Red Star Belgrade vs Benfica: betting odds 19 Sep 2024

Betting tips 19 Sep 2024

Ahead of their first Champions League game, Benfica have seen a managerial change with Bruno Lage taking the helm once again. The trip to Crvena Zvezda will be a stern test for the Portuguese side, but they have a shot at competing even for the top 8 in the table—achieving that will require not dropping points against lesser opponents.

On the domestic front, Crvena Zvezda face little competition (six wins and one draw), so it’s worth looking at their qualification matches against Bodø/Glimt (3:2 on aggregate) ahead of the League Stage. There, they faltered away with a 1:2 loss (10-17 on shots and 0.94-1.48 xG) but managed to recover at home with a 2:0 victory. Notably, in the previous Champions League, the Serbian side failed to win any of their six group stage matches (five losses and one draw), conceding a total of 15 goals. Even at home, they allowed at least two goals in all three matches.

Benfica’s start to the national championship was shaky, but since then they have found form, going four matches without defeat (three wins and one draw). This past weekend, they thrashed Santa Clara (4:1). In that match, Benfica racked up 3.41 xG from 15 shots, indicating they are in excellent shape leading into the Champions League. It's worth noting that Benfica have successfully integrated new signings ahead of the European competitions: for instance, Kerem Aktürkoğlu scored in his first match for the club last game. Currently, only reserve midfielder Fredrik Aursnes is unavailable for Benfica, otherwise, the team is fully prepared for the start of the Champions League.

The European qualification matches have shown that Crvena Zvezda often falter at the first hint of serious competition. Benfica, on the other hand, know how to secure points against such opponents who simply lack the necessary class.

Betting prediction
Benfica to win
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Odds
19/20
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Red Star Belgrade vs Benfica Odds

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Champions League: previous matches in the tournament

Red Star Belgrade
28.08.24
Red Star Belgrade
Bodø / Glimt
W
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Team lineups

Red Star Belgrade

Vladan Milojević
coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
Omri Glazer
gk. 0 0
Ognjen Mimović
df. 2 1
Uroš Spajić
df. 2 1
Yacouba Nasser Djiga
df. 2 0
Young-Woo Seol
df. 2 0
Rade Krunić
mf. 3 0
Mirko Ivanić
mf. 2 0
Timi Elšnik
mf. 2 0
Bruno Duarte
fw. 2 1
Peter Olayinka
fw. 2 0
Silas Katompa Mvumpa
fw. 0 0
Substitutes
Marko Ilić
gk. 2 0
Ivan Guteša
gk. 0 0
Stefan Leković
df. 0 0
Vanja Drkušić
df. 0 0
Dálcio Gomes
mf. 2 0
Luka Ilić
mf. 2 0
Egor Prutsev
mf. 0 0
Guélor Kanga
mf. 0 0
Felício Mendes João Milson
fw. 2 0
Pape Cherif Ndiaye
fw. 2 0
Nemanja Radonjić
fw. 0 0
Benfica

Lars Lagerbäck
coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
Anatoliy Trubin
gk. 1 0
Alexander Hartmann Bah
df. 1 0
António João Pereira de Albuquerque Tavares da Silva
df. 1 0
Nicolás Otamendi
df. 1 0
Álvaro Fernández Carreras
df. 1 0
Florentino
mf. 1 0
Orkun Kökçü
mf. 1 1
Ángel Di María
mf. 1 0
Benjamín Rollheiser
fw. 1 0
Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoğlu
fw. 1 1
Vangelis Pavlidis
fw. 1 0
Substitutes
Samuel Jumpe Soares
gk. 0 0
Issa Kaboré
df. 1 0
Jan-Niklas Beste
df. 1 0
Adrian Bajrami
df. 0 0
Tomás Lemos Araújo
df. 0 0
Fredrik Aursnes
mf. 1 0
Leandro Barreiro
mf. 1 0
André Gomes
mf. 0 0
Mohamed Zeki Amdouni
fw. 1 0
Andreas Rædergård Schjelderup
fw. 0 0
Arthur Cabral
fw. 0 0
Gianluca Prestianni Gross
fw. 0 0

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