UEFA Europa League – Benfica V Hertha – Betting Picks
Posted on February 23, 2010 by Margaret
Today at 17:00 GMT Benfica will face Hertha Berlin for the second leg of the first knock out stage of UEFA Europa League. The first game a week ago ended with a draw of 1-1 offering a surprising result as Benfica were the clear favorites for an away win. This is another reason that Benfica will fight for a clear home win today.
The Lisbon Eagles have an excellent home record where they managed to secure all three wins after they scored 9 goals while they conceded just 1. Benfica posses an incredibly offensive force where Cardozo and Saviola can demolish any defensive line. The team is marching towards their first domestic title after 5 years having a 6 points difference from Porto which gives them the opportunity to aim further for the UEFA Europa League tournament.
On the other hand, Hertha is suffering the worst year in their modern history so far. They are last in the Budesliga standings without any indication that they can avoid relegation. However, as there are many games left in the German championship, the team is mainly focused on that task. Hertha will present an defensive line as the score of the first match gives them the right to hope for something good. If Benfica will not score early, then both teams will give the weight to their defense where Hertha will hope to score from a static opportunity.
We shouldn’t neglect the fact that Benfica is performing extremely well in Lisbon but the first match result force us to cast doubts on how easily Benfica can win this match. A safe bet is certainly the home win (1.30) but the odds are way too low for a single bet. If we would like to increase the risk a little further then the over 2.5 goals is at a good offer (1.75) while we should check also the correct score bet. The 2-0 is rated to 5.75, the 2-1 to 7.35 while the 3-0 is rated to 8.25.
| Online SportsBook | Home Win | Draw | Away Win | Under 2.5 goals | Over 2.5 goals | Bet Online | |||
| 888Sport.com | 1.33 | 5.00 | 9.00 | 2.00 | 1.73 | Bet now – Get £50 Free | |||
| Bwin.com | 1.30 | 5.00 | 8.75 | 2.00 | 1.72 | Bet now – Get €30 Free | |||
| WilliamHill.com | 1.33 | 4.20 | 7.50 | 2.05 | 1.70 | Bet now – Get £25 Free | |||
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