Newcastle United vs Benfica predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The match we will analyse is the one corresponding to the 3rd round of the UEFA Champions League, where  Newcastle United will face Benfica at St. James' Park stadium on 21 October at 15:00.

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

Newcastle United

Newcastle United comes from playing against Nottingham Forest and finished the match with a result of 2-0, with win for Newcastle United. 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 Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest, Magpies team achieved a 52% possession of the ball, with 9 shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by Bruno Guimaraes and N. Woltemade.

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by E. Howe has achieved 3 wins, 1 draw y 2 defeats, and is on a streak of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 4 matches. Newcastle United average number of goals per game is 2.0 goals, while they concede an average of 0.8 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 2 consecutive clean sheets. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 12 goals while conceding 5 goals.

Latest statistics in Newcastle United matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 4/6
• Both teams to score: 3/6
• First to score: 4/6

Benfica

Benfica, who visit Newcastle United, are coming from a 0-0 draw against FC Porto, 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 FC Porto, the The Lisbon team achieved 49% ball possession, getting 1 shots on goal, without managing to score a goal.

Analysing the last 6 matches, José Mourinho's team has won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2. Benfica average 1.3 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 1 clean sheet in an official match. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 8 goals while conceding 6 goals.

Latest statistics in Benfica matches:

• Both teams to score: 3/6

Newcastle United 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 Newcastle United vs Benfica prediction. The last match between these teams was in the NONE competition, in an event that took place at the NONE stadium on NONE with the result of NONE, with .

, . In those matches, Newcastle United managed to score 0 , while Benfica scored 0 .