Benfica vs Barcelona prediction and betting tips on March 5, 2025
Champions League
Benfica and Barcelona will play against each other in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League on March 5, 2025. Each club believes that they have a good chance of success in Lisbon.
Our prediction for the match Benfica vs Barcelona
The Portuguese club was able to return to the leading position in the Primeira in 2023. Still, the team, speaking about the next draw, lost a tough race to neighbouring Sporting. And now, having replaced Roger Schmidt with Bruno Lage after the start of the new cycle, the dispute continues. It was the eternal enemy that was defeated in the League Cup final, on penalties, and is pretty close in the Primeira. In Catalonia, the grandee was left without titles in 2023/2024, and, as a result, Xavi was left without work. The mentor was replaced by Flick, and has already won the Super Cup, with victories over Athletic and, that is the most important, Real. The same opponents, as well as Atletico, are in a tough race for the leadership in the Primera. Moreover, the team is currently fighting with Diego Simeone’s footballers in the cup semi-finals.
Pavlidis and the company are doing well in the Champions League (although, having started with a couple of victories, they then added only a couple of won matches and 7 points, but that was more than enough to reach the play-offs). And they knocked out Monaco, although after the victory in France they barely brought it to a draw at the home arena. Yamal and the company started with a misfire in Monaco. Nevertheless, then the club won 6 times in a row, including a game against Benfica. And only the end of the group stage brought a draw in the struggle with Atalanta.
The representative of Portugal manages to score twice per round. At the same time, Trubin concedes an average of one and a half goals per meeting. “The Catalans” play traditionally spectacularly: 3.5 goals scores and 1.63 goals conceded.
Benfica vs Barcelona: key statistics and trends
- Benfica has lost 1 of 6 previous league matches.
- The Portuguese club has failed to score in 2 of 10 previous confrontations.
- Barcelona has won 6 of 7 previous rounds.
- All matches involving Lewandowski and the company have seen at least 3 goals scored.
Benfica vs Barcelona: possible starting line-ups
Benfica (possible line-up): Trubin – Alvaro Fernandes, Otamendi, Antonio Silva, Tomas Araújo – Kökçü, Florentino, Aursnes – Skjellerup, Pavlidis, Aktürkoğlu.
Barcelona (possible line-up): Szczęsny – Balde, Cubarsi, Araújo, Kounde – Pedri, Casado, Raphinha, Gavi, Yamal – Lewandowski.
Previous head-to-head matches: Benfica vs Barcelona
The guests won with a 5-4 score at the same stadium in January. Still, there had been 2 draws and success of the Portuguese club before that.
Free prediction for the match Benfica vs Barcelona
The guests remain the favourites of the following battle. Still, taking into account the statistics of the clubs, we expect “total: over 3.0” (odd: 1.66).
