Analysts consider the Portuguese club the favorite in the return match of the 1/8 finals and the confrontation in general
March 14 in the return match of the 1/8 finals of the Europa League Benfica will play Rangers. According to bookmaker experts, Benfica are favorites for the match in Glasgow and the confrontation with Rangers.
Benfica’s chances of winning the match are estimated as 1×2.41. Probability of winning Rangers in a home match – 1×2.97. The chance that match Rangers – Benfica will end in a draw – 1×3.7.
At the same time, the probability of Benfica reaching the next round is 1×1.72. The chance that Rangers will reach the quarterfinals is 1×2.18.
Rangers surprised in Lisbon by drawing 2:2. It is interesting that this is the second match in a row between Benfica and Rangers ending with such a score (in 2020, the teams played in Glasgow as part of the group stage) and the third draw in a row in the confrontation between the teams.
Rangers
Europa League. 1/8 finals. Return match
03/14/2024
19:45
Benfica
After the first match in the 1/8 finals of the Europa League, Benfica and Rangers each won their national tournaments. Rangers beat Hibernian away, Benfica beat Estoril at home. Thus, both teams have unbeaten streaks of two matches.
Benfica is not playing very well on the road – only two wins in the last 11 matches. Rangers are very strong at home and have only lost three times at Ibrox in the Europa League over the past 12-and-a-half years. The Scots have Cortes, Cantwell, Matondo, Sima, Dowell, Danilo in the infirmary. The Portuguese have Bernat.
Considering that both teams need to score today, and the last three head-to-head matches between Rangers and Benfica were productive, it is not surprising that the probability of “both teams to score” is estimated as 1×1.58. The chance of “the total in the match is more than 2.5” is 1×1.68. As, in fact, the estimate of the chances of “Benfica winning with a clean sheet” is not surprising – 1×4.75.
Source: Sportarena
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