Benfica hosts Lech Poznan in round 5 of the Europa League group stage. The match will be played on Thursday, December 3rd at Estádio da Luz (Lisbon)
Like FC Rangers, Benfica scored eight points, but the Eagles are ahead of the Scots due to additional indicators. To get to the playoffs one round before the end of the group stage, the hosts just need to win the upcoming match, and they can do it. Attention is drawn to the game of the Portuguese in defense. They have already conceded seven goals, and only Standard Liege that is the last in the standings lost to them with a clean sheet.
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Lech is five points behind the leaders and has only theoretical chances to make it to the playoffs. To materialize these chances, it first needs to beat Benfica and must at least score a goal for this purpose. Oddly enough, the Poles have scored six goals, and two of them flew into the net of the Portuguese.
The scenario of the upcoming match is obvious. The Eagles will storm the penalty area of the Poles throughout the game, and they will eventually upset the opponents’ goalkeeper. Benfica scored 12 goals in four rounds of the group stage (four of them in Poland). But as I mentioned above, the Poles also scored twice. In Portugal, it makes no sense for them to sit back on heels for the whole match since even a draw means the end of the fight in the Europa League. Therefore, Lech will run to counterattack. And given the fact that Benfica has certain problems in defense, the visitors will probably score at least once. By the way, Lech scored in seven of his eight recent European games, and only FC Rangers didn’t concede a single goal. However, Benfica's game style is different from that of the Scots. Benfica is much more aggressive in the attack, but also more open in defense, so there is every reason to believe in the exchange of goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score - yes
