After a successful UCL third qualifying round, leg 1, SL Benfica take on Spartak Moscow at Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica stadium. This will be a do or die match for the visitors since they lost the 1st leg match by two goals to nil.
Benfica come to this match with a 2 goals advantage, and for many, this would lead them to play defensively in this 2nd leg match. Yet, the Portuguese giants are well known for their good ball possession skills and attacking football. Thus, Rui Vitoria is likely to go all out from the first whistle to limit the chances of a disappointing come back. Let’s not forget that Benfica are unbeaten in the last six matches in all competitions. In fact, they have only lost twice in the last 20 matches.
Spartak Moscow are not a walk in the park; they are the second best team in the Russian Premier League. However, they dropped points in the first round of the 2021/22 season, but managed to win the 2nd round match. After an impressive campaign last season, and a great preseason, much was expected from them. Spartak scored 23 goals in the last 10 games in all competitions. They could have found the net against Benfica at Otkritie Arena, but Odysseas Vlachodimos was in great form.
All things considered, this will be a tight match, since Spartak Moscow has nothing to lose. Still, SL Benfica are the better side and backing them to win, even by a one goal margin, seems wise. The highest odds for free professional betting prediction for SL Benfica – Spartak Moscow are at VIP-IBC. Register for the best betting software and reserve your seat amongst the winners.