We have turned a corner and enter the final half of the Champions League group stages. Lying ahead of us here is a round 4 match between Bayern München and Benfica on Tuesday at Allianz Arena.
Bayern München average 3.7 goals per 90 minutes at present in the Champions League. Playing with such attacking verve at present, we expect them to outscore and oust Benfica this coming Tuesday.
Benfica have been decent in front of goal, with 1.6 goals scored pr. game right now in the Champions League. They concede even less, with 1.2 goals scored against them on average. They will try to make this defence count, when facing up to Bayern München on Tuesday as outsiders.
Bayern München enter the Champions League as favourites to actually win the title, with Benfica probably happy just to survive the group stages and enter the K.O. round.
Bayern München vs Benfica stats and analysis
Analysing the prices with the bookmakers, Bayern München have an 86% chance of beating Benfica. That equals odds at 1.16 on the home side to win, while the draw sits at 7.00. Placing a bet on the away win for the visitors returns you odds 15.00.
Bayern München head into their fourth group match of the Champions League in red-hot form after winning their first three encounters. It puts them in a great position to go all-in on securing a fourth straight win, thus securing qualification to the next round. Depending on the outcome of the second match in this group, even a point could be enough to see Bayern München through.
Benfica travel to their match in round 4 of the Champions League having claimed 4 points so far. They simply need to get away from Allianz Arena with at least a point, if they wish to see the next stage. A draw might do the trick, but most likely a win is need to stay in the race for a top 2 finish.
According to the bookmakers, Bayern München are favourites to win. If one is in favour of the away win, the odds are currently at 15.00 on the visitors. This means the bookies predict, they are in with a 7% chance of beating Benfica. Placing your bet on Benfica, the best price at the time of writing lies at 1.16.
Stats and facts for Bayern München and Benfica.
- Bayern München has won the last 4 matches in a row;
- Bayern München has won in the last 7 of 8 matches;
- Bayern München has won in the last 9 of 10 matches at home;
- Bayern München scored in the last 40 of 42 matches.
- Benfica unbeaten the last 3 matches in a row when playing away;
- Benfica have not conceded in the last 5 of 7 matches;
- Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Benfica's last 2 of 4 matches.
Lineup Bayern München vs Benfica
Current form — Bayern München v. Benfica
Bayern München are a bit back and forth at the moment, but at least mostly forth, as they beat Hoffenheim by 4-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 5-0 against B. M'gladbach, before claiming 3 points in a 5-2 win against Union Berlin.
Benfica have seen it all in their last 3 matches, which brought home 4 points. Against Bayern München, they came out empty-handed in a 0-4 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 1-0 win against Vizela. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Estoril.
Bayern München v. Benfica — fixture history
Bayern München blew Benfica to smithereens in their most recent meetings in the Champions League hammering them 4-0 and 5-1. Bayern München head into their upcoming match against Benfica with a 80% winning record in recent Champions League meetings. In 5 encounters, that amounts to a 4-1-0 record for the home side, as they amassed a win rate of 0%. Over 2.5 goals only came out as a winning bet 3 times in the past 5 matches between Bayern München and Benfica. Both teams found the back of the net 2 times in those 5 matches.
Full-Time betting
Analysing the prices with the bookmakers, Bayern München have an 86% chance of beating Benfica. That equals odds at 1.16 on the home side to win, while the draw sits at 7.00. Placing a bet on the away win for the visitors returns you odds 15.00.
Primary goalscorer
Robert Lewandowski has certainly delivered the goods for Bayern München is recent matches. Both he and his fellow countrymen hope he can add to the 6 goals he has managed in the previous 6 matches. Benfica are banking on Rafa Silva to bring his A-game to the table, as he has been on target 2 times in 6 recent matches.
