A match between Benfica and Bayern will take place in the 3rd round of the Club World Cup on June 24, 2025. The Germans have already decided everything, but they may not lose to the old enemy.
Preview: Benfica vs Bayern Munich
The club from Lisbon won the Primeira in 2023. Still, then it lost the protracted title race twice in a row to its neighbour, Sporting. Moreover, the team lost the derby cup final this spring. On the other hand, it managed to win the League Cup in the winter, on penalties. And there the opponent was the hated champion!
The German grandee failed 2023/2024, not taking any trophies at all and rolling back to 3rd place in the Bundesliga. Kompany was unexpectedly called in to fix the situation. And the specialist did it, at least confidently returning his new wards to 1st place. At the same time, the club, however, was knocked out of the cup early and lost to Inter in the Champions League play-offs due to a defeat in Munich.
Performing at the Club World Cup, Bruno Lage’s footballers started with a game against Boca Juniors. There, the rivals exchanged both goals and red cards, finishing with a 2-2 draw. Then the club “let off steam” in the meeting with Auckland City – 6-0. The Germans, having warmed up with the representatives of Oceania, which did not assemble the optimal line-up due to the fact that the players could not ask for time off from work (that game ended with a 10-0 score). As for the battle against a much more dangerous opponent from South America, the team won by a minimum, 2-1, but that success actually guaranteed the play-offs.
Benfica vs Bayern: key statistics and trends
Benfica has been unbeaten in 2 games.
On average, Benfica scores 2.47 goals and concedes 0.82 goals per meeting.
50% of Benfica’s struggles have ended with “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per encounter is 3.29.
Bayern has won 6 of 7 previous matches.
On average, Bayern scores 2.91 goals and concedes 0.94 goals per battle.
53% of Bayern’s confrontations have brought “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per meeting is 3.85.
Benfica vs Bayern: possible starting line-ups
Benfica (possible line-up): Trubin – Alvaro Fernandez, Antonio Silva, Otamendi – Dahl, Aktürkoğlu, Bruma, Florentino, Kökçü, Tomas Araújo – Pavlidis.
Bayern (possible line-up): Neuer – Guerreiro, Stanisic, Dier, Laimer – Pavlovic, Kimmich, Coman, Gnabry, Olise – Kane.
Previous head-to-head matches: Benfica vs Bayern
The Germans have not lost a single meeting of their 13 head-to-head encounters. And they won for the fifth time in a row in November.
Free prediction for the match Benfica vs Bayern
The Germans are in great shape. Let’s believe that they will not slow down and will take a victory again (odd: 1.94).
