Benfica v Bayer Leverkusen prediction

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
Benfica v Bayer Leverkusen prediction Europa League Uefa, International	21/02/2013 21:05	full time result	Benfica	1.95	Bet at Paddy Power
Betting prediction was written by Ronny

 

Benfica sat back and let Bayer Leverkusen do most of the work in the first leg. Then they ventured forward on poisonous breaks. Cardozo’s goal came after a quick break following a Leverkusen corner. Bayer Leverkusen is still not out of the tie, but against a Benfica side that is unbeaten at home in eleven matches is an uphill battle for sure.

Stats, Facts and News

Benfica should be able to pick from their best players. Simon Rolfes (Defensive/Central Midfielder) is out for Bayer Leverkusen after being taken off in the first half against Augsburg this weekend. Other than that Leverkusen has no new issues. Karim Bellarabi is still out though.

Benfica is unbeaten at home in eleven matches, and in excellent form. Benfica beat Celtic and Spartak Moscow in the Champions League home games this season, and lost against Barcelona. Make no mistake about it, they’re one of the toughest sides to play in Europe when they are in front of their own fans in the Estadio da Luz.

Leverkusen has been really poor as of late, and just barely got the win against a poor Augsburg side this weekend. I Leverkusen is to get anything out of this tie at this stage they got to show real determination. 

My tips

Personally I think it is game over for Leverkusen now. In their current poor form, and up against a formidable home side that master both possession football and direct counter attack style this is just too much of a struggle. I think Leverkusen will be punished severely for trying, and get another poor result here. Home win shout!

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