Pass accuracy: 91% - 84%
Accurate passes: - - -
Total passes: 610 - 414
84%
(-/414)
57
Ball Possession (%)
43
Additional Information
Referee:Halil Umut Meler
Stadium:Эштадиу да Луж (Лиссабон)
Weather:Пасмурно, +16°C
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Based on last 50 matches across all tournaments, up to 03/07/2023
To build a prediction for the Benfica - Club Brugge KV match, scheduled for 7 March 2023, several key factors could influence the outcome. Benfica have played 50 matches, in which they won 37 of them, drew 9 times and lost 4 matches. Club Brugge KV, having played 50 matches, won 25 times, drew 15 matches and lost 10 defeats. In the league, Benfica average 2.3 goals scored per game and 0.8 conceded. Club Brugge KV average 1.6 scored and 1.1 conceded. These sides last met on 14 February 2023 at Club Brugge KV's ground, where the away side proved stronger.
The home team Benfica played well in the first away match in Belgium, winning 2-0 against Club Brugge KV, and today I also think they will win at home, and I think there will be more than three goals in the match, because the visitors will have to open up.
Everything has already been decided in this match, so I expect a calm, measured game from the home side, who will dictate the pace of the match, and the Belgians are unlikely to make any serious attempts to fight back. I don't think we will see many yellow cards.
In this match, Benfica settled everything for themselves in the first leg, beating Club Brugge KV away by two goals. I think there will be a slow start here, an easy game, without yellow cards. The referee is Turkish, Meler, and he may well — and should — officiate a Total Under 4 Yellow Cards.
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In 10 out of 17 last matches involving Club Brugge KV, a draw was recorded.
X5.03
In 7 out of last 12 away matches involving Club Brugge KV, a draw was recorded.
X5.03
Benfica does not concede in 26 out of 46 last matches.
IT2U (0.5)2.385
Club Brugge KV does not scoreaway in 7 out of 13 last matches.
IT2U (0.5)2.385
Benfica scores over 2 goals in 10 out of 22 last matches.
IT1O (2.5)2.18
Benfica scores over 2 goals in 11 out of last 18 home matches.
IT1O (2.5)2.18
In 11 out of 15 last matches involving Benfica, at least one team did not score.
Both Teams To Score - No2.04
Benfica wins by more than 1 goal in 4 last matches.
H1 (-1.5)2.025
Benfica wins at homeby more than 1 goal in 12 out of 18 last matches.
H1 (-1.5)2.025
In 4 last matches, Benfica won the second half.
2nd Half - W11.775
Injuries & suspensions
The home side will be without several players from the rotation. The away side will be missing a first-team player - forward Андрес Сков Ольсен, and are also missing several rotation players.
Referee statistics
The referee for this match is Халил Мелер (Turkey). Over the last 100 matches, he has shown 483 yellow cards (averaging 4.8 per match) and 31 red cards (averaging 0.3 per match), which marks him as a fairly strict referee. He has awarded a penalty in 36% of matches (36 out of 100).