Bordeaux vs Benfica Match Preview – Europa League

Benfica travel to the Stade Chaban Delmas this Thursday to take on a Bordeaux side who have lost four of their last seven matches.  The game is finely poised after Benfica won the first leg 1:0 in Portugal leaving the tie hanging in the balance.  The winning team will progress to the quarter finals of the Europa League.

Form:

Bordeaux – W L L W L W L

Benfica  – W W W L W W W

Bordeaux have lost four of their last seven while Benfica have lost just once in seven.

These sides have met just twice in recent years and Benfica have managed to win both times.

Current betting odds – Bordeaux (21/10) Draw (9/4) Benfica (31/20)

Gamingtips Prediction – Bordeaux 1:1 Benfica

Benfica are 1/5 odds to make it through to the next stage of the Europa League and although on paper, they are the better side, they still have work to do after a 1:0 win in Portugal.  French teams generally score very few goals and Bordeaux frequently score 0 or 1 goals per game so it’s difficult to see them outscoring Benfica and progressing.  Benfica may snatch a 1:0 victory and odds of 31/20 aren’t bad but it’s very difficult to trust them after defeating Bordeaux 1:0 in front of their home support.  From a betting perspective correct score (0:1, 1:1) seem like potential outcomes however this is a very difficult match to predict.

This match gets underway 20:05 GMT+0.