Benfica hosts Dynamo Kyiv in round 6 of the Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Wednesday, December 8th at Estádio da Luz (Lisbon)
Benfica has five points and is on the 3rd line in the group standings after five rounds. The gap to the 2nd position is two points. To get into the 1/8 finals of the Champions League, the Eagles must gain three points in the upcoming match and hope that Bayern Munich will not lose to Barcelona in a parallel game. Jorge Jesus's charges conceded nine goals in the group stage of the Champions League. It is noteworthy that all of them were conceded in two confrontations against Bayern. Benfica scored three goals against Barça and two against the Munich machine. Four of the five matches that the Eagles played in the Champions League group stage ended with “Both teams to score — no.” Five out of six previous home games in this tournament ended with victories for Benfica.
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The current European campaign turned out to be a failure for Dynamo Kyiv. The White-Blues have gained a single victory: one draw and four defeats. In addition, Lucescu's charges scored only one goal and conceded nine times. I will add that four out of five matches ended with “Both teams to score — no.” Beyond that, three games ended with Under 2.5 goals scored. It is noteworthy that Dynamo Kyiv gained its last away victory in 2020 when it managed to beat Gent in the playoff round with a score of 1-2. By the way, it was the last away win for the White-Blues in the Champions League in the last five years.
In the previous head-to-head match, Benfica and Dynamo Kyiv couldn’t reveal the winner and did not even score goals. Six out of seven last Benfica’s games at home ended with Over 2.5 goals scored. It is noteworthy that a similar number of goals was recorded in six of the last eight away games of the White-Blues in the Champions League. Benfica is stronger at the moment. Beyond that, the Eagles are additionally motivated by the opportunity to advance to the playoffs. They only need to beat unstable Dynamo Kyiv. Bayern will do the rest for the Portuguese in the match against Barcelona. The White-Blues gained only one Champions League away win in the last five years. There are no prerequisites for them to earn three points now. Moreover, they have not even had tournament motivation for a long time. I expect that the visitors will defend most of the match, and the hosts will attack. Most likely, the Portuguese will win with a -1.5 handicap.
Prediction for the match: Benfica to win with -1.5 handicap
