Europa League - Group I: Benfica vs Everton
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Last weekend Benfica hammered lower division side Recreativo de Monsanto 6:0 and the Eagles thus qualified for the next stage of Portuguese Cup. Everton, on the other hand, failed to win their second successive home game and they were lucky to get even one point against Wolves.
Benfica are impressive
Benfica are playing excellent football this season and they are one of the in-form teams in Europe. Jorge Jesus’ team are playing attractive attacking football and that approach is producing excellent results. Therefore, we see odds of 3.00 offered by William Hill on Benfica to score in both halves as really generous and it would be a shame to pass on such a great offer.
We have already mentioned the whole team are helping in attack and it is interesting that no less than 11 players managed to score at least one goal so far. However, Paraguayan striker Oscar Cardozo, who scored 8 goals in 7 games, is the best of the bunch and he’s been in top form playing for both club and country. Thus, backing Cardozo to score at 2.75 offered by Paddy Power looks like the right thing to do.
The Toffees closing in on the first place in the group
Everton ended the great run of results with two home draws against Stoke and Wolves, and if they want to challenge the top 6 finish in the Premier League, the Toffees need to win this match so that they could completely focus on the league campaign afterwards. The situation with injured players is improving, while it is clear the visitors come to Portugal to win this game and ensure the place in the next stage. With players like Saha, Jo and Yakubu up front, the visitors should have no problems scoring goals. William Hill is paying 4.50 on Everton to score in both halves.
David Moyes is heavily relying on Louis Saha this season and the former Man United forward has scored 5 goals in 7 league games, while he also played well in Europe. He has a wealth of European experience and Benfica defenders will have real problems containing the Frenchman. Therefore, our advice is to back Saha to score at 3.60 offered by Paddy Power.
Betting verdict
The defeat to AEK was a real setback for Benfica and they simply have to try and win this game. Everton are also looking for three points that would ensure them the first place in the standings and this match does look too close to call. Both sides have high ambitions in their domestic leagues but this especially stands for Benfica, who finally have the team capable of winning Liga Sagres title. This is why we will give slight advantage to Everton.
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