Benfica vs Atletico Madrid prediction 02.10.2024 | Champions League
Benfica
Kick off:
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Atletico Madrid
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3.06
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3.64
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2.42
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- Competition: Champions League
- Date: 2nd October 2024
- Kick-off: 20:00 UTC +1 / 21:00 CEST
- Venue: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Benfica and Atletico Madrid face in Lisbon on Wednesday night for Champions League Matchday 2 with both sides looking to continue their winning starts to the tournament.
After failing to defend their Liga Portugal title last season, losing the league by ten points to Sporting CP, Benfica were expected to give their fans a respond this season. The Eagles didn't quite live up to the pressure at the start of the season as Benfica failed to win two of the first four fixtures, but that's all in the past now. Bruno Lage's side prepare for the visit of Atletico this week on the back of four successive wins over Santa Clara, Boavista, Gil and Crvena (Europe).
Atletico Madrid didn’t also have the best of starts to the 2024-25 campaign on the domestic front. Los Colchoneros picked up just one win from their first three La Liga outings, drawing the other two against Villarreal and Espanyol. They went on to win three in a row including the win over RB Leipzig in Europe, but they managed just one win from the last three. But after drawing with the Champions Real Madrid last weekend, Atletico Madrid will expect their side to pick up all three points against Benfica this week.
Benfica vs Atletico Madrid Betting Tips: Over 2.5 goals
Scoring goals has been one of Benfica’s biggest strengths this season. The hosts boast at least two goals from each of their last four outings, including four and five against Santa Clara and Gil Vicente respectively.
Previous meetings between Benfica and Atletico Madrid were also very entertaining. Each of the previous three ended with over 2.5 goals and I fancy Wednesday’s game to end similarly.
- Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals
- Benfica vs Atletico Madrid prediction: 1-2
Benfica vs Atletico Madrid Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Benfica
1 : 2
Atletico Madrid
Champions League
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Atletico Madrid
1 : 2
Benfica
Champions League
Benfica team news
Benfica head coach Bruno Lage will once again be without the services of Tiago Gouveia this week due to injury.
Gouveia has been nursing a shoulder injury since August and the winger isn’t expected to return to action before the end of December.
The hosts’ injury list also includes Renato Sanches who has missed the last four games due to hamstring injury.
Last matches of Benfica
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Benfica
5 : 1
Gil Vicente
Liga Portugal
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Boavista
0 : 3
Benfica
Liga Portugal
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Crvena Zvezda
1 : 2
Benfica
Champions League
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Benfica
4 : 1
Santa Clara
Liga Portugal
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Moreirense
1 : 1
Benfica
Liga Portugal
Benfica lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Anatoliy Trubin
Defenders
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44
Tomás Araújo
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4
António Silva
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30
Nicolás Otamendi
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3
Álvaro Carreras
Midfielders
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8
Fredrik Aursnes
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61
Florentino Luís
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10
Orkun Kökçü
Forwards
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11
Ángel Di María
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14
Vangelis Pavlidis
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17
Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Atletico Madrid team news
Like their hosts, Atletico Madrid prepare for Wednesday’s Champions League encounter without two players due to injury.
Borja Garcés is nursing cruciate ligament that will keep him out of action until the last week of December.
The forward is being accompanied in the treatment room by Pablo Barrios who has missed the last five games with a muscle injury.
Marcos Llorente was dismissed in stoppage time in the Madrid derby on Sunday night but that won’t result in a suspension in the Champions League.
Last matches of Atletico Madrid
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Atletico Madrid
1 : 1
Real Madrid
La Liga
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Celta Vigo
0 : 1
Atletico Madrid
La Liga
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Rayo Vallecano
1 : 1
Atletico Madrid
La Liga
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Atletico Madrid
2 : 1
RB Leipzig
Champions League
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Atletico Madrid
3 : 0
Valencia
La Liga
Atletico Madrid lineup
Goalkeeper
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13
Jan Oblak
Defenders
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16
Nahuel Molina
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24
Robin Le Normand
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2
José María Giménez
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23
Reinildo Mandava
Midfielders
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5
Rodrigo De Paul
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14
Marcos Llorente
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4
Conor Gallagher
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19
Julián Alvarez
Forwards
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7
Antoine Griezmann
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9
Alexander Sørloth
Three reasons we expect at least three goals in this game
- Just one of the last nine games of Atletico in Europe produced more than two goals.
- All the last three home games of Benfica on European soil ended with over 2.5 goals.
- Bets on over 2.5 goals were won in each of the last four games of Benfica.
Main prediction Benfica - Atletico Madrid
Over 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
22Bet
1.94
Additional predictions
Benfica & Atletico Madrid current standing in Champions League
| League Stage | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 - 2 | +7 | 3 |
| 2 | Celtic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 - 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 3 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 - 0 | +4 | 3 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 6 | Sparta Praha | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 8 | Juventus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 9 | Real Madrid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 10 | Sporting CP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 11 | Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 12 | Atlético Madrid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 13 | Brest | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 14 | Monaco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 15 | Paris Saint Germain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 16 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Atalanta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Bologna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Inter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | FC Barcelona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 23 | RB Leipzig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 | Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 25 | Crvena Zvezda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 26 | Girona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 27 | PSV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 28 | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 29 | Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 30 | LOSC Lille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 31 | Club Brugge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 32 | Salzburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 33 | Young Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 34 | Slovan Bratislava | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 35 | Feyenoord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 36 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 - 9 | -7 | 0 |