Inter vs Benfica Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th April 2023
The scoreline read 0-2 after the first leg and now decision time is here for visitors Benfica and Inter. Their second leg meeting in the Champions League takes place at the Giuseppe Meazza this coming Wednesday.
Inter hope for some smooth sailing after grabbing a seemingly airtight 2-0 away win against Benfica in the first leg. Coming away from Giuseppe Meazza with a similar win seems a huge task for the visitors.
Odds are stacked against Benfica who are in need of a minor miracle to see the next round. Losing 2-0 in the first leg is never good. Losing 2-0 at home makes for a massive task away from home. It has the look of a final stop for the visitors this season in the Champions League.
Inter go into their next Champions League match, averaging a humble 1.4 per game in their last ten matches in this tournament. They scored a mundane 14 goals, while conceding seven. That amounts to an average of 0.7 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring seven times.
Benfica scored a very decent 26 goals in ten outings, or an average of 2.6 per game in this tournament. They allowed a total of ten against, an average of one per match, while achieving a clean sheet three times.
Inter vs Benfica Prediction
Inter Form
Inter went through their last three matches with a 1-1 draw against Salernitana, a 0-2 win against Benfica and a 0-1 defeat against Monza. Inter managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Champions League. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored eight goals and conceded four times.
Benfica Form
Benfica lost their previous three matches by 1-2 against FC Porto, 0-2 against Inter and 1-0 against Chaves. Benfica recorded no less than five in their previous six Champions League away matches, as well drawing once and losing none. They hit the target 16 themselves while allowing four goals against.
Having considered the match from different angles, be it form, strength in squad and match history, Inter get our vote here. They should have enough to see them through a most likely tricky opponent in Benfica.
Inter vs Benfica Stats
- In 22 of the last 24 Inter matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Inter matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Inter home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Inter home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Inter home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Benfica have won 8 of the last 9 away matches without conceding a goal
- Benfica have not lost 29 of the last 31 away matches
- Benfica have scored in 36 of the last 38 away matches
- Benfica have scored in 17 of the last 18 matches
- Benfica have won 8 of the last 9 away matches
Inter vs Benfica Team News
Inter are as close to an entire squad as they can with only one player unavailable for the side which faces Benfica.
Marcelo Brozovic sit this one out for Inter due to an injury.
Apparently, Benfica have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Wednesday.
Benfica need to do without Julian Draxler and Morato, who are not fit enough to travel to Giuseppe Meazza.
Inter vs Benfica H2H
Inter won the last two meetings against Benfica, as they followed up a 5-4 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-0 score. As Inter enter the match against Benfica at Giuseppe Meazza, they do so with a 3-1-0 record in their previous four encounters.
Both teams found the back of the net two times in the last four matches between Inter and Benfica.
Inter vs Benfica Results
Inter vs Benfica Betting Tips
Inter against Benfica is also a battle between Romelu Lukaku and Joao Mario with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has five Champions League goals in their last six games respectively.
Inter were able to win six of their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing zero of the games. They suffered defeat in four of these outings. Benfica won eight of their last 10 games away, drew one and suffered defeat in one of them. Benfica have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than nine times in their previous 10 outings away from home. The hosts scored the first goal of the game in six of their last 10 home games.
Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the last four encounters between these two teams. Inter managed an average of 2.75 goals, with Benfica averaging 1.75 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. Inter saw over 2.5 goals in one of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Benfica, who managed to score 2.2 times in those matches.
