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Benfica vs Lyon Prediction & Betting tips
Benfica :
The Lusitano team visited Cova de Piedad for the 32nd final of the Taca de Portugal and won 0-4 bluntly. You will arrive rested to this duel, since between one duel and another spent 5 days in total. In the Portuguese tournament he has added 18 points in the general table, reaching 1 of the unexpected leader Famalicao. At the moment he is doing things well, registering 6 wins and 1 single defeat, which was just before his classic rival (0-2 against Porto almost 2 months ago). Continuing with the analysis, you should know that the “Eagles” have added 4 straight wins in their domestic league, confirming to be an effective eleven in attack and solid in defensive matters (16 goals in favor and 3 against).
As a local for the Portuguese league, he has added 3 wins and the defeat mentioned in the country’s derby. It comes from beating Gil Vicente 2-0 and beating Vitoria Guimaraes 1-0. In the Champions League, the Lusitanian squad has registered little encouraging markers after losing 2 straight games in the group. First 1-2 against Leipzig at home and then 3-1 against Zenit in Russian territory. On this occasion, Benfica is expected to risk at times, trying to take advantage of the field factor to advance the lines and unbalance the bands. Of course, the goal of the headlines is to attack in a balanced way, because if you do not do so you may be surprised at some point in the 90 minutes of play.
Lyon :
The French team received Dijon at home last weekend for a new date in Ligue 1 and matched 0-0 in a duel too fought. He currently has 10 units in the general table, product of 2 wins, 4 matches and 4 losses in total. Visiting has registered various markers, costing him to be regular in his actions. It is enough to know that he has added 5 points out of 15 possible to corroborate this statement (7 targets in favor and 6 against, showing some balance problems in this condition). It comes from beating Monaco 0-3, losing 1-0 with Montpellier, matching 2-2 with Amiens, drawing 2-2 with Brest and falling 1-0 against St. Etienne in the classic.
By the Champions has obtained better markers, after adding 4 units of 6 possible. First he drew 1-1 against Zenit at home, then steal 3 vital points against Leipzig in Germany (0-2 win). This time it is expected that Lyon take his precautions from the initial stage, trying to maintain the balance between lines constantly and gradually. Your goal will be to move forward and backward in block, looking not to give up spaces when playing. In attack you will have some chances to score, as it is usually effective when counterattacking.
Benfica vs Lyon head to head matches
01.08.18 ICC Benfica Lyon 2 : 3
31.07.16 CF Lyon Benfica 3 : 2
02.11.10 CL Benfica Lyon 4 : 3
20.10.10 CL Lyon Benfica 2 : 0