Benfica will be hoping for a better result following a 3-2 Primeira Liga loss in their previous game against Braga.

In that game, Benfica managed 63% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. For Benfica, goals were scored by Darwin Núñez (74') and João Mário (77'). SC Braga got 12 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Iuri Medeiros (28'), André Horta (59') and Vítor Oliveira (79') scored for Braga.

Benfica haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, finding the back of the net every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 games.

They have hit an aggregate of 11 during that period while also conceding a total of 6. We will just have to find out whether or not that trend will end up being continued on here.

Liverpool head into the meeting following a 2-0 Premier League win with the eclipse of Watford in their last match.

In that match, Liverpool managed 73% possession and 20 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. For Liverpool, the scorers were Diogo Jota (22') and Fabinho (89'). Watford got 5 shots on goal with 2 on target.

A sequence of steadfast performances by the Liverpool defensive unit has seen their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 1 from their past 6 fixtures overall. During the same period, their own attack force has managed to score 8.