Red Star Belgrade vs Benfica Lisbon Prediction & Picks - Champions League
by Tyler Doty | in Champions League Picks
Red Star Belgrade, leaders of the Serbian league, welcome Benfica, 5th in the Portuguese championship, to Belgrade's Rajko Mitic stadium this Thursday, September 19th for Matchday 1 of the Champions League. The Serbian club is coming off a disastrous Champions League campaign in 2023-2024, with 1 draw against Young Boys Berne (2-2) and 5 defeats against Manchester City (3-1 and 2-3), Leipzig (3-1 and 1-2) and Young Boys Berne (2-0). Benfica, after 4 consecutive defeats, ended last season's Champions League campaign with 1 draw against Inter Milan (3-3) and 1 win in Salzburg (1-3). Reversed in the Europa League, the Lisbon club finished in the quarter-finals. Unlike last season, the Portuguese will be keen to get this new European campaign off to a good start, and a success in Belgrade would augur well for the rest of the competition.Limited Offer. Currently at FanDuel
Red Star Belgrade vs Benfica Lisbon Form
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| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
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15
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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15
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Red Star Belgrade and Benfica Lisbon Latest Matches
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 14, 2024 - Serbian Super Liga
Sep 1, 2024 - Serbian Super Liga
Aug 28, 2024 - Champions League
Aug 20, 2024 - Champions League
Aug 15, 2024 - Serbian Super Liga
Aug 10, 2024 - Serbian Super Liga
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 14, 2024 - Liga Portugal
Aug 30, 2024 - Liga Portugal
Aug 24, 2024 - Liga Portugal
Aug 17, 2024 - Liga Portugal
Aug 11, 2024 - Liga Portugal
Aug 2, 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
Red Star Belgrade - Benfica Lisbon: Form Analysis
At the top of the Serbian league, Red Star have a near-perfect record with 6 wins and 1 draw after 7 rounds on the domestic scene. Since losing 2-1 at Bodo/Glimt, Serbia's leaders have racked up 3 wins in the return leg against the Norwegian club (2-0), at Radnicki 1923 (0-1), and last weekend against Napredak (2-0).
Benfica Lisbon are 5th in the Portuguese league, 2 points behind FC Porto in 2nd. Bruno Lage's players are on an excellent run of form, having picked up 10 points on the domestic scene out of the 12 distributed. Angel Di Maria's partners (1 goal) won against Casa Pia (3-0) then Estrela (1-0) before sharing the points with Moreirense (1-1) and beating Santa Clara (4-1) last Saturday. With 9 goals scored in their last 5 matches, the Portuguese attack is on fire.
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Red Star Belgrade v Benfica Lisbon Lineups: Last Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Red Star Belgrade & Benfica Lisbon Squad Analysis
Red Star Belgrade will be without Degenek (heel) and Lucic (knee). The presence of Glazer (muscle injury) remains uncertain. The Portuguese club will travel to Serbia without Gouveia (shoulder) and Schjelderup. Three players are uncertain: Aursnes (muscle injury), Beste (muscle injury) and Sanches (muscle injury).
The Serbian club's Portuguese striker Bruno Duarte, scorer of 6 goals in 9 official matches since the start of the season, will be one to watch. He scored against Napredak (2-0) last weekend and against Bodo/Glimt (2-0) in the Champions League at the end of August.
Veteran striker Angel Di Maria (36), scorer of 5 goals in 11 European matches (Champions League, Europa League) last season, still has plenty to play for. The Argentinian World Champion is as valuable as ever, having just scored against Santa Clara (4-1) last weekend. Greek Pavlidis and Turkish Akturkoglu have also scored 1 league goal so far this season.
Red Star Belgrade and Benfica Lisbon Stats in Champions League
Red Star Belgrade - Benfica Lisbon Key Points
- Benfica are unbeaten in 4 matches (3 wins and 1 draw).
- Red Star struggled to eliminate Bodo/Glimt in the Qualifiers.
- Etoile Rouge has won only 1 of its last 10 C1 matches (7 defeats).
- Red Star have lost 5 of their last 6 Champions League matches.
- Benfica won in Salzburg (1-3) on their last Champions League trip.
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Our Red Star Belgrade vs Benfica Lisbon Prediction
Benfica, a Portuguese club accustomed to exploits on the European stage in recent seasons, should get the better of Red Star Belgrade this Thursday evening in Serbia. With just 1 win (Bodo/Glimt) in their last 10 Champions League matches (7 defeats), Red Star no longer scares their opponents! The Lisbon club should take advantage of this by securing 3 points at the Rajko Mitic stadium. Logic should therefore be respected on Serbian soil.
Our prediction for Red Star Belgrade vs Benfica Lisbon: Benfica win!
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