Chelsea vs Benfica predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The match we will analyse is the one corresponding to the 2nd round of the UEFA Champions League, where  Chelsea will face Benfica at Stamford Bridge stadium on 30 September at 15:00.

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

Chelsea

Chelsea comes from playing against Lincoln and finished the match with a result of 1-2, with win for Chelsea. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against The Lisbon coached by José Mourinho. In that last match between Chelsea and Lincoln, The Blues team achieved a 72% possession of the ball, with 4 shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by Tyrique George and Facundo Buonanotte.

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by E. Maresca has achieved 3 wins, 1 draw y 2 defeats. Chelsea average number of goals per game is 2.2 goals, while they concede an average of 1.5 goals per game. With this trend they have 4 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 13 goals while conceding 9 goals.

Latest statistics in Chelsea matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/6
• Both teams to score: 5/6
• Matches conceding goals:  4
• First to concede goals: 5/6
• Half-time defeat: 4/6

Benfica

Benfica, who visit Chelsea, are coming from a 1-1 draw against Rio Ave, so the team coached by José Mourinho will try to get back to winning ways, with the difficulty of playing away from home.

In that match between Benfica and Rio Ave, the The Lisbon team achieved 69% ball possession, getting 7 shots on goal, 1 of which was a goal. The goal was scored by Georgiy Sudakov.

Analysing the last 6 matches, José Mourinho's team has won 3, drawn 2 and lost 1. Benfica average 1.7 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend they have 1 official match without a clean sheet. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 10 goals while conceding 6 goals.

Latest statistics in Benfica matches:

• Both teams to score: 4/6
• First to score: 6/6
• Half-time winner: 4/6

Chelsea vs Benfica: 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 Chelsea vs Benfica prediction. The last match between these teams was in the UEFA Champions League competition, in an event that took place at the Stamford Bridge stadium on 04-04-2012 with the result of 2-1, with Chelsea winning.

The last 2 meetings between Chelsea and Benfica have resulted in 2 wins for Chelsea, . In those matches, Chelsea managed to score 3 goals, while Benfica scored 1 goals against Chelsea.

• In 1/2 matches both teams scored