Monaco vs Benfica Prediction & Betting Tips (27 November)

AS Monaco is one of the great satisfactions of this league phase of the Champions League on the French side with Stade Brestois and Losc. Expected to play a role in the race for the top 8, the Principality club is doing even better by occupying the 3rd step of the podium halfway through. Indeed, with 10 points on the clock, Adi Hütter's men are only ahead of Liverpool and Sporting in the standings. After starting with a gala victory against FC Barcelona 2-1, the Monegasques were then held to a draw by Dinamo Zagreb on a completely wet pitch. Then, they did not tremble to defeat Red Star Belgrade 5-1 and Bologna 0-1 to remain ideally placed in the standings. In the championship, the Rocher players are also in a good position since they are in 2nd place in the ranking behind PSG after their defeats against Nice 2-1 and especially Angers 0-1. Winner of Strasbourg 1-3 before the break, ASM welcomes Brest on Friday evening. Opposite, Benfica also had an ideal start to this Champions League.

The Portuguese were indeed able to find the resources to win at Red Star Belgrade 1-2 before outclassing Atlético Madrid 4-0 a few weeks later. But they were unable to extend this very good dynamic by subsequently losing against Feyenoord 1-3 and against Bayern Munich 1-0. Consequently, Angel Di Maria's partners fell to 19th place in the ranking of this C1. On the national scene, the Lisbon people are not at their best either. 3rd in the championship, already 8 lengths behind the neighbor and rival of Sporting with one game less, however, Benfica still had a successful performance during the clash against FC Porto 4-1. On Saturday, he will face Arouca in the Cup.

AS Monaco will not be able to count on unused midfielder Edan Diop (no matches) and striker Balogun (3 goals in Ligue 1) who will not play again for a while. Starting midfielder Camara, suspended last Friday against Brest championship, will this time be eligible for this European match. Captain Zakaria returned to competition on Friday and the promising Akliouche (2 goals in the Champions League) is in doubt for this poster. On the other hand, the other nugget, Ben Seghir (4 goals in Ligue 1), should be operational just like the prolific defender Kherer (2 goals in L1) who scored the winning goal in Bologna on the last day. a priori, Benfica will not be able to rely on the services of striker Gouveia who is still in the infirmary along with Argentinian substitute Prestianni, victim of an ankle injury.

Absent with Luxembourg during the last break, midfielder Barreiro is uncertain, he is on his way back. For what is undoubtedly his last season in Europe, the Argentinian Di Maria remains quite effective with already 3 goals and 2 assists to his credit in the league and a goal in the Champions League. Turkish winger Aktürkoglu (5 goals in the league) should retain the confidence of his coach, as should Greek striker Pavlidis (3 goals).