Club Brugge vs Benfica: Prediction, Tips & Odds – Feb. 15, 2023
Club Brugge vs Benfica Prediction 15.02.2023. The second day of competition in the knockout phase of the Champions League brings us two new interesting duels. Club Brugge will host the leader of the Portuguese championship, Benfica, in the match for a place in the quarterfinals.
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Club Brugge vs Benfica Odds
Club Brugge vs Benfica 1X2: 4.29/3.73/1.86
Total Over/Under (2.5): 1.89/1.96
Odds via ivibet Sportsbook.
Club Brugge Team News
Club Brugge qualified for the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League as the second-placed team in Group B with three wins, two draws and one loss. So after six rounds played, the vice-champion of Belgium had only one point less than Porto.
The defense of Club Brugge is playing very good. They managed to play five of the six games without conceding a goal. It can be expected that Club Brugge will rely on defense in the next meeting against Benfica. But Brugge lost four of the last five matches against teams from Portugal.
Lately they have been struggling in the domestic championship and after the break they have won only one of the previous nine games. After 25 played rounds Brugge is in fourth place in the table with 42 points.
Benfica Team News
On the other hand, Benfica enters this match after the recent relegation from the Taca de Portugal by Braga. But, the club from Lisbon has been in excellent form since the beginning of the year.
They have won six out seven games played in all competitions. Benfica is in the leading position in the Portuguese championship with five points more than the second-placed Porto.
Benfica conceded only three goals in the previous eight matches. In the winter transfer window the club was left without Enzo Fernandez, who now plays in Chelsea.
They will want to win the first match against Brugge. They have lost only one of the last 14 games against Belgian teams in European competitions.
H2H
These two teams have never played against each other in the past.
Injuries and suspensions
Club Brugge: Ferran Jutgla and Andreas Skov Olsen are questionable for this match.
Benfica: Coach will have all players available for the first leg of the round of 16.
Club Brugge vs Benfica Prediction
Club Brugge is a debutant at this stage of the competition. Their current form suggests that this season’s journey for Brugge in the Champions League will most likely end in the round of 16.
Benfica is an excellent team with a lot of experience of playing such matches. So we believe that they will win against Brugge. Our suggestion for this match is Benfica to win.
Kick-off time: Wednesday, 15.02.2023. 9:00 PM Local time GMT+1 / 21:00 CET
Prediction: 2
Odds: 1.86
Sportsbook: Ivibet
