Will Benfica easily advance to the playoffs?
The Portuguese capital attracts tourists – and the Estadio da Luz attracts Benfica fans. Buoyed by a 2-0 first-leg win on the Côte d’Azur, we are focusing on a match combination in our Benfica Lisbon vs. Nice tip that concentrates on the favorites of the new betting providers.
Bruno Lage and his team took part in the FIFA Club World Cup in the summer and found their way into the knockout stages. After an extremely short break, they recently started the new competitive season, which has begun extremely successfully with two clean-sheet victories. According to our Benfica Lisbon vs. Nice prediction, another triumph will soon follow.
According to the Benfica Lisbon vs Nice betting odds, the French side lacks the quality to make up the deficit. In addition, we would point to their miserable preseason in the Europa League, where Les Aiglons remained winless (3D, 5L). Our recommendation: “Benfica Lisbon to win & Over 1.5 goals” at odds of 1.82 with Betano.
Benfica Lisbon – Nice Head-to-head record
In addition to the first leg of the third qualifying round of the Champions League (2-0 win for Benfica), there have been two other meetings. Both took place as friendly matches and also ended in victory for the Portuguese side (3-0, 2-1).
Bruno Lage was able to put his faith in his team in the first leg, which won the expected goals comparison quite clearly (2.08:0.68 xG). Going deeper into the analysis, we find 2.94:0.12 xGOT – this adds the individual quality of the finishes to the expected goals and determines the xG value based on shots taken.
Benfica Lisbon – Nice Tip
Franck Haise’s team did not look good on the European stage last season. Nice bowed out of the Europa League group stage without a win. Haise’s team returned from all four away games without a point (2-8 goals).
In contrast, Benfica reached the round of 16 of the Champions League last year, where they were defeated by FC Barcelona after a hard fight (0-1, 1-3). We rate the hosts around two goals stronger and are betting on Benfica Lisbon – Nice odds of 1.82 for “Benfica Lisbon win & Over 1.5 goals.”
