Benfica - CSKA Moscow

Benfica hosts CSKA Moscow in a match from Group A of the Champions League and we are about to have a look at this game. Here are our soccer betting predictions for this game in the beautiful city of Lisboa.

Benfica and Manchester United are the big favourites in this group, but CSKA Moscow and Basel are not teams which have to be taken lightly. They have really rich experience in European football, including Champions League. These two teams can really cause some troubles to the big clubs, if they are underestimated. Although we believe that Benfica and United are experienced to know that they shouldn’t do that.

Benfica will try to start their participation in the Champions League with a win. The Portuguese team is a regular participant in the competition and they know how to get through the group stages. And let’s be honest - their group is fairly decent for them, so they won’t have an excuse if they fail to qualify for the knockout phase.

As for CSKA Moscow, their goal would be at least finishing at 3rd place and qualifying for the Europa League. If they can do something better than this - well, that would be great. Finishing last in the group would be accepted as a failure in Moscow, that’s for sure.

It's hard for any team to be a visitor to Benfica’s stadium, so it won’t be an exception for CSKA Moscow as well. Benfica are the favourites in this game and there are many reasons for that. But yes - Benfica’s fans know how to create a perfect atmosphere to support their team. There’s no doubt they will do this one more time against CSKA on Tuesday night!

These were our soccer betting predictions for the match between Benfica and CSKA in Lisboa. Good luck!