In six of their last seven matches, Spartak have scored in the second half. Benfica have been awarded penalties in three of their last four games.
Spartak
Dinamo started in the Champions League qualification back in early July. The superiority in the class over the Icelandic “Valur” was obvious and Damir Krznar’s team did not have any problems. With a total score of 5:2 the opponent was defeated. The Blues also coped with Omonia quite easily. The 2:0 home and 1:0 away wins ensured Dinamo a pass to the next round.
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Benfica
Last season Benfica returned to the post of head coach Jorge Zhezos. Many expensive acquisitions were made under the old-new mentor. Ambitions of the Eagles were clearly off the charts. However, already in the qualification of the Champions League, Benfica failed, failing to break into the group. In the championship the Eagles also suffered a fiasco. Sporting did not give even the slightest chance for a championship and Porto did not allow them to take the second line, sending Benfica to the Champions League qualification. Jesus also lost the Portuguese Cup. In the final the Eagles lost 0:2 to Braga. In the summer the club traditionally replenished the treasury. Pedrinho went to Shakhtar Donetsk, young fullback Nunu Tavares went to Arsenal, reservists Franco Cervi (Celta) and Lucas Caio (Sharjah) also left the club. Of the acquisitions, it makes sense to single out the signing of Roman Yaremchuk from Ghent and Sualiho Meite, who showed himself well in Torino and Milan.
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Prediction
Our expert pick:
At the start of the season Spartak looks unconvincing. One cannot say that the red-whites have failed even in the match lost to Rubin, but so far victory has not yet managed to build anything in the team game. In fact, with the arrival of a new mentor, the "red and white" need to start everything from scratch. The Portuguese mentor clearly does not intend to develop the course chosen by Domenico Tedesco. In this respect, Benfica is undoubtedly easier. There are no critical personnel losses, the team is well-played and the Moscow club is definitely superior in the selection of players. The only advantage of Spartak could be the fact that they had to enter the season earlier, but looking back at the two league matches played by the red-whites, it becomes obvious that these are all conventions, nothing more. We believe that guests have a better chance of winning. Prediction is for Asian handicap (0) against Benfica. In bookmaker 1xBet such an outcome is offered with odds of 1.84. Benfica have a significant class advantage over Spartak and are definitely the favorite today. At the same time, the Eagles have not yet had a single official match in the season, so it is problematic to judge the team's readiness. At the same time, Spartak has not yet got into shape, as the first matches showed. So the Eagles are quite capable of playing a minimal victory in Moscow. Our second bet will be a one-goal win for Benfica. This bet can be placed in 4.05. Place a bet on the line of 1xBet with odds of 1.84.
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