Juventus have traveled here for an interesting Champions League fight against Benfica. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither Benfica nor Juventus 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.
Benfica form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Liverpool.5-0-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Primeira Liga numbers at home for Benfica so far this season. 6W-2D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for Benfica.
A good away victory last time out for Benfica, who won 1-0 against Porto. The goalie Vlachodimos was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.61 out of ten. Vlachodimos topped it up with a clean sheet.
In the game before, 1-1 away to Caldas (after extra-time, 3-5 on penalties) (Taça De Portugal).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Chaves are coming to town in four days.
Benfica always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica with 18 goals in 5 league games.
Juventus form and stats
Juventus's mission in Champions League last season failed in the 8th finals against Villarreal.The visitors are W1-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A. Total Champions League statistics for Juventus: 1 win, 0 draws and 3 losses.
The Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 216 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Juventus had fun at their own home (Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica) last time out, beating Empoli 4-0. McKennie, Kean and Rabiot (2) scored. As mentioned above, Juventus was the only team on the pitch versus Empoli in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Cuadrado got a match rating of 9.44 in that game, top player of the team. Cuadrado signed up for two assists, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 35 successful passes (of 38 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Torino at their stadium, the result 1-0.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Juventus manager Allegri as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Lecce.
Goals are few and far between in Juventus's away league games. Only {2 goals} from 5 travels. Juventus are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Benfica have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive games without losing (2-2-0) when facing Juventus.These sides met each other before this match year: Juventus - Benfica 1-2. The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 3 red cards from the last five duels.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Vlahović 6 goals |   R. Silva 5 goals |
Benfica missing players
Juventus missing players
| Benfica | Juventus | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 21 | 12 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 62 | 43 | Scored | S | 8 | 35 | ||
| 16 | 12 | Conceded | C | 17 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 85% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 54% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 52% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 28% | ||
| 6.9 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 16.3 | 19.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 12 | ||
| 6.8 | 8.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 36% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 31% | ||
| 7.5 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.7 | 15 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Benfica | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Juventus | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Maccabi Haifa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 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 | Benfica | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 28 |
| 2 | Porto | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 22 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 19 |
| 4 | Casa Pia | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Sporting CP | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | Boavista | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 16 |
| 7 | Estoril | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 8 | Portimonense | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 9 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Chaves | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 11 | Arouca | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 12 |
| 12 | Vizela | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Rio Ave | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Gil Vicente | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Famalicao | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 16 | Santa Clara | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
| 17 | Pacos de Ferreira | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -11 | 2 |
| 18 | Maritimo | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 18 | -19 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Napoli | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 26 |
| 2 | Atalanta | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Milan | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Roma | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Lazio | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 21 |
| 6 | Udinese | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
| 7 | Juventus | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 8 | Inter | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Sassuolo | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Torino | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 11 | Empoli | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 12 | Salernitana | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | Fiorentina | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Monza | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 15 | Spezia | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | -10 | 9 |
| 16 | Lecce | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | Bologna | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 7 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 5 |
| 19 | Cremonese | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -12 | 4 |
| 20 | Sampdoria | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -13 | 3 |
