Benfica v Spartak Moscow
10 August 2000hrs
Football – Europe – Champions League
Pick Benfica AH-1
Bookmaker Marathonbet
Odds: 1.75 odds taken 0606 GMT, Tuesday 10th August
Tuesday features action from the Champions League with Benfica taking on Spartak Moscow at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
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Benfica Preview – Can Benfica ensure progress?
Benfica secured a vital 2-0 win away from home in last week’s 1st leg against Russian club, Spartak Moscow, and the Portuguese hosts now return to the more familiar surroundings of their Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica for this return leg.
Benfica have produced some solid and impressive results of late as the hosts are now unbeaten in their last seven games in all competitions and although five of these were actually pre-season friendlies, on the competitive front, Benfica have made a good start.
The 2-0 win in Moscow was followed by a 2-1 win away from home on the weekend at Moreirense in the Portuguese Primera Liga and they’ll no doubt be keen to post another victory here on Tuesday night in order to progress to the play-offs.
Spartak Moscow Preview – Can Spartak Moscow dig deep?
A 2-1 defeat at home to Nizhny Novgorod in the Russian Premier League on the weekend resulted in a third defeat in four matches for Tuesday’s visitors, Spartak Moscow, as they look for a way back in this Champions League 2nd leg tie against Benfica.
The Russian side find themselves chasing a 2-goal deficit which is bad enough but having recently also lost to Rubin Kazan and the aforementioned Nizhny in the domestic top flight, Spartak Moscow’s confidence may be shaky at best.
Throw in the fact that Spartak Moscow have recorded just one win from their last 12 ties overall in the Champions League and you’ll see that the Russian visitors look to have their work cut out here.
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Benfica v Spartak Moscow
Key Facts – Benfica v Spartak Moscow Tip
- Benfica have lost just 1 of their last 15 matches overall
- Benfica have won 3 of their last 4 home ties in the CL
- Spartak Moscow have won just 1 from their last 12 CL ties overall
Benfica look to be in control here and expect the hosts to turn the screw in this 2nd leg.
The best betting odds for Benfica v Spartak Moscow
Benfica to win: 1.47 at Marathonbet
Draw: 5.05 at Marathonbet
Sp Moscow to win: 8.10 at Marathonbet
