Benfica vs Standard Liege Predictions

• Benfica are unbeaten in all 22 home games they’ve played in the Europa League
• Liege had the joint-fewest shots of any side in this season’s competition in their last game
• Benfica have won their last six games, scoring 19 times
• The hosts have won four of their last five games to nil

Surging Benfica can Breeze Past Liege

Benfica impressed when they met Lech Poznan last time out, with Darwin Nunez hitting a hat-trick to fire them towards glory. The omens look good for the Portuguese side going into this clash too.

Benfica have played 22 home games in the UEFA Europa League without ever being defeated (W18 D4); this is the most of any side yet to lose at home in the competition since it was rebranded in 2009.

Standard Liege attempted just four shots on MD1 against Rangers, losing 2-0, with no team attempting fewer in this season’s UEFA Europa League. The Belgian side faded as the game went on, they didn’t have a single shot in the second half against Rangers.

Meanwhile, Benfica are in fine form, winning their last six games and scoring 19 goals in the process. With the Portuguese giants winning four of their last five to nil, we expect them to comfortably clear a -1 handicap against shot-shy Liege.

Our first prediction here is Benfica -1, while we’re backing a 3-0 victory for the high-scoring hosts.