Benfica vs Monaco, UEFA Champions League – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

18/02/2025 at 15:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Estádio da Luz (Lisbon).

EUROPE: Champions League - Play Offs - 1/16-finals
Referee: Nyberg G. (Swe)
Where to Watch on TV:


Africa	DStv Now, New World Sport 1, New World Sport App, SuperSport GOtv Football, SuperSport Maximo 360
Argentina	ESPN
Armenia	Fast Sports
Asia	beIN Connect MENA, beIN Sports MENA 3, TOD
Australia	Stan Sport
Austria	Sky Go Austria, Sky Sport Austria 3
Bosnia-and-herzegovina	Arena Sport 1
Brazil	Max
Bulgaria	Max Sport 4
Canada	DAZN Canada
Colombia	ESPN 2
Croatia	Arena Sport 2, MAXtv To Go
Czech-republic	Nova Sport 4
Denmark	TV3 MAX, Viaplay
Finland	MTV Katsomo, MTV Katsomo+
France	beIN Sports MENA French 1, beIN Sports MENA French 1, beIN Sports MENA French 1, CANAL+ Foot, Canal+ Live 1, New World TV
Georgia	Silk Sport 1
Germany	DAZN 1 Bar Deutsch, DAZN 1 Deutsch
Greece	COSMOTE Sport 3
Hong-kong	beIN Sports 4
Hungary	RTL+
Iceland	Stod 2 Sport 2, Viaplay
Indonesia	beIN Connect, Vidio
Israel	5 PLUS Israel
Japan	Wowow Cinema
Laos	beIN Connect
Macao	TDM TV
Malaysia	beIN Connect
Malta	TSN Malta 5
Mexico	Cinemax, HBO Max, MAX
Montenegro	Arena Premium 1
Myanmar	Canal+ Myanmar
Netherlands	Ziggo Sport 5
New-zealand	DAZN New Zealand, TVWan
North-central-america	SportsMax 2 Caribbean, SportsMax App Caribbean
North-macedonia	Arena Premium 1
Pakistan	Tapmad
Philippines	beIN Connect
Poland	Canal+ Extra 2, Canal+ Sport Online
Portugal	Sport TV5
Romania	Digi Sport 3, Prima Sport 3
Russia	Okko Sport
Serbia	Arena Premium 1
Slovakia	Voyo
South-africa	Supersport Maximo 1, SuperSport PSL
South-america	ESPN 2 South, ViX Latin America
Spain	M+ Liga de Campeones 2, M+ Liga de Campeones 5
Sweden	Viaplay
Switzerland	Blue Sport 1, Blue Sport 1, Blue Sport 3, Blue Sport 3, Sunrise TV, Sunrise TV
Thailand	beIN Connect, beIN Sports 4
Turkey	Tabii
Ukraine	MEGOGO Futbol 1
United-kingdom	Discovery+ UK, TNT Sports 2, Virgin Media More
Usa	Paramount+
Venezuela	Inter
Vietnam	ON Plus, TV 360
World	Disney+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
1.90	1.26
Ball Possession
40%	60%
Goal Attempts
10	15
Shots on Goal
7	6
Shots off Goal
3	6
Blocked Shots
0	3
Big Chances
4	3
Corner Kicks
2	3
Shots inside the Box
6	10
Shots outside the Box
4	5
Hit the Woodwork
0	2
Goalkeeper Saves
3	4
Free Kicks
9	14
Offsides
1	4
Fouls
14	9
Yellow Cards
2	1
Throw-ins
30	17
Touches in the Opposition Box
21	27
Passes
76% (255/337)	85% (432/510)
Passes in the final third
62% (62/100)	73% (98/135)
Crosses
30% (3/10)	38% (6/16)
Tackles
67% (12/18)	73% (16/22)
Clearances Total
29	27
Interceptions
8	19

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (1 - 1)
22', 1 - 0, Akturkoglu K. ⚽, Pavlidis V. (A),
32', 1 - 1, Minamino T. ⚽, Embolo B. (A),
2nd Half (2 - 2)
51', 1 - 2, Ben Seghir E. ⚽, Akliouche M. (A),
58', Schjelderup A. ↓, Dahl S. ↑,
58', Akturkoglu K. ↓, Amdouni Z. ↑,
62', Akliouche M. 🟨,
65', Embolo B. ↓, Biereth M. ↑,
67', Barreiro L. 🟨,
71', Amdouni Z. 🟨,
76', 2 - 2, Pavlidis V. (Pen),
80', Caio Henrique ↓, Ouattara K. ↑,
80', Mawissa Elebi C. ↓, Ilenikhena G. ↑,
81', 2 - 3, Ilenikhena G. ⚽,
84', 3 - 3, Kokcu O. ⚽, Carreras A. (A),
87', Minamino T. ↓, Michal L. ↑,
87', Pavlidis V. ↓, Belotti A. ↑,
87', Kokcu O. ↓, Rego J. ↑,

Chances of winning

Benfica
51.7%

Draw
23%

Monaco
25.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

47.1%

27.5%

25.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

45.3%

28.6%

26.4%

Benfica - Monaco Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.87 ↓ (2.08)	4.21 ↑ (3.56)	3.81 ↓ (3.86)	3.5% (2.1%)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.25

What is the prediction for Benfica - Monaco?

Users Predictions: 76 users predict this event. Benfica will win (votes: 60 - 78.9%). Monaco will win (votes: 9 - 11.8%). It will Tie (votes: 7 - 9.2%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Benfica: 69.7% – 88.1%.

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:1.

Preview Facts

2nd leg. 1st leg result: 1-0.
Benfica in the last match got a series victories and it is an a fantastic form (in the last 5 games wins - 5).
Recent matches Monaco is playing unstable (in the last 5 games wins - 2).
Recently Benfica have a series of guest games.
Benfica will have a poor advantage in this game.
There will not play in Benfica: Araujo T. (Injury) Aursnes F. (Knee Injury) Bah A. (Knee Injury) Bruma (Inactive) Di Maria A. (Muscle Injury) Florentino (Yellow Cards) Gouveia T. (Shoulder Injury) Manu (Knee Injury) Sanches R. (Muscle Injury)
There will not play in Monaco: Al Musrati (Red Card) Balogun F. (Shoulder Injury) Golovin A. (Groin Injury) Vanderson (Yellow Cards) Zakaria D. (Yellow Cards)
There are questionable in Monaco: Ilenikhena G. (Muscle Injury)
Last 4 head-to-head matches Benfica won 3 matches, drawn 1 matches, lost 0 matches and goals 5:2 (average 1.3:0.5).
Including matches at home between the teams Benfica won 1 matches, drawn 0 matches, lost 0 matches and goals 1:0

How many head-to-head matches has Benfica won against Monaco?

Benfica has won 2 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Monaco won against Benfica?

Monaco has won 0 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Benfica - Monaco were as follows:

12.02.2025 Monaco - Benfica 0:1

27.11.2024 Monaco - Benfica 2:3

Latest results of Benfica

15.02.2025 Santa Clara - Benfica 0:1 ✺

12.02.2025 Monaco - Benfica 0:1 ✺

08.02.2025 Benfica - Moreirense 3:2 ✺

02.02.2025 Estrela da Amadora - Benfica 2:3 ✺

29.01.2025 Juventus - Benfica 0:2 ✺

Latest results of Monaco

15.02.2025 Monaco - Nantes 7:1 ✺

12.02.2025 Monaco - Benfica 0:1 ✺

07.02.2025 Paris Saint-Germain - Monaco 4:1 ✺

01.02.2025 Monaco - Auxerre 4:2 ✺

29.01.2025 Inter Milan - Monaco 3:0 ✺

UEFA Champions League Table

League phase

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Bayern Munich	4	4	0	0	14:3	11	12
2	Arsenal	4	4	0	0	11:0	11	12
3	Inter	4	4	0	0	11:1	10	12
4	Manchester City	4	3	1	0	10:3	7	10
5	PSG	4	3	0	1	14:5	9	9
6	Newcastle	4	3	0	1	10:2	8	9
7	Real Madrid	4	3	0	1	8:2	6	9
8	Liverpool	4	3	0	1	9:4	5	9
9	Galatasaray	4	3	0	1	8:6	2	9
10	Tottenham	4	2	2	0	7:2	5	8
11	Barcelona	4	2	1	1	12:7	5	7
12	Chelsea	4	2	1	1	9:6	3	7
13	Sporting CP	4	2	1	1	8:5	3	7
14	Dortmund	4	2	1	1	13:11	2	7
15	Qarabag	4	2	1	1	8:7	1	7
16	Atalanta	4	2	1	1	3:5	-2	7
17	Atl. Madrid	4	2	0	2	10:9	1	6
18	PSV	4	1	2	1	9:7	2	5
19	Monaco	4	1	2	1	4:6	-2	5
20	Pafos	4	1	2	1	2:5	-3	5
21	Bayer Leverkusen	4	1	2	1	6:10	-4	5
22	Club Brugge KV	4	1	1	2	8:10	-2	4
23	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	1	1	2	7:11	-4	4
24	Napoli	4	1	1	2	4:9	-5	4
25	Marseille	4	1	0	3	6:5	1	3
26	Juventus	4	0	3	1	7:8	-1	3
27	Ath Bilbao	4	1	0	3	4:9	-5	3
28	Royale Union SG	4	1	0	3	4:12	-8	3
29	Bodo/Glimt	4	0	2	2	5:8	-3	2
30	Slavia Prague	4	0	2	2	2:8	-6	2
31	Olympiacos Piraeus	4	0	2	2	2:9	-7	2
32	Villarreal	4	0	1	3	2:6	-4	1
33	FC Copenhagen	4	0	1	3	4:12	-8	1
34	Kairat Almaty	4	0	1	3	2:11	-9	1
35	Benfica	4	0	0	4	2:8	-6	0
36	Ajax	4	0	0	4	1:14	-13	0

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