter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Benfica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Inter | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 18 |
| 2 | Milan | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | Napoli | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Juventus | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | Fiorentina | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Lecce | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| 8 | Frosinone | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Sassuolo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 10 | Torino | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | Genoa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 12 | Bologna | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 | Hellas Verona | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Lazio | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Monza | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Roma | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | Udinese | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 3 |
| 18 | Salernitana | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -10 | 3 |
| 19 | Empoli | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | -12 | 3 |
| 20 | Cagliari | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting CP | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | Benfica | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | Porto | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Boavista | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Sporting Braga | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Famalicao | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 8 | Casa Pia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | Portimonense | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 8 |
| 10 | Moreirense | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 11 | Gil Vicente | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Farense | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Arouca | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Vizela | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Estrela Amadora | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
| 17 | Estoril | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 4 |
| 18 | Chaves | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -13 | 1 |
