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Our Monaco vs Benfica Prediction Sees Eagles Fly Away with First-Leg Win

Monaco and Benfica go head-to-head in a two-legged UEFA Champions League play-off. The Portuguese side are fancied to progress, but the Ligue 1 outfit are the slight favourites in leg one at the Stade Louis II.

Champions League Betting Picks

Benfica Win – 3.00

Vangelis Pavlidis to Score Anytime – 2.50

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Can Benfica Win in Monaco Again?

Monaco are in the Champions League play-offs after four wins, three defeats, and one draw. They finished in 17^th place on 13 points, three points away from eighth.

Benfica also took 13 points from a possible 24, finishing just above Monaco on goal difference. They won half of their eight fixtures, scored 16 goals, and shipped 12.

Adi Hutter’s side picked up ten points from their opening four matches, but three defeats from their last four ended their top-eight aspirations. The Ligue 1 side lost 3-0 at Inter Milan in their previous Champions League fixture.

Benfica made sure of a play-off place with an impressive 2-0 win at Juventus on matchday eight. Goals from Vangelis Pavlidis and Orkun Kokcu did the damage in Turin.

Recent Monaco vs Benfica Head-to-Head Meetings

The pair met in the league phase of the competition in November, with Benfica winning a five-goal thriller at the Stade Louis II. The Portuguese side fell behind twice, but late goals from Arthur Cabral and Zeki Amdouni gave Benfica all three points in Monaco.

The previous meetings came in the 2014-15 Champions League group stage. After a goalless draw at the Stade Louis II, Benfica won the home match. Talisca’s goal eight minutes from time secured a 1-0 victory at the Estadio da Luz.

Monaco vs Benfica Betting Tips & Predictions

Benfica have already won in Monaco this season, and we can see Bruno Lage’s side securing another Champions League victory at the Stade Louis II. The away win is nicely priced at 3.00.

Greek striker Pavlidis has scored seven goals in his last five games, including a Champions League hat-trick against Barcelona. Pavlidis is available at 2.50 to net anytime in this one.