SL Benfica (home)
- Benfica enter as 1.18 favourites with the draw at 6.6.
- Benfica have won three and lost two of their last five matches.
- Benfica are 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses from ten matches in all competitions.
- Benfica at home: 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from six matches.
- Averages: 3.17 goals scored and 1.00 conceded per home game.
- Benfica beat FC St. Gallen 5-0 in the first round of Europa League qualifying.
Hearts Of Midlothian (away)
- Hearts are clear outsiders.
- Hearts have three defeats and two wins across their previous five matches.
- Hearts overall: 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses from ten matches in all competitions.
- Hearts form has dipped with two wins and three defeats from the last five.
- Hearts away: 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses from six games, conceding 12 goals (an average of 2.00 per away game).
Key Players
- Vangelis Pavlidis - has four goals in two Europa League Qualification appearances and six of Benfica's 14 goals across the last 5 games.
- Amadou Ba-Sy - the Jambos' spark, with 2 of their last 5 goals.
Betting Insights
- The market gives the tie a one-way feel in favour of Benfica (1.18), with the draw at 6.6.
- The game goals markets look the best place to make a play.
- Over 2.5 goals is 1.47 and Both Teams to Score: No is 1.6.
- Benfica should win and could keep a clean sheet if they stay tight at the back.
Prediction
Expect Benfica to control the tie and for the match to produce multiple goals, with value in the Over 2.5 and BTTS: No markets.
