Benfica(Portugal)

Benfica are flying right now, with four wins and a defeat from their last five games. Goals have come in every one of their last eight matches.

Last time out, Benfica saw off Celtic 4-1 on home turf in a UEFA Europa League game on 15 October. They are scoring 2.6 goals a game and conceding 0.8 over their last eight matches. Four of those eight games saw both teams score, and six went over 2.5 goals.

Benfica sit 2nd in the Primeira Liga table on 19 points from 8 games, five points behind leaders FC Porto. Benfica are 3rd in the UEFA Europa League table with 6 points from 2 games, level on points with leaders Juventus.

Next up is a UEFA Europa League trip to Omonia Nicosia on Thursday 22 October. Form like this feeds into our Benfica prediction, and the Benfica tips page is where picks for the next match appear.