Champions League betting and spectator preview: Benfica and FC Barcelona meet at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Benfica and FC Barcelona.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for FC Barcelona, who are travelling more than 1200 kilometers to play this game.
Benfica form and stats
Benfica was eliminated in the 3rd qualifying round last season in the Champions League.Perfect Primeira Liga season at home so far for Benfica 3 wins from 3 appearances. This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses in this competition. Benfica haven’t lost a league-game in 14 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Gil Vicente, 165 days ago.
Benfica are returning here after visiting Vitoria Guimaraes in a Primeira Liga game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. João Mário and Roman Yaremchuk (2) scored the goal(s). The forward Roman Yaremchuk was declared "man of the match" for Benfica with the rating of 8.11/10. Yaremchuk scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Previous to that game, a Primeira Liga home match hosting Boavista in a game that was won 3-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Benfica have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found one match with the results: Won zero, drawn one and lost zero.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Benfica, as the Primeira Liga home game vs Portimonense is only four days away.
Goals decide football matches and Benfica are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches. Benfica are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
FC Barcelona form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 8th finals against PSG.FC Barcelona are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the La Liga, having played 2 games and collected 2 points (0 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses). Two points from the last two away games for FC Barcelona, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
268 minutes! That's how long the FC Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The supporters enjoyed Barcelona's previous game versus Levante, a La Liga 3-0 win played at home. Attacker Memphis Depay got a player rating of 8.54 in the game. "Man of the match" Depay scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 6 of 8 times and had 45 successful passes (of 51 total).
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Cadiz.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Barcelona manager R. Koeman as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Atletico Madrid.
FC Barcelona have the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last four meetings: zero - two - two (Benfica wins - draws - FC Barcelona wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Núñez Ribeiro 4 goals |  R. Yaremchuk 4 goals |   M. Depay 3 goals |
Benfica missing players
FC Barcelona missing players
| Benfica | FC Barcelona | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 52 | 25 | Scored | S | 26 | 55 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Conceded | C | 13 | 28 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5 | ||
| 4.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11.6 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 13.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.9 | ||
| 48% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Benfica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Dynamo Kyiv | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | FC Barcelona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 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 | Benfica | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 21 |
| 2 | Porto | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 17 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Estoril | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Sporting Braga | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | Portimonense | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Pacos de Ferreira | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
| 8 | Boavista | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Gil Vicente | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Vizela | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
| 12 | Maritimo | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 13 | Tondela | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 6 |
| 15 | Arouca | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 5 |
| 16 | Santa Clara | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 5 |
| 17 | Belenenses | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Famalicao | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 17 |
| 2 | Real Sociedad | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Rayo Vallecano | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | FC Barcelona | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | Real Betis | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Valencia | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Villarreal | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 14 | Cadiz | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 15 | Elche | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Celta de Vigo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 17 | Levante | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 4 |
| 18 | Granada | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alaves | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 3 |
| 20 | Getafe | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 0 |