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Shakhtar Donetsk v Benfica Lisbon Betting Tips [20 February 2020]

Football - Europa League

20 February 2020 12:55

SHAKHTAR DONETSK
2
End
1
BENFICA LISBON
45' :  0 - 0
Both teams to score - yes
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The match

Shakhtar currently lead the way in the Ukranian top-flight but they haven’t had a competitive match since the middle of the December with the league enjoying its two-month winter break. The hosts here remain unbeaten in their domestic league and have won 16 of their 18 games but they were dumped out of the Champions League as they managed only one victory in six games in that competition. Nonetheless, they come into this game against Benfica, who are leading the way also in their domestic league, knowing that their guests also struggle at Europe’s top table and especially away from home as they lost two and drew the other of their three matches on the road.  

Benfica are enjoying a fine season domestically as they continue to lead the way in search of back-to-back titles in Portugal but they have lost their last two games in the league and are without a win in three in all competitions. Before this winless run they were on a seven-game winning streak and their two most recent defeats were their first two since November when they lost a Champions League clash with Lyon. The visitors have only lost five of their 36 games so far this season but three of those came in Europe and they have struggled continentally despite thriving domestically. Benfica may have failed on the road amongst Europe’s elite but they have won three of their last five away games and will be confident heading into a crunch clash with a team who haven’t contested a competitive match for over two months. 

Key Statistics

  • Shakhtar failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their six Champions League games.
  • Benfica may not have won on the road but they managed to score in all three of their away matches in the Champions League.
  • The home side scored in four of their six CL matches netting eight times in total.

The bet of our experts

This may be a game between two of the Champions League drop-outs but it will ooze quality and I see two teams really going for it in this one in order to take a firm hold of this tie. Benfica may be on a dip in form but they have been tremendous for large parts of the season and Shakhtar are always hard to beat in Ukraine so I see both teams scoring in this match. 

Created on 18/02/2020 at 02:02
All tips are fully researched and given in good faith, but profits cannot be guaranteed.
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