Benfica vs Bologna betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Champions League match on December 11th, 2024

Benfica and Bologna will meet each other in December 11th, 2024, Wednesday, in a match counting for the Champions League in Lisboa, check the Benfica vs Bologna betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Benfica vs Bologna will occur

The game takes place in the Estádio Universitário de Lisboa stadium, in the city of Lisboa.

Where to follow the live game

At Betarena, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Benfica vs Bologna betting tip 2024/2025

The Champions League competition is in the League Stage.

The Benfica team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 5 wins, compared to the Bologna team, which won only 2 games.

Regarding previous matches between the two teams, we can see that this will be the first time Benfica and Bologna will play against each other.

Benfica

Champions League leaderboard now

Benfica has nine points and currently occupy 14th place in the league table, outside the classification zone for the next phase, with a campaign of 3 wins, 0 draws, and 2 losses.

If the Champions League were to conclude now, the Benfica team would be out of the qualification for the next round, since they are in the position 14 of the group.

Benfica analysis

The last match ended in a win for the Benfica team. On that occasion they met Vitória SC for the Liga Portugal, and the match ended 1-0. Coach B. Nascimento's lined up a 4-3-3 formation.

An eye-popping performance did not accompany the victory for Benfica. Despite this, the good appearances of Kerem Aktürkoğlu deserve mentioning. The athlete left the field as the main responsible for the positive result of the team.

his featured Player

Even though the team is not one of the leading names in the championship, Ángel Di María has attracted attention. With impressive performances, his a key player in the Benfica squad.

Best goalscorer from Benfica

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Muhammed Aktürkoğlu. With 3 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Benfica team achieving several victories this season.

Bologna

Champions League leaderboard now

Bologna comes into this game with 1 point, and in 33rd place of the Champions League, having won 0 games in total, having lost 4 games, plus a total of 1 draw.

If the Champions League were to conclude now, the Bologna team would be out of the qualification for the next round, since they are in the position 33 of the group.

Bologna analysis

At the moment, in the Serie A, the Bologna group has 5 wins, 2 defeats and 7 draws, giving them a total of 22 points after 14 rounds, ranking them in 8th place. Adding to this data, the Bologna team goes with a total of 20 goals scored and 18 goals conceded.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Serie A, Bologna, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Juventus team with a final score of 2-2.

The outcome of the match promises to be less than positive for the team, which is awaiting a complicated away game and has some less than comforting attacking numbers: only 0.2 goals on average per game in this tournament.

his featured player

Many of the team's goals in the league should also be credited to the attacker of Bologna, S. Castro. He has been responsible for 3 assists to goal in the competition so far.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Suggestion to bet on the favorite

Looking at the difference in aspirations of the teams and the campaign so far in this Champions League, it is evident that the Benfica team has good chances to win the match. So a good opportunity is to bet on Benfica to win at Bet365, with odds of 1.57 is one of the bookmakers paying better at the moment.

Goals Top Betting Tips

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.1.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Benfica has an average of 1.8 yellow cards per game over the 5 rounds, while Bologna has an average of 2.2. In other words, these teams together are averaging 4.8 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 3.8 corners per game.

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