Benfica v Atletico Madrid

Benfica vs Atletico Madrid Preview

Benfica picked up a sixth win in seven games on the weekend with a comprehensive 5-1 thrashing of Gil Vicente in the domestic Primeira Liga, while Atletico Madrid settled for a point against local rivals Real Madrid as the two sides shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw in the Spanish top flight.

Benfica will return to the home surroundings of their Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica for this matchday 2 encounter and having previously opened their account in this season's Champions League with a 2-1 win away from home at Serbian outfit Red Star Belgrade, the Portuguese hosts will fancy their chances of adding to their points tally here on Wednesday night.

Five victories in the Portuguese Primeira Liga will also give Bruno Lage's side plenty of confidence following victories against the likes of Casa Pia, Estrela, Santa Clara, Boavista and Gil Vicente, while the bigger picture also reflects Benfica's efforts in a positive light.

Indeed, the hosts have been handed just two defeats in their last 16 matches overall which came by way of losses to Fulham in a pre-season friendly and a shock 2-0 loss on the road at Famalicao but the hosts have also collected 10 wins within this period as well.

Five of Benfica's last 10 home games have also resulted in both teams scoring.

Atletico Madrid's unbeaten start to this season's domestic La Liga campaign continued on the weekend when they drew 1-1 with city rivals Real Madrid which in turn extended the visitors' undefeated run in all competitions to 14 games overall, and the Spanish side registered a 2-1 home win against RB Leipzig in their Champions League opener as well.

10 victories collected within this 14-game sequence suggests Atletico Madrid will also fancy their chances of getting something out of this upcoming matchday 2 encounter at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica while seven of Atletico Madrid's 14 games have also resulted in both teams hitting the back of the net as well.

Results away from home have also benefitted from Atletico Madrid's turnaround in form as Diego Simeone's side are unbeaten in each of their last nine outings on the road, picking up seven wins in the process.

Four of these nine away games have also seen both teams score and having scored in 10 of their previous 11 away games in all competitions, the visitors look likely to breach Benfica's defence at least once in this upcoming clash on Wednesday night.

Benfica v Atletico Madrid Verdict

These two clubs have met before in the Champions League back in 2015 with Benfica and Atletico Madrid both securing 2-1 wins apiece and the prospects of both sides hitting the back of the net in this upcoming matchday 2 tie also looks promising.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.70

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.40

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 6.50