Tournament – UEFA Europa League;
Stage – Play Offs – 1/16-Finals;
Date – 15/02/2024;
Kick-Off – 21:00 GMT;
Venue – Estadio da Luz (Lisbon).
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Our choice for this Europa league fixture featuring Benfica vs Toulouse might not be entirely hinged on results. While Benfica are clearly the more in form side especially at home where they have won six of their last seven games, Toulouse are no slouches away from home either, as they have picked up four wins in their last seven away games in all competitions. Hence, we will be leaning towards experience and sheer squad quality as we settle for a clear 3-0 win for Benfica.
Recently head to head records between these two have a tendency to produce few goals, with none of their last four producing three goals, but if their last league games are anything to go by, we should expect at least three goals in this one.
Benfica only just managed to save their European campaign this season, qualifying for a Europa spot on the back of their last two games. After losing their first four UCL group stage games, they managed to get a draw against Inter Milan and then beat RB Salzburg away from home to secure third spot and a Europa league place via a superior goal difference. They are not having any such trouble in the Portuguese league where they currently are the number one with 52 points from 21 games.
Toulouse are currently sitting 14th in the French league. They might not be having a team of the same quality as the Portuguese but they will believe they can cause any team trouble especially after scoring a win over Liverpool in the group stages and their current away form can give them hope of an upset.
Predicted Starting Lineups
Benfica: Trubin, Carreras, Otamendi, Antonio Silva, Aursnes, Kokcu, Neves, Joao Mario, Rafa Silva, Di Maria, Cabral
Toulouse: Restes, Suazo, Nicolaisen, Mawissa Elebi, Desler, Schmidt, Sierro, Donnum, Gboho, Babicka, Dallinga