Benfica vs FC Barcelona predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by Bruno Lage will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the UEFA Champions League 7th round, where  Benfica will face FC Barcelona at Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) stadium on 21 January at 15:00.

Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Benfica vs FC Barcelona.

Benfica

Benfica comes from playing against FC Famalicão and finished the match with a result of 4-0, with win for Benfica. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Cule coached by H. Flick. In that last match between Benfica and FC Famalicão, The Lisbon team achieved a 58.0% possession of the ball, with 12.0 shots on goal of which 4 were goals. The goals were scored by Orkun Kökçü and Leandro Barreiro (x3).

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Bruno Lage has achieved 6 wins, y 2 defeats, and is on a streak of 4 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 5 matches. Benfica average number of goals per game is 2.1 goals, while they concede an average of 0.6 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 17 goals while conceding 5 goals.

Latest statistics in Benfica matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/8
• Both teams to score: 3/8
• First to score: 5/8
• Winning streak: 4

FC Barcelona

The team coached by H. Flick heads into this match on the back of a recent 5-1 win over Real Betis. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Cule team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Benfica.

In that match between FC Barcelona and Real Betis, the Cule team achieved 69.0% ball possession, getting 9.0 shots on goal, 5 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Raphinha, Ferran Torres, Lamine Yamal, Jules Koundé and Gavi.

Analysing the last 8 matches, H. Flick's team has won 5, drawn 1 and lost 2, and is on a run of 4 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 5 matches. FC Barcelona average 2.8 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.3 goals per game. With this trend, they have 2 official matches without clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 22 goals while conceding 10 goals.

Latest statistics in FC Barcelona matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 6/8
• Both teams to score: 5/8
• First to score: 6/8
• Winning streak: 4
• Half-time winner: 6/8

Benfica vs FC Barcelona: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Benfica vs FC Barcelona prediction. The last match between these teams was in the UEFA Champions League competition, in an event that took place at the Camp Nou stadium on 23-11-2021 with the result of 0-0, with a draw.

The last 4 meetings between Benfica and FC Barcelona have resulted in 1 win for Benfica, 1 win for FC Barcelona, and 2 draws. In those matches, Benfica managed to score 3 goals, while FC Barcelona scored 2 goals against Benfica.

• En 3/4  games it was an Under 2.5 goals