Benfica vs Barcelona Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By Matthew Wright, Football Analyst | Published: 3 months ago | Last Updated: Jan 22, 02:00 | 4 min read

SL Benfica

Football UEFA Champions League Estadio da Luz Wed 22 Jan 03:00

FC Barcelona

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Benfica Can Battle Well Against Barca

We fancy Benfica to go close in this UCL clash but we’ll back the 1.70 on the Double Chance market where we get the draw onside. Our betting prediction is that Barcelona won’t win.

Match Preview & H2H

Benfica won 4-0 when hosting Famalicão at Estadio da Luz in their previous match. The Eagles enjoyed 58% possession and had eleven shots on target in the Primeira Liga clash, with Leandro Barreiro on fire scoring a hat-trick.

Barcelona played Getafe away in their last game. The scoreline was a 1-1 draw in this La Liga encounter at Coliseum, with Jules Kounde scoring for the Catalans. Barca boasted an impressive 78% of possession and recorded five shots on target.

In their most recent Champions League encounters, Benfica drew 0-0 at home with Bologna, while Barca beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 away.

We saw Benfica draw 0-0 away against Barca when the teams last went head-to-head. This was a Champions League game in November 2021.

Benfica – Last 10 League Games

Benfica have 7 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, averaging 2.0 goals from 5.9 shots on goal and 14.8 attempts. The Lisbon side have averaged 58.3% possession, 509.8 passes and 6.3 corners per match, with the opposition scoring 0.6 goals from 3.2 shots on goal, 9.1 attempts and 3.2 corners.

Angel Di Maria leads the way with 5 goals, with Leandro Barreiro and Zeki Amdouni scoring 3 each. Leading assistor is Kerem Akturkoglu with 3, while goalie Anatolii Trubin has recorded 5 clean sheets.

Barcelona – Last 10 League Games

Barca have 3 victories, 4 defeats and 3 draws, averaging 5.5 shots on goal, 16.4 attempts and 1.9 goals. Hans-Dieter Flick's team average 68.0% possession, 604.4 passes, 6.4 corners taken and 4.2 corners against them, while 1.3 goals have been conceded from 9.3 attempts and 4.3 shots on goal.

Raphinha has recorded 6 goals, Robert Lewandowski 4, with Ferran Torres and Dani Olmo both managing 2. Lamine Yamal is top assists provider with 3, while Inaki Pena has recorded 1 clean sheets in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Benfica confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Anatoliy Trubin (GK), Tomas Araujo, Antonio Silva, Nicolas Otamendi, Alvaro Carreras, Fredrik Aursnes, Florentino Luis, Orkun Kokcu, Kerem Akturkoglu, Vangelis Pavlidis, Andreas Schjelderup.

Barcelona confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Wojciech Szczesny (GK), Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo, Pau Cubarsi, Alejandro Balde, Marc Casado, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Gavi, Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski.

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Expert Champions League Analysis

The football experts at jeetwin88.com check injury updates regularly and combine this with the form guide. We’re also able to consult a database of stats and present the key numbers to our readers.

Key Benfica vs Barcelona stats:

  • Benfica have won 13 of their 18 Primeira Liga matches this season
  • Benfica have scored 2 or more goals in 13 of their past 20 matches
  • Benfica have kept 6 clean sheets in their past 10 home matches
  • Barcelona have failed to win any of their last 4 La Liga matches this season
  • Barcelona have conceded 2 or more goals in 5 of their last 10 away matches

Benfica vs Barcelona Prediction

The 1.70 on the Double Chance market offers us the chance to get the draw onside along with Benfica, with this prediction seeing a profit if Barcelona fail to win this Champions League game.

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Our Pick

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Benfica vs Barcelona Odds

With a 48% chance of winning, Barcelona are favourites to win this Champions League match and they’re available at betting odds of 2.10 with the bookies. Benfica are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at 3.20.

A high-scoring match is a possibility and that is reflected in the Over 2.5 Goals odds. The Yes option in the Both Teams to Score market is regarded as the most likely outcome and is trading at 1.36.

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Team Stats

Latest Champions League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Benfica logo Benfica Betting Stats

Barcelona logo Barcelona Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 13 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 7 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 12 wins, 4 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 7 wins, 1 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Benfica

Barcelona

Goals / match
2.2 3
Conceded / match
1 1
Total / match
3.2 4

Corners

Corners

Benfica

Barcelona

For / match
6.6 6.6
Against / match
3 3.6
Total / match
9.6 10.2

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

Our Benfica vs Barcelona team news will highlight the injuries for both squads, with the lineups giving you a helping hand with your bets.

We’re on hand to provide you with full details of the latest Champions League squads.

Benfica vs Barcelona Lineups

Benfica Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Barcelona Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Benfica Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

1 Anatoliy Trubin
44 Tomas Araujo 4 Antonio Silva 30 Nicolas Otamendi 3 Alvaro Carreras
8 Fredrik Aursnes 61 Florentino Luis 10 Orkun Kokcu
17 Kerem Akturkoglu 14 Vangelis Pavlidis 21 Andreas Schjelderup
25 Wojciech Szczesny
23 Jules Kounde 4 Ronald Araujo 2 Pau Cubarsi 3 Alejandro Balde
17 Marc Casado 8 Pedri
19 Lamine Yamal 6 Gavi 11 Raphinha
9 Robert Lewandowski

Barcelona Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Benfica Substitutes

  • 6Alexander Bah
  • 7Zeki Amdouni
  • 9Arthur Cabral
  • 11Angel Di Maria
  • 18Leandro Barreiro
  • 24Samuel Soares
  • 25Gianluca Prestianni
  • 32Benjamin Rollheiser
  • 37Jan-Niklas Beste
  • 60Nuno Felix
  • 81Adrian Bajrami
  • 84Joao Rego

Barcelona Substitutes

  • 7Ferran Torres
  • 10Ansu Fati
  • 13Inaki Pena
  • 14Pablo Torre
  • 15Andreas Christensen
  • 16Fermin Lopez
  • 18Pau Victor
  • 21Frenkie de Jong
  • 24Eric Garcia
  • 31Diego Kochen
  • 32Hector Fort
  • 35Gerard Martin

Previous Benfica Lineups

23 Feb Primeira Liga
Benfica 3-0 Boavista
19 Feb Champions League
Benfica 3-3 Monaco
16 Feb Primeira Liga
Santa Clara 0-1 Benfica

Previous Barcelona Lineups

02 Mar La Liga
Barcelona 4-0 Real Sociedad
26 Feb Copa del Rey
Barcelona 4-4 Atlético Madrid
23 Feb La Liga
Las Palmas 0-2 Barcelona

Check out the Benfica vs Barcelona lineups which include predicted lineups and confirmed starting 11s along with formations and substitute information.

Injuries & Suspensions

Benfica Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Angel Di Maria Hamstring
Manuel Jorge Silva ACL injury
Alexander Bah ACL injury
Renato Sanches Thigh injury
Tiago Gouveia Shoulder injury

Barcelona Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Andreas Christensen Foot injury
Marc Bernal ACL injury

Team Squads

Benfica Squad

Barcelona Squad

Check out the latest injuries and suspensions. You can find out the length of absence for each player, with injury news being updated regularly.

It’s great to get information and stats on the squad for every team in the division.

UEFA FlagTables & Standings

Champions League

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Liverpool 8 7 0 1 17:5 21
2 Barcelona 8 6 1 1 28:13 19
3 Arsenal 8 6 1 1 16:3 19
4 Inter Milan 8 6 1 1 11:1 19
5 Atlético Madrid 8 6 0 2 20:12 18
6 Leverkusen 8 5 1 2 15:7 16
7 Lille 8 5 1 2 17:10 16
8 Aston Villa 8 5 1 2 13:6 16
9 Atalanta 8 4 3 1 20:6 15
10 Dortmund 8 5 0 3 22:12 15
11 Real Madrid 8 5 0 3 20:12 15
12 Bayern Munich 8 5 0 3 20:12 15
13 AC Milan 8 5 0 3 14:11 15
14 PSV 8 4 2 2 16:12 14
15 PSG 8 4 1 3 14:9 13
16 Benfica 8 4 1 3 16:12 13
17 Monaco 8 4 1 3 13:13 13
18 Brest 8 4 1 3 10:11 13
19 Feyenoord 8 4 1 3 18:21 13
20 Juventus 8 3 3 2 9:7 12
21 Celtic 8 3 3 2 13:14 12
22 Man City 8 3 2 3 18:14 11
23 Sporting 8 3 2 3 13:12 11
24 Club Brugge 8 3 2 3 7:11 11
25 Dinamo Zagreb 8 3 2 3 12:19 11
26 Stuttgart 8 3 1 4 13:17 10
27 Sh. Donetsk 8 2 1 5 8:16 7
28 Bologna 8 1 3 4 4:9 6
29 Crvena Zvezda 8 2 0 6 13:22 6
30 Sturm Graz 8 2 0 6 5:14 6
31 Sparta Prague 8 1 1 6 7:21 4
32 RB Leipzig 8 1 0 7 8:15 3
33 Girona 8 1 0 7 5:13 3
34 RB Salzburg 8 1 0 7 5:27 3
35 Slovan Bratislava 8 0 0 8 7:27 0
36 Young Boys 8 0 0 8 3:24 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bayern Munich 4 4 0 0 14:3 12
2 Liverpool 4 4 0 0 10:1 12
3 Arsenal 4 4 0 0 9:0 12
4 Inter Milan 4 4 0 0 9:0 12
5 Leverkusen 4 4 0 0 9:0 12
6 Barcelona 4 3 1 0 14:3 10
7 Lille 4 3 1 0 11:4 10
8 Celtic 4 3 1 0 10:3 10
9 PSV 4 3 1 0 11:5 10
10 Aston Villa 4 3 1 0 7:2 10
11 Dortmund 4 3 0 1 13:5 9
12 Real Madrid 4 3 0 1 14:7 9
13 Monaco 4 3 0 1 10:5 9
14 Atlético Madrid 4 3 0 1 8:6 9
15 AC Milan 4 3 0 1 7:5 9
16 Man City 4 2 2 0 11:4 8
17 PSG 4 2 1 1 7:5 7
18 Sporting 4 2 1 1 8:7 7
19 Brest 4 2 1 1 4:5 7
20 Club Brugge 4 2 1 1 3:4 7
21 Juventus 4 2 0 2 5:4 6
22 Feyenoord 4 2 0 2 8:9 6
23 Sturm Graz 4 2 0 2 2:3 6
24 Sh. Donetsk 4 2 0 2 5:9 6
25 Atalanta 4 1 2 1 7:3 5
26 Dinamo Zagreb 4 1 2 1 4:6 5
27 Benfica 4 1 1 2 9:8 4
28 Stuttgart 4 1 1 2 7:8 4
29 Bologna 4 1 1 2 3:4 4
30 Crvena Zvezda 4 1 0 3 10:11 3
31 Girona 4 1 0 3 5:6 3
32 RB Leipzig 4 1 0 3 6:8 3
33 Sparta Prague 4 1 0 3 4:9 3
34 Slovan Bratislava 4 0 0 4 4:14 0
35 Young Boys 4 0 0 4 1:11 0
36 RB Salzburg 4 0 0 4 1:13 0

Portugal FlagPrimeira Liga 2024/2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Sporting 31 23 6 2 83:25 75
2 Benfica 31 24 3 4 80:25 75
3 Braga 31 19 7 5 52:26 64
4 Porto 31 19 5 7 57:28 62
5 Vitória 31 13 12 6 44:32 51
6 Santa Clara 31 15 5 11 31:29 50
7 Famalicão 31 11 11 9 40:34 44
8 Estoril 31 11 9 11 41:49 42
9 Casa Pia 31 11 8 12 36:41 41
10 Moreirense 31 9 9 13 36:45 36
11 Nacional 31 9 6 16 28:42 33
12 Arouca 31 8 9 14 30:47 33
13 Rio Ave 31 8 9 14 33:51 33
14 Gil Vicente 31 8 8 15 31:43 32
15 Estrela 31 7 8 16 24:43 29
16 AVS 31 4 12 15 23:55 24
17 Boavista 31 5 6 20 20:52 21
18 Farense 31 4 9 18 20:42 21

Spain FlagLa Liga 2024/2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Barcelona 33 24 4 5 89:32 76
2 Real Madrid 33 22 6 5 66:31 72
3 Atlético Madrid 33 19 9 5 56:27 66
4 Athletic Club 33 16 12 5 50:26 60
5 Villarreal 33 15 10 8 56:45 55
6 Real Betis 33 15 9 9 50:41 54
7 Celta Vigo 33 13 7 13 50:49 46
8 Osasuna 33 10 14 9 40:46 44
9 Mallorca 33 12 8 13 31:38 44
10 Real Sociedad 33 12 6 15 32:37 42
11 Rayo Vallecano 33 10 11 12 35:42 41
12 Getafe 33 10 9 14 31:30 39
13 Espanyol 33 10 9 14 35:42 39
14 Valencia 33 9 12 12 37:49 39
15 Sevilla 33 9 10 14 35:44 37
16 Girona 33 9 8 16 40:52 35
17 Alavés 33 8 10 15 35:46 34
18 Las Palmas 33 8 8 17 38:53 32
19 Leganés 33 6 12 15 30:49 30
20 Real Valladolid 33 4 4 25 24:81 16

The Champions League standings will highlight the leading teams in the table. Go through the standings to see how many points each side has earned.

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