Real Madrid vs Benfica Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th February 2026

Visitors Benfica arrive for their second leg match against Real Madrid at the Estadio Bernabeu this coming Wednesday. Following a tense first leg encounter in the Champions League, the match finished 0-1.

Benfica need a goal to at least take this battle into extra-time after succumbing to a 1-0 defeat at home in the first leg match. Real Madrid, on the other hand, have the advantage of being able to sit back and await the next move from their visitors. After all, the home side are in no hurry after coming from Benfica victorious. Benfica need a goal to at least take this battle into extra-time after falling to a 1-0 defeat at home in the first leg match. Real Madrid can sit back and await the next move from their visitors, as they are in no hurry.

Real Madrid are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Champions League, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches in this tournament. The home side scored 2.3 goals on average per match, or 23 in total, while allowing 14 goals against, for an average of 1.4 per outing. They managed three clean sheets along the way.

Benfica are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings in this tournament for an average of 1.1 a game. Their opponents scored a total of 16 goals, and while Benfica claimed a clean sheet two, they conceded an average of 1.6 per match times.

Real Madrid vs Benfica Prediction

Real Madrid Form

In their last three matches, Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad by 4-1 and Benfica by 0-1, before losing against Osasuna by 2-1. Real Madrid won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Champions League, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 21 goals and conceded seven times.

Benfica Form

The results have been up and down for Benfica, who beat Santa Clara by 1-2. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 0-1 against Real Madrid, before claiming a victory in a 3-0 game against AVS Futebol SAD. Benfica won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Champions League. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and four scored.

Real Madrid should be too strong against Benfica to drop any points, and combining this with over 2.5 goals, ups the price on the expected home win at Estadio Bernabeu.

Real Madrid vs Benfica Team News

At the time of writing, Real Madrid have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Benfica on Wednesday. Daniel Carvajal gets a day off from the Real Madrid squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Daniel Carvajal, Vinicius Junior and David Alaba nurses various injuries and won't take part for Real Madrid against Benfica at Estadio Bernabeu.

Benfica seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Estadio Bernabeu to face Real Madrid. Richard Rios is suspended from the Benfica squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Real Madrid vs Benfica H2H

Benfica were knocked out cold when Real Madrid took a 1-0 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 4-2 defeat, Benfica handed out in the game before. Entering the clash against Benfica at Estadio Bernabeu, Real Madrid have a 1-0-2 record in their past three encounters against their upcoming visitors.

Both teams found the back of the net in two of the last three matches between Real Madrid and Benfica.

Real Madrid vs Benfica Results

Real Madrid vs Benfica Betting Tips

Leandro Barreiro shows decent form right now for Benfica, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Champions League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Real Madrid, who are strong favourites this coming Wednesday. Siding with Kylian Mbappe also look a nice prospect as he scored eight goals in his last six Champions League matches.

Real Madrid have been pretty scary at home, winning eight of their last 10 home games across all tournaments, while also managing to draw zero of the games in the process. They were defeated in two of the games in this run. Benfica won six of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost all points in two of those matches along the way. Benfica managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past three encounters between Real Madrid and Benfica, with Real Madrid scoring 1.67 goals on average per game. Benfica averaged three goals, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Real Madrid, who scored an average of 2.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Benfica, who managed to score 1.7 times in those matches.