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Monaco v Benfica : Champions League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Stade Louis II, Fontvieille

the Stade Louis II plays host on Wednesday night, as Adi Hutter's Monaco are visited by Bruno Lage's Benfica in the Champions League. All statistics, including an in-depth look at the form of both sides and head-to-head history, will update as you click through each of the 17 major markets via the tabs below. The best odds and, of course, KickOff's predictions will too.

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Monaco's next match is v Nantes at 18:00 on Saturday 15th February
Benfica's next match is v Santa Clara at 18:00 on Saturday 15th February
The last European Champions League meeting between Monaco and Benfica was on Wednesday 12th February 2025
European Champions League
February 12th 2025
Monaco 0
1 Benfica
 
48' V. Pavlidis
 
MCO
BEF
Shots On
3
6
Shots Off
2
7
Corners
2
7
Possession
45%
55%
Fouls
10
14
Yellow/red cards
3/1
2/0
 
MonacoBenfica
 
R. Majecki
V. de Oliveira Campos
T. Kehrer
M. Karim
D. Zakaria Lako Lado
A. Golovin (T. Minamino 68')
A. Ali Mohamed Elmusrati
M. Bieveth (S. Magassa 57')
K. Diatta
M. Akliouche (E. Ben Seghir 68')
B. Embolo
A. Trubin
A. Fernández
(Á. Di María Hernández 67') T. Araújo
N. Otamendi
A. Tavares Silva
O. Kökçü
F. Aursnes
(L. Barreiro Martins 67') F. Morris Luís
M. Aktürkoğlu
(A. Belotti 78') football iconV. Pavlidis
(M. Amdouni 78') A. Schjelderup

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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Both Benfica and Monaco supporters should have some reason to cheer as their teams go head-to-head, with KickOff's prediction of both teams to score looking a far stronger pick than any bet on the full time result market. The two sides have plenty in attack, as is borne out by the stats and past head-to-head data below. Even the bookies odds are not finding anything to pick between the sides, with equal threat among their respective squads. Both teams to score is the tip of the day here.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Monaco are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 41% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.30.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Monaco
41%
6/4
9%
29/20
7%
Draw
24%
5/25/2
3%
Benfica
36%
7/4
8%
7/4
5%
Draw 1-1
11%
6/111/2
Monaco 2-1
9%
9/1
5%
15/2
Benfica 2-1
8%
9/1
9%
8/1
5%
Monaco 1-0
7%
10/1
10%
17/2
12%
Draw 2-2
7%
10/1
8%
9/1
9%
Benfica 1-0
7%
11/19/1
5%
Monaco 2-0
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
9%
Benfica 2-0
5%
14/1
12%
12/1
Monaco 3-1
5%
18/1
12%
12/1
Draw 0-0
4%
14/1
15%
10/1
Benfica 3-1
4%
18/1
10%
14/1
12%
Monaco 3-2
4%
22/116/1
Benfica 3-2
3%
22/1
12%
16/1
11%
Monaco 3-0
3%
25/1
24%
18/1
12%
Benfica 3-0
2%
28/120/1
9%
Over 2.5 Goals
61%
4/68/13
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
39%
6/56/5
5%
Home 1st Goal
50%
4/5
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
48%
21/20
7%
-
No 1st Goal
2%
14/1
15%
-
BTTS - Yes
63%
8/15
3%
8/15
4%
BTTS - No
37%
11/8
6%
11/8
6%
BTTS - Home Win
23%
10/3
8%
29/10
BTTS - Draw
19%
3/1
8%
3/1
5%
BTTS - Away Win
20%
7/2
10%
10/3
6%
Home/draw
64%
2/5
3%
4/9
3%
Away/draw
59%
1/2
4%
11/20
3%
Home/away
76%
2/72/7
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
1/51/5
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
7/216/5
8%
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
13/86/4
5%
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
1/21/2
4%
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
7/210/3
10%
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
1/52/11
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
8/17/1
11%
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/141/16
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/251/33
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
12/110/1
Home DNB
57%
4/5
8%
3/4
5%
Away DNB
52%
10/11
9%
1/1
2%
Monaco win to nil
18%
4/1
11%
-
Benfica win to nil
15%
9/2
8%
-
Monaco / Monaco
21%
3/1
7%
11/4
7%
Monaco / Benfica
4%
22/1
12%
18/1
10%
Monaco / Draw
7%
12/110/1
8%
Draw / Monaco
14%
5/119/4
5%
Draw / Benfica
12%
11/2
7%
11/2
Draw / Draw
14%
5/117/4
Benfica / Monaco
4%
22/118/1
Benfica / Benfica
18%
10/3
9%
10/3
2%
Benfica / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Win / draw / win Champions League table

Monaco have played 8 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn zero and won 2. Monaco have conceded 10 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Monaco have played 4 games at home, winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 10 goals, conceded 5 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and scored in every home league game.

Benfica lay in 16th place on 13 points in the Champions League league table having played 8 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 8 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Benfica have conceded 6 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Benfica have played 4 away games, winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Monaco
Benfica
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Liverpool87011221 
-
-
-
-
2
Barcelona86111519 
-
-
-
-
3
Arsenal86111319 
-
-
-
-
4
Inter86111019 
-
-
-
-
5
A.Madrid8602818 
-
-
-
-
6
Leverkusen8512816 
-
-
-
-
7
Lille8512716 
-
-
-
-
8
A Villa8512716 
-
-
-
-
9
Atalanta84311415 
-
-
-
-
10
Dortmund85031015 
-
-
-
-
11
Real Madrid8503815 
-
-
-
-
12
Bayern8503815 
-
-
-
-
13
Milan8503315 
-
-
-
-
14
PSV8422414 
-
-
-
-
15
PSG8413513 
-
-
-
-
16
Benfica Away8413413 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 18
-
-
17
Monaco Home8413013 
-
-
Feb 18
w
 
0-1F
18
Brest8413-113 
-
-
-
-
19
Feyenoord8413-313 
-
-
-
-
20
Juventus8332212 
-
-
-
-
21
Celtic8332-112 
-
-
-
-
22
Man City8323411 
-
-
-
-
23
S. Lisbon8323111 
-
-
-
-
24
Brugge8323-411 
-
-
-
-
25
D. Zagreb8323-711 
-
-
-
-
26
Stuttgart8314-410 
-
-
-
-
27
Shakhtar8215-87 
-
-
-
-
28
Bologna8134-56 
-
-
-
-
29
Red Star Bel.8206-96 
-
-
-
-
30
Sturm Graz8206-96 
-
-
-
-
31
Sparta8116-144 
-
-
-
-
32
RB Leipzig8107-73 
-
-
-
-
33
Girona8107-83 
-
-
-
-
34
Salzburg8107-223 
-
-
-
-
35
S. Bratislava8008-200 
-
-
-
-
36
Young Boys8008-210 
-
-
-
-
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Win / draw / win form
Monaco 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Benfica 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Goal Statistics

Monaco have been steady in attack of late, scoring in 6 consecutive Champions League outings. Their PG of 1.6 against Benfica on Wednesday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Monaco 17th Benfica 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Monaco will score 1 or more goals
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Benfica will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-13
Monaco have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted
+27
Benfica have scored 27% more goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Champions League - 2024/2024 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/294395/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Monaco
PG (predicted goals)
Benfica
1.6
1.5
Attack rating
%
better
MCO
BEF
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
MCO
BEF
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

The line-ups for the Champions League match between Monaco v Benfica will show here when available.

Monaco Champions League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9224
VandersonM AklioucheVandersonD Zakaria
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Majecki GLK7
-
Vanderson DEF92
3
-
M Salisu DEF61
1
-
T Kehrer DEF911
2
-
K Diatta DEF3
-
M Akliouche MID921
-
D Zakaria MID71
4
-
A Musrati MID1
1
1
A Golovin MID91
1
-
B Embolo FWD912
1
-
M Biereth  FWD1
-
Subs
P Köhn GLK2
-
Y Lienard GLK
-
C Henrique DEF7
-
K Ouattara DEF1
-
E Seghir MID91
1
-
L Camara MID8
2
-
T Minamino MID821
-
M. Coulibaly MID
-
E Diop MID
-
S Magassa MID71
-
G Ilenikhena FWD51
-
L. Michal FWD3
-
Benfica Champions League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9624
A TrubinV PavlidisÁngel Di MaríaÁlvaro Fernandez
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Trubin GLK9
-
T Araújo DEF8
-
A Silva DEF6
-
N Otamendi DEF9
2
-
Álvaro Fernandez DEF81
4
-
F Aursnes MID91
2
-
Florentino MID8
3
-
O Kökcü MID93
2
-
K Aktürkoglu FWD93
1
-
V Pavlidis FWD961
1
-
A Schjelderup FWD4
-
Subs
S Soares GLK
-
A Gomes GLK
-
S Dahl DEF
-
L. Sousa Santos DEF
-
A Bajrami DEF
-
Ángel Di María MID912
-
L Barreiro MID6
-
N. Madeira Fernandes Félix MID
-
Z Amdouni FWD91
1
-
A Cabral FWD51
1
A Belotti FWD1
-
G Prestianni FWD
-