Leipzig vs Benfica Lisbon Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 25/11/2019, 13:23  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 25/11/2019 at 13:25 in Champions League Predictions

Leipzig will be looking to stay top of Group G when the UEFA Champions League resumes this week and they will be hosting Portuguese side Benfica. Leipzig go to this game on nine points and Benfica, who have three points are bottom of the log. Leipzig need just one more point to secure their place at the second round stage. As for Benfica, they still have a chance of advancing to the second round should they win both their remaining group matches. They will do themselves a big favour with a win here. Going to this game, Leipzig have five straight wins, and six wins and two losses in their last 10 matches. They have two clean sheets in the last 11 matches and scored in each of their last nine. Leipzig have scored two goals or more in their last five matches and four of their last five matches have yielded over 2.5 goals. They have scored 24 goals in the last five matches. In the Champions League, Leipzig have two straight wins, and one clean sheet in the last 10, while scoring on eight of the last 10. In the four Group G matches played so far. Leipzig have scored six and conceded four. They beat Benfica 2-1 in the earlier meeting in the group.

Benfica, on the other hand, have four wins in their last five matches and will be hoping this inspires a better show in the remaining matches in the group. Benfica have seven wins in their last eight matches and they have scored in each of their last 10. They have no clean sheet in the last three matches but they have four wins in the last five away matches. In the Champions League, they have three losses in five and six losses in 10. They have won three of the last 10 and have one clean sheet in the run. Benfica have scored in each of the last seven Champions League matches. Away from home in the competition, they have four straight losses and no clean sheet in the last 12. Benfica have conceded two or more goals in nine of their last 12 away matches in the Champions League.