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Monaco vs Benfica Predictions - Goals at both ends in Champions League

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 11 Feb 2025

Ralph Staniforth 11 Feb 2025

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Monaco are in strong home form, winning their last 3 matches.
Benfica has demonstrated resilience, turning around their form recently.
BTTS is highly probable with both teams having consistent scoring records.

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Benfica won 3-2 in Monaco on November 27 (Getty)

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Monaco are in decent home form but Benfica have what it takes to find the back of the net. I am backing BTTS with a draw quite possible.

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Head to Head
Monaco Form & News
Benfica Form & News

Monaco have won their last 3 home matches.
Monaco have scored in their last 7 home matches.
Benfica won their last 3 matches.
Benfica have seen BTTS in 4 of their last 5 matches.

Head to Head

Benfica have won two of their last three matches with one ending in a draw. WHen they met in November 2024, Benfica won 3-2 in France.

Monaco Form & News

Monaco have won their last three home matches, the run including a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa in the Champions League. They beat Rennes 3-2 and Auxerre 4-2 in Ligue 1.

Adi Hütter’s side haven’t won on the road since December. They are coming off a 4-1 defeat at PSG, conceding three unanswered goals in the second half.

Benfica Form & News

Benfica lost two straight matches in January, beginning with a 5-4 defeat against Barcelona in the Champions League. They suffered a 3-1 defeat at Casa Pia in the Primeira Liga.

The Eagles bounced back in the Champions League, beating Juventus 2-0 in Italy. They remained on the road in the Liga, winning 3-2 at Estrela da Amadora where they led 2-0 after 10 minutes.

Bruno Lage’s side beat Moreirense 3-2 on Saturday. Vangelis Pavlidis scored twice in the opening 15 minutes, ending the game with 6-4 shots on target.

Verdict

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Benfica won 3-2 at Monaco in the group stage, scoring two late goals against 10 men. BTTS is my best bet here with a draw this time around.

BTTS Yes

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Ralph is from South Africa and studied Sports Science post school at ETA (Education Teachers Academy) in Cape Town.

He has always had a great passion for sport and this led him into the world of sports journalism, while coaching on the side. Since 2012 Ralph has worked as a journalist and covered many topics from business to sport.

Over the last seven years he has interviewed numerous top rugby and cricket players and coaches in South Africa.

Ralph has been betting on sports for the last ten years. He’s knowledgeable on numerous topics including football, rugby, cricket, tennis and golf.

He supports Manchester United (football), Cheetahs (rugby), Knights (cricket) and has a newly found appreciation for Dominic Thiem on the tennis courts.