On Thursday, Benfica goes to the Lech Poznan pitch for a Group D meeting of the Europa League. Both teams will want to start at best in this group D.
Lech Poznan vs Benfica Free Soccer Tips
Long in the game to try to win the title in Poland last year, Lech Poznan finally failed to gain the upper hand over Legia Warsaw and therefore had to be satisfied with his 2nd place, 3 lengths behind the champion. Forced to go through the Europa League play-offs, the club took out the Latvians from Valmieira, the Swedes from Hammarby, the Cypriots from Apollo and finally the Belgians from Sporting Charleroi (1-2) to reach these group stages. It’s more complicated in the league where this team has only taken 8 points in 6 days. Last week, she was beaten by Jagiellonia Bialystok (2-1) and confirmed her difficulties.
For its part, Benfica failed to keep its crown of the king of Portugal by finishing only in 2nd place behind FC Porto. Forced to go through the dams to try to reach the Champions League, the residents of the Stade de la Luz were surprised by PAOK Salonika (2-1) and were therefore transferred to C3 where they had been eliminated in the round of 16 last year by Shakhtar Donestk. On the other hand, the Lisbonites got off to an ideal start in the league by winning all of their 4 matches, the last of which against Rio Ave on Saturday (0-3).
The staff for Lech Poznan vs Benfica
On the side of Lech Poznan, difficult to identify a head particularly known by the French-speaking public. However, the club has some hopes of Polish football with midfielders Marchwinski, Moder, Skoras and Kaminski. In attack, the Swedish striker Ishak, author of 4 goals in 6 games, seems to be the best cartridge of his team. Note the absence of porter n ° 1 van der Hart.
For Benfica, defensive callers Vertonghen, Otamendi and Alex Grimaldo, midfielders Everton, Gabriel, Pizzi and Weigl and prolific strikers Seferovic (3 goals) and Waldschmidt (4 goals) are all present for this meeting. Only the midfielder replacing Samaris is missing for this poster.
Key points for the match Lech Poznan vs Benfica
The match with a limited number of spectators (30% of the stadium capacity).
Coaches have the possibility of making 5 substitutions during the game.
Lech Poznan vs Benfica Free Soccer Tips
Benfica is showing good dispositions at the start of the season and the Lisbon club seem to have the resources to come and get the 3 points in this meeting. Benfica victory!
Betting Tips: Benfica
Odds: 1.47
