Match preview
PSG are back in action this week with another UEFA Champions League match when they take on Benfica at the Estadio da Luz on Wednesday night.
The Parisians have been in impressive form this season and have the upper hand in this game
Benfica are currently top of the Primeira Liga and are having another impressive season.
However, like they say, what goes up must surely come down… and Benfica were the victims of that age-old saying last weekend as Roger Schmidt’s Vitoria SC ended an impressive winning streak in a goalless draw against their Primeira Liga opponents on Saturday.
Before that 0-0 draw, Benfica started his 2022/23 season with 13 wins from 13 matches in all competitions, kicking off a sensational new era under Schmidt.
The Portuguese giants have also won five of their last five encounters against French opponents in the Champions League.
Though they have scored at least two goals in each of their seven home victories so far this season, we can’t take away the fact that PSG knows something about forward dominance.
Like Benfica, PSG are undefeated so far in the 2022/23 season. They have 7 wins in all competitions so far.
PSG are also currently top of Ligue 1 and have been impressive this year under Christophe Gaultier. France’s reigning champions are looking to move up a notch this week after beating Nice in their crucial 2-1 victory last weekend.
Benfica and PSG have not locked horns in any competition since the group stage of the 2013/14 Champions League season, where the Parisians beat their Portuguese counterparts 3-0 at home before losing 2-1 away.
Going into this match, the pendulum is likely to swing PSG’s way.
Benfica vs PSG H2H
Benfica  | 2 – 3 |  PSG |
Benfica vs PSG form guide
Benfica’s last 5 games – DWWWW
Guimaraes  | 0 – 0 |  Benfica |
Benfica  | 5 – 0 |  Maritimo |
Juventus  | 1 – 2 |  Benfica |
Famalicao  | 0 – 1 |  Benfica |
Benfica  | 2 – 0 |  Maccabi Haifa |
PSG’s last 5 games – WWWWW
 PSG | 2 – 1 |  Nice |
 Lyon | 0 – 1 |  PSG |
 Maccabi Haifa | 1 – 3 |  PSG |
 PSG | 1 – 0 |  Brest |
 PSG | 2 – 1 |  Juventus |
Key facts
- Benfica have won 5 of the last 6 home matches in the UEFA Champions League and kept a clean sheet in 4 of them.
- PSG have a slight advantage over Benfica in Europe and have won 3/6 confrontations between the two teams, compared to 2 victories of Benfica.
- The last encounter between the two teams was in the group stage in 2013 and brought an impressive 2-1 win for Benfica.
- PSG have a bad record at Estadio da Luz and lost all of their last 3 away matches against Benfica in European competitions.
- Benfica have won their last five home matches against French rivals in European competitions and have beaten Lyon, Lille, PSG and Monaco in that span.
- PSG have only lost one of their last 11 UEFA Champions League group stage matches, the only loss in that period being against Manchester City in 2021.
Benfica vs PSG prediction
Likely outcomes in this fixture are as follows:
- PSG TO WIN @ 1.74
- BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @ 1.49
*DISCLAIMER: Odds are subject to change
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