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Benfica Lisbon vs Monaco Prediction & Picks - Champions League
by Simon Day | in Champions League Picks
For the second leg of the Champions League play-offs, SL Benfica and AS Monaco meet this Tuesday at 3 pm EST. The match will take place at Estádio da Luz. SL Benfica have already taken a major step towards qualifying for the last 16. The Portuguese club won the first leg away from home (0-1). They remain particularly solid in front of their home fans, and will be looking to make the most of their status to book their place in the next round.
AS Monaco, however, will be doing everything in their power to reverse the trend. Last weekend, the principality's Ligue 1 outfit bolstered their confidence with an emphatic 7-1 win over FC Nantes. A few days later, the Monegasque team will be hoping to follow this up in Europe's premier club competition. It promises to be a spectacular encounter! And that's exactly what we're predicting.
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Benfica Lisbon vs Monaco Form
Benfica Lisbon and Monaco Latest Matches
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Feb 15, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Feb 12, 2025 - Champions League
Feb 8, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Feb 2, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Jan 29, 2025 - Champions League
Jan 25, 2025 - Liga Portugal
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Feb 8, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Jan 21, 2025 - Champions League
Jan 17, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Jan 8, 2025 - Portugal League Cup
Jan 4, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Dec 23, 2024 - Liga Portugal
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Feb 15, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Feb 12, 2025 - Champions League
Feb 2, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Jan 29, 2025 - Champions League
Jan 25, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Jan 14, 2025 - Taca de Portugal
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Feb 15, 2025 - Ligue 1
Feb 12, 2025 - Champions League
Feb 7, 2025 - Ligue 1
Feb 1, 2025 - Ligue 1
Jan 29, 2025 - Champions League
Jan 25, 2025 - Ligue 1
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Feb 15, 2025 - Ligue 1
Feb 12, 2025 - Champions League
Feb 1, 2025 - Ligue 1
Jan 25, 2025 - Ligue 1
Jan 21, 2025 - Champions League
Dec 18, 2024 - Ligue 1
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Feb 7, 2025 - Ligue 1
Jan 29, 2025 - Champions League
Jan 17, 2025 - Ligue 1
Jan 14, 2025 - French Cup
Jan 10, 2025 - Ligue 1
Jan 5, 2025 - Trophée des Champions
Benfica Lisbon against Monaco : Head to Head (H2H)
100 %
0 %
0 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
Feb 12, 2025 - Champions League
Nov 27, 2024 - Champions League
Benfica Lisbon - Monaco: Form Analysis
SL Benfica are back in the race for the Portuguese Liga title. They have won their last 3 matches and remain in 2nd place. They are just 2 points behind leaders Sporting CP. Following their Portuguese League Cup triumph, the Lisbon club have qualified for the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup. Bruno Lage's team are also in the Champions League play-offs. They got off to a good start in the first leg, winning 0-1 at AS Monaco last week.
SL Benfica, meanwhile, have taken a significant step towards qualification, following their 0-1 away win in the first leg.
AS Monaco, for their part, are in the top 4 of Ligue 1. The principality's club have just returned to winning ways in the league. Last weekend's 7-1 victory over FC Nantes was a resounding success. This should give them plenty of confidence going into the second leg of their Champions League playoff. Moncao has not yet given up hope. In the first leg against SL Benfica, Adi Hütter's men were forced to play almost 40 minutes shorthanded.
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Benfica Lisbon against Monaco Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Formation : 5 - 3 - 2
Benfica Lisbon & Monaco Squad Analysis
For this Champions League play-off second leg, SL Benfica will have to make do with Florentino's suspension. Tomas Araujo, Alexander Bah, Manu, Renato Sanches, Angel Di Maria and Tiago Gouveia are injured. Vangelis Pavlidis will be one of the players to watch. He has scored 5 goals in his side's last 5 matches. He scored the only goal in the first leg of the Champions League play-off. Kerem Akturkoglu, who has been mute since December 7th, will be hoping to find the net again very soon.
AS Monaco will have to make do with several suspended players for this fixture.
For AS Monaco, Al Musrati is suspended following his red card in the first leg. Vanderson and Denis Zakaria are also suspended, for an accumulation of yellow cards. Wilfried Singo and Folarin Balogun are injured. Monaco will be looking to Mika Biereth to lead the revolt. Recruited last winter, the Danish striker is in fine form with AS Monaco. He has scored 2 hat-tricks in the last 3 Ligue 1 matches.
Most goals and assists
Benfica Lisbon
Monaco
V. Pavlidis
(16 Goals)
E. Ben Seghir
(8 Goals)
V. Pavlidis
(8 Assists)
M. Akliouche
(7 Assists)
Benfica Lisbon - Monaco Key Points
- Benfica have already beaten Monaco twice in this season's Champions League.
- Monaco have lost 4 of their last 5 Champions League games
- There have been 23 goals in Benfica's last 5 Champions League home games
- There have been over 2.5 goals in 4 of Monaco's last 5 fixtures
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Our Benfica Lisbon vs Monaco Prediction
These are two teams moving in different directions at present. Benfica are absolutely flying and have produced some stunning displays (in Europe and domestically) over the last two months. On the other hand, Monaco have struggled for consistency in recent weeks and looked bereft of confidence in the first leg. On paper, these are two evenly matched sides, but we are backing the form horse to progress, so think Benfica will get the job done in a high scoring game. Our prediction for Benfica vs Monaco is: Benfica to win and over 2.5 goals.
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