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Bayern Munich vs Benfica Predictions & Tips - Kane to Keep Scoring in the Champions League

Eddy Tora

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Last updated: 05 Nov 2024

Eddy Tora 05 Nov 2024

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Harry Kane has scored 7 goals in his last 5 matches
Can Benfica stop the in-form forward in Germany?

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Bayern Munich have won all 6 home matches against Benfica (Getty)

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Bayern Munich have a fantastic record against Benfica and Harry Kane just keeps scoring goals. The in-form striker can find the net again and guide the Bavarians to a comfortable win.

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Stats
Head to Head
Bayern Munich Form
Bayern Munich Injuries & Team News
Benfica Form
Benfica Injuries & Team News

Stats

Bayern Munich have won by 3+ goals in 4 of their last 5 matches.
Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane has scored 7 goals in his last 5 matches.
Bayern Munich have won all 6 home matches against Benfica.
Bayern Munich have won by 3+ goals in their last 3 matches against Benfica.
Benfica have lost 6 of their last 11 matches (Champions League).

Head to Head

Bayern Munich have a 9-0 advantage against Benfica with 3 draws in 12 matches.

They last met in the 2021/22 Champions League group stage, Bayern winning 4-0 in Portugal and 5-2 in Germany.

Bayern Munich Form

Bayern Munich are unbeaten in the Bundesliga this season. They have won seven matches with two draws to build a three point lead at the top of the table.

Vincent Kompany’s side thrashed Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 in their opening Champions League game with Harry Kane scoring four goals. They then went on the road where they lost 1-0 at Aston Villa and 4-1 at Barcelona.

The Bavarians bounced back with a 5-0 win at Bochum in the Bundesliga. They then won 4-0 at Mainz in the German Cup, Jamal Musiala hitting a hat-trick in the first half.

FC Bayern are coming off a routine 3-0 victory against Union Berlin. Harry Kane scored two goals and an assist to continue his incredible form for the German club.

Bayern Munich Injuries & Team News

Defenders Josip Stanisic, Hiroki Ito and Sacha Boey are injured alongside midfielder Aleksandar Pavlovic.

Harry Kane has scored seven goals in his previous five games, Jamal Musiala with four in his last three appearances.

Benfica Form

Benfica won six straight matches after Bruno Lage replaced Roger Schmidt as manager. The run included two victories in the Champions League, 2-1 at Red Star Belgrade and 4-0 against Atletico Madrid.

The Eagles couldn’t make it three straight in the competition after suffering a 3-1 defeat against Feyenoord. Down 2-0 at half-time, Kerem Akturkoglu scored to get them back in the contest before conceding again in added time.

The Lisbon club returned to the Primeira Liga with a convincing 5-0 win against Rio Ave. They then cruised past Santa Clara 3-0 in the League Cup quarter-finals, Angel Di Maria scoring and Vangelis Pavlidis bagging a brace.

Benfica beat Farense 2-1 at the Algarve Stadium on Saturday. They fell behind early before overpowering the bottom placed club, Alvaro Carreras equalising and Pavlidis putting them ahead in the second half.

Benfica Injuries & Team News

Winger Tiago Gouveia remains out with a shoulder injury.

Midfielder Leandro Barreiro and winger Gianluca Prestianni are out.

Kerem Akturkoglu has scored 12 goals in his last 12 games for club and country.

Verdict

Bayern Munich v Benfica

Bayern Munich are scoring plenty of goals and regularly beat Benfica by big margins. Harry Kane is scoring goals for fun and can bag the first goal in the Champions League.

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