Betting on goal scorers in soccer matches

Benfica faces Monaco at the legendary Estadio da Luz in Lisbon in a match from the Champions League’s playoff phase. The Portuguese giants have one goal advantage after a 1-0 win in the first leg in France. Let’s see if they can actually keep it or not. Here is our Betting on goal scorers in soccer matches guide.

A goal from the Greek striker Vangelis Pavlidis was enough for Benfica to secure the win at Stade Louis-II last week. Pavlidis, who scored a magnificent hat-trick against Barcelona, scored at the beginning of the second half. Until the end of the game no more goals were scored so Benfica went home with an important win.

Benfica’s task got easier in the 52nd minute of the match when Monaco’s Al Musrati was sent off with a second yellow card. Bruno Lage’s team even tried to score a second one, but Monaco kept their chances for the second leg.

Now Monaco’s head coach Adi Hütter could try something different for the second leg. Takumi Minamino could return in the line-up for Les Monegasques while Elieses Ben Seghir is also an option for the French team.

Benfica don’t have a reason to make many changes in the line-up. The Eagles will continue to rely on their attacking 4-3-3 formation with Vangelis Pavlidis leading the attack. He’s usually supported by Kerem Akturkoglu and Andreas Schjelderup while Angel Di Maria is waiting for his chances to come in from the bench.

At this moment Benfica are enjoying a run of five consecutive wins in all competitions. On Saturday they faced Santa Clara in the Portuguese league and enjoyed a 1-0 win away from home. Bruma scored the only goal in the game in the beginning of the second half. The manager Bruno Lage gave rest to some of his key players.

That’s the Betting on goal scorers in soccer matches guide for the Champions League clash between Benfica and Monaco. Good luck!