Benfica vs Rangers (Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips) / 05.11.2020

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Benfica vs Rangers Prediction & Betting tips

Benfica and Glasgow Rangers meet at Estádio do Sport Lisboa and Benfica (da Luz), in a match for this stage of the UEFA Europa League (Group Stage). This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, as they have never met before. Attention to the home factor, since Benfica tends to achieve different results at home and away.

Benfica :

The home team enters this 3rd round of Group D in 1st position, with 6 points won, after 2 victories. In their first match in this group stage, they won away against Lech Poznań, by (2‑4). On matchday 2, they won at home against Standard Liège by (3‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a away loss against Boavista by (3‑0). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Benfica won 9 and lost 1. Their attack has scored regularly, scoring goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 24 of their last 26 matches have ended with Over 1.5 goals and 19 out of 26 have ended with Over 2.5 goals. In the last 5 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).

Benfica comes to this match after a 3×0 loss in the visit to Boavista, ending seven consecutive victories in official games. It should be noted that he won both games for the Europa League, against Standard Lieja and Lech Poznán. Now, in this match against Rangers, coach Jorge Jesús must play with a daring strategy, favoring ball possession and positional attacks: Adel Taarabt will be the master of the team and responsible for creating the offensive process. Forward Luca Waldschmidt is Benfica’s top scorer, with 5 goals in 8 official matches. Outside of this game are Jean-Clair Todibo, Alejandro Grimaldo and André Almeida, all with physical problems.

Rangers :

The visiting team comes to this 3rd round of Group D in 2nd position, with 6 points won, after 2 victories. In their first match in this group stage, they won away against Standard Liège by (0‑2). On matchday two, they won at home against Lech Poznań by (1‑0). This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has registered 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses as a visitor; against 13 victories and 2 defeats in his stadium. In their last match, for the Premier League, they beat Kilmarnock away by (0‑1). In their last 10 away matches, Glasgow Rangers have 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.

In this competition, they won the last 5 matches they played. Their defense has been very solid, since they have only conceded goals in 1 of the last 5 matches, and their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 5 matches for this competition. This is a team that does not usually find it difficult to open the scoring: they scored the first goal in 13 of the last 15 games, of these 13 they came at half-time ahead in 10 and always managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘.

Rangers enter this game with a 0x1 victory at the Kilmarnock stadium visit, for the Scottish championship: the only goal of the match was scored by James Tavernier. Like the rival of this day, the visitors won both matches in the European league, against Lech Poznán and Standard Liege. In this away game, coach Steven Gerrard must act in the usual tactical system, at 4-3-3, favoring the defensive tactical organization and counterattacks, especially through the left flank: Ryan Kent offers great depth to the team. James Tavernier is Rangers’ top scorer, with 10 goals. For this game the coach cannot count on Nikola Katic, due to physical problems.