Expert analysis

Benfica Form Points to Away Result at Milan

Benfica enter this match with consistent recent results that feature multiple victories and draws. Their forward line creates regular scoring chances through quick transitions and set pieces. The visitors have kept their defensive structure tight enough to restrict most opponents. In the previous encounter Benfica secured the win on the road against this opponent. AC Milan show little output from their home fixtures based on the season trends available. Benfica also produce games that frequently feature open play and multiple chances at both ends. These patterns together indicate Benfica can take at least a point from the trip.

Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate

Result

0–2 WON

Our pick “Draw or Benfica” at odds 1.70 won — final score 0–2.

Match timeline

First half
S. Pavlovic 11'
D. Lukebakio assist J. Kaminski 16'
S. El Karouani 26'
J. Duran 37'
Second half
M. Gila ↓ F. Terracciano 46'
C. Pulisic ↓ O. Hutchinson 46'
J. Kaminski assist S. El Karouani 53'
D. Moreira ↓ A. Cisse 57'
A. Saelemaekers ↓ D. Bartesaghi 57'
L. Barreiro ↓ F. Aursnes 70'
G. Prestianni ↓ G. Sudakov 70'
A. Rabiot ↓ A. Jashari 73'
D. Banjaqui 77'
V. Pavlidis ↓ J. Duran 80'
A. Schjelderup ↓ J. Kaminski 80'
L. Barreiro 84'
S. Dahl ↓ S. El Karouani 88'
V. Pavlidis 90+2'

This season

	AC Milan	Benfica
Over 2.5 goals	—	83%
Clean sheet	—	17%
Failed to score	—	0%
Scored per game	0.0	3.2
Conceded per game	0.0	1.0
Scored home / away	0.0 / 0.0	4.7 / 1.7

Across 0 and 6 matches played this season.

League table position

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
3	AZA AZ Alkmaar	0	0	0	0	0
4	BEN Benfica ▲	0	0	0	0	0
5	BEI Beşiktaş	0	0	0	0	0
6	BOU Bournemouth	0	0	0	0	0
7	CEL Celje	0	0	0	0	0
8	CEL Celta Vigo	0	0	0	0	0
9	CEL Celtic	0	0	0	0	0
10	CRY Crystal Palace	0	0	0	0	0
11	FER Ferencvarosi TC	0	0	0	0	0
12	DIN Dinamo Zagreb	0	0	0	0	0
13	HAP Hapoel Beer Sheva	0	0	0	0	0
14	HOF 1899 Hoffenheim	0	0	0	0	0
15	JAG Jagiellonia	0	0	0	0	0
16	JUV Juventus	0	0	0	0	0
17	LEC Lech Poznan	0	0	0	0	0
18	BAY Bayer Leverkusen	0	0	0	0	0
19	LEV Levski Sofia	0	0	0	0	0
20	LIL Lillestrom	0	0	0	0	0
21	LYO Lyon	0	0	0	0	0
22	MAR Marseille	0	0	0	0	0
23	ACM AC Milan ▲	0	0	0	0	0
24	NEC NEC Nijmegen	0	0	0	0	0

Recent form · last 5 finished matches

AC Milan WWWDD

W @ Manchester United 4–2 Aug 15

W @ Torino 2–1 Aug 23

W vs Venezia 2–0 Aug 28

D @ Juventus 1–1 Sep 6

D @ Lazio 2–2 Sep 12

Benfica WWWWW

W vs Aarhus 3–1 Aug 20

W @ Aarhus 3–1 Aug 27

W vs Estoril 2–1 Aug 31

W @ Maritimo 3–0 Sep 5

W @ Moreirense 4–0 Sep 9

Goals trend · last 5 matches

AC Milan

Scored 2.2 avg

4 2 2 1 2

Conceded 1.2 avg

2 1 0 1 2

Benfica

Scored 3.0 avg

3 3 2 3 4

Conceded 0.6 avg

1 1 1 0 0

Head-to-head · last meetings

0 AC Milan

0 Draws

1 Benfica

Jul 2019 AC Milan 0–1 Benfica Benfica

Over 2.5 goals in 0 of the last 1 meetings.

Confirmed lineups

AC Milan 3-4-2-1

16 Mike Maignan G
42 Filippo Terracciano D
5 Koni De Winter D
31 Strahinja Pavlović D
21 Samuel Chukwueze M
80 Yunus Musah M
30 Ardon Jashari M
33 Davide Bartesaghi M
20 Omari Hutchinson F
70 Alphadjo Cissè F
9 Gonçalo Ramos F

Bench Lorenzo Torriani, Fikayo Tomori, Mario Gila, Matteo Gabbia, Pervis Estupiñán, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Adrien Rabiot, Luka Modrić, Diego Moreira, Alexis Saelemaekers, Christian Pulišić, Francesco Camarda

Ruben Amorim

Benfica 4-2-3-1

1 Anatoliy Trubin G
58 Daniel Banjaqui D
44 Tomás Araújo D
3 Alessandro Circati D
34 Souffian El Karouani D
8 Fredrik Aursnes M
36 João Palhinha M
11 Dodi Lukebakio M
10 Georgiy Sudakov M
13 Jakub Kamiński M
22 Jhon Durán F

Bench Samuel Soares, Clément Lenglet, Samuel Dahl, Enzo Barrenechea, Manu Silva, Leandro Barreiro, Andreas Schjelderup, Gianluca Prestianni, Rafa Silva, Claudio Echeverri, Vangelis Pavlidis, Anísio Cabral

Marco Silva

Team news · injuries & suspensions

AC Milan

No reported absences

Benfica

OUT A. Bah Injury
OUT A. Bah Injury