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Red Star vs Benfica: Prediction and Betting Odds 2.12
On the eve of the start of the main tournament of the Champions League, Crvena Zvezda won three matches in a row without conceding a single goal. Benfica approaches the upcoming game on a four-match unbeaten streak. How will the face-to-face confrontation between the rivals end on September 19 in Belgrade? We recommend that you read our betting tip and choose reliable bets
Command Analysis
FK Crvena Zvezda
SerbiaCurrent form
In its entire history of the Champions League, Crvena Zvezda has reached the group stage three times, but has never made it to the playoffs. This time, the Serbian team started in the main European club tournament from the decisive qualifying round, where they beat the Norwegian Bodo/Glimt in a tough fight (1:2 and 2:0).
In the Serbian championship, Vladan Milojevic's team had a strong start and topped the standings. After seven rounds, Crvena Zvezda has 19 points, and the gap to its closest pursuers is three points. In the last three matches, including a 2:0 home win over Bude/Glimt, the team has won and not conceded.
At the start of the season, striker Bruno Duarte, who recently arrived from Farense, has shown himself to be a great addition to the team. In nine matches played, the player has scored six goals and made two assists.
Disqualifications and injuries
Degenek will not play today due to injury. Glazer's appearance on the field is in doubt.
Interesting trends for betting
- Crvena Zvezda have not lost in seven of their last nine home matches in the Champions League.
- In their last six home games in all competitions, Crvena Zvezda have won in the second half
- The Serbian club have scored in the second half in 12 previous matches
Tentative line-up : Ilic - Mimovich, Spajic, Djiga, Sol - Elshnik, Krunic - Silas, Ivanic, Olayinka - Duarte.
Benfica
PortugalCurrent form
At the end of the last season, Benfica finished second in the home Primeira Liga and received a direct ticket to the main draw of the Champions League. It should be noted that the "eagles" regularly play in the main European club tournament, but have never made it past the quarterfinals.
The start of the Portuguese championship was not the most confident. In five rounds, Bruno Lage's charges have collected 10 points, with which they are in fifth place. Undoubtedly, such a result does not please the fans, because the main competitors "Porto" and "Sporting" have already gone a little ahead. In the last round of the national championship, https://www.slbenfica.pt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Benfica" defeated "Santa Clara" on its home field (4:1). Before that, there was an away draw with "Moreirense" (1:1).
The fact that the "eagles" are not performing well away from home is alarming. In two away matches in the championship since the beginning of the season, they have failed to win a single one. In addition to the draw with "Moreirense", there was also a defeat to "Famalican" with a score of 0:2.
Disqualifications and injuries
Gouveia, Eursnes, Sanchez, Schjolderup are injured and will not play today in Belgrade.
Interesting trends for betting
- Benfica are unbeaten in 11 of their last 13 Champions League away games
- In their previous four away games, the Eagles conceded in the second halves
- In their last 19 matches, Benfica have lost only twice due to offsides
Estimated line-up : Trubin – Ba, Otamendi, Silva, Carreras – Di Maria, Kekcu, Florentino, Akturkoglu – Rolheiser, Pavlidis.
Trends
Bet Total Yellow Cards of Crvena Zvezda over 2.5
In seven previous home matches in the Champions League, Red Star players have received at least three yellow cards
1.90Bet Crvena Zvezda will score in the second half
Benfica have conceded in the second half in their last four away games
1.92Bet Exact score 2:0
Crvena Zvezda have won two of their last three victories with this score
19.00Bet 1st half: total under 1.5 goals
The bet has been successful in the hosts' last four matches
1.52Bet Total goals of "Crvena Zvezda" over 1.5
Crvena Zvezda have scored more than one goal in their last 21 home matches
2.75Tip and bets
In the bookmakers' line, it is very doubtful, in our opinion, Benfica is the favorite. The "Eagles" do not play away matches in the best way, even in the national championship in two matches played against not the strongest opponents they did not win a single victory. "Crvena Zvezda" bets on home matches and, taking into account all tournaments on their field, won 16 out of 18 matches. It cannot be said that the guests have a noticeable advantage in class. We believe that the hosts will score at least one point today.
Our prediction is that Crvena Zvezda will not lose with odds of 1.86
Bet on total
In the last three matches, Crvena Zvezda did not concede a single goal, while they themselves did not score more than two goals. Benfica is also not very effective on the road, they play in a rather closed manner. We do not expect more than two goals from the opponents today.
The second bet is total under 2.5 goals with odds of 2.12
Bet on corners
Another promising trend to note for another bet is the corners. In seven of Red Star's last nine home matches in the Champions League, there have not been more than 11 corners.
Betting Tip - total under 11.5 corners with odds of 1.50
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