Benfica vs Bologna Prediction 11.12.2024 | Champions League
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- Competition: Champions League
- Date: 10.12.2024
- Kickoff: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
- Venue: Estádio da Luz (Lisbon)
After two consecutive Champions League defeats to Feyenoord and Bayern Munich, Benfica secured an important victory in the last round, coming from behind to win against Monaco away. With that win, they climbed to 14th place in the standings with 9 points, the same as three other teams.
Meanwhile, Benfica achieved two more crucial victories in the domestic league, defeating Arouca and Vitória Guimarães. They are now in high spirits as they prepare to host the debutant from Italy in Europe’s most prestigious club football competition.
Bologna has managed to collect only one point so far. After earning a point in their debut against Shakhtar, the Italian side has suffered four consecutive defeats. Two weeks ago, they hosted Lille at home. It was an opportunity to secure additional points, but in the end, the experience of the French side made the difference. On Saturday, Bologna visited Juventus in Turin. They missed a great chance to claim a valuable scalp, as the home team equalized in stoppage time through Samuel Mbangula, overcoming a two-goal deficit to avoid defeat.
Benfica vs Bologna pick: BENFICA TO COVER AH -1.5
Apart from the match against Feyenoord, where they completely underperformed, Benfica has delivered an excellent campaign in this season's Champions League. This is a highly skilled and experienced team, well-balanced in every position. Any club will face significant challenges against them, especially when playing at the Estádio da Luz. Atlético Madrid felt this the most, suffering a 4-0 defeat in the second round at this venue.
Bologna has a decent squad, but their main issues are a lack of depth in rotation and inexperience in this competition. Fatigue also plays a role, as they head into this away fixture after a grueling match against Juventus. It’s hard to expect much from the visitors beyond a respectable defeat.
Benfica team news
Last matches of Benfica
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Benfica
1 : 0
Vitoria Guimaraes
Liga Portugal
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Arouca
0 : 2
Benfica
Liga Portugal
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Monaco
2 : 3
Benfica
Champions League
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Benfica
7 : 0
Estrela Amadora
Taça De Portugal
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Benfica
4 : 1
Porto
Liga Portugal
Benfica lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Anatolii Trubin
Defenders
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6
Alexander Bah
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44
Tomas Araujo
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30
Nicolas Otamendi
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3
Alvaro Carreras
Midfielders
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8
Fredrik Aursnes
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61
Florentino Luis
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10
Orkun Kokcu
Forwards
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11
Angel Di Maria
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14
Vangelis Pavlidis
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17
Kerem Akturkoglu
Bologna team news
Due to injuries, Vincenzo Italiano will not be able to rely on Nicolo Cambiaghi, Michel Aebischer, Oussama El Azzouzi, Riccardo Orsolini, and Charalampos Lykogiannis.
Last matches of Bologna
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Juventus
2 : 2
Bologna
Serie A
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Bologna
4 : 0
AC Monza
Coppa Italia
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Bologna
3 : 0
Venezia FC
Serie A
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Bologna
1 : 2
Lille
Champions League
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Lazio
3 : 0
Bologna
Serie A
Bologna lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Lukasz Skorupski
Defenders
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33
Juan Miranda
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26
Jhon Lucumi
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31
Sam Beukema
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29
Lorenzo De Silvestri
Midfielders
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11
Dan Ndoye
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6
Nikola Moro
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21
Jens Odgaard
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8
Remo Freuler
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10
Jesper Karlsson
Forwards
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9
Santiago Castro
Benfica vs Bologna key betting facts
- Bologna have scored just one goal in their first 5 CL games
- Benfica have won their last 5 games in all competitions
- This will be the first official match between these clubs
Main prediction Benfica - Bologna
AH1 (-1.5)
Best Odds:
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2.14
Additional predictions
Benfica & Bologna current standing in Champions League
| League Stage | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 - 1 | +12 | 18 |
| 2 | FC Barcelona | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 - 7 | +14 | 15 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 - 2 | +9 | 13 |
| 4 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 - 5 | +7 | 13 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 - 3 | +6 | 13 |
| 6 | Inter | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 - 1 | +6 | 13 |
| 7 | Brest | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 - 6 | +4 | 13 |
| 8 | LOSC Lille | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 - 7 | +3 | 13 |
| 9 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 - 9 | +9 | 12 |
| 10 | FC Bayern München | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 - 8 | +9 | 12 |
| 11 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 - 10 | +4 | 12 |
| 12 | Milan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 - 9 | +3 | 12 |
| 13 | Atalanta | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 - 4 | +9 | 11 |
| 14 | Juventus | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 - 5 | +4 | 11 |
| 15 | Benfica | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 - 7 | +3 | 10 |
| 16 | Monaco | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 - 10 | +2 | 10 |
| 17 | Sporting CP | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 - 9 | +2 | 10 |
| 18 | Feyenoord | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 - 15 | -1 | 10 |
| 19 | Club Brugge | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 - 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 | Real Madrid | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 - 11 | +1 | 9 |
| 21 | Celtic | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 - 10 | 0 | 9 |
| 22 | Manchester City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 - 9 | +4 | 8 |
| 23 | PSV | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 - 8 | +2 | 8 |
| 24 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 - 15 | -5 | 8 |
| 25 | Paris Saint Germain | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 - 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 26 | VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 - 12 | -3 | 7 |
| 27 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 - 13 | -8 | 4 |
| 28 | Sparta Praha | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 - 18 | -11 | 4 |
| 29 | Sturm Graz | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 - 9 | -5 | 3 |
| 30 | Girona | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 - 10 | -6 | 3 |
| 31 | Crvena Zvezda | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 - 19 | -9 | 3 |
| 32 | Salzburg | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 - 18 | -15 | 3 |
| 33 | Bologna | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 - 7 | -6 | 2 |
| 34 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 - 13 | -7 | 0 |
| 35 | Slovan Bratislava | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 - 21 | -16 | 0 |
| 36 | Young Boys | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 - 22 | -19 | 0 |