Real Sociedad vs Benfica Prediction & Match Preview

Real Sociedad vs Benfica Betting Tips

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Real Sociedad vs Benfica Prediction

Real Sociedad made a huge step towards the qualification for the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League with a 1-0 road win over Benfica two weeks ago at Estadio da Luz.

Brais Mendez made the difference with a second-half strike on the occasion to put the Basques level on points with Inter Milan at the very top of the Group D standings with seven out of nine possible points from the inaugural three rounds.

Benfica, on the other side, remained at the very foot of the table without a single point won and without a single goal scored in the process (0-4 goal difference).

Benfica will thus have a last chance to try and stay in contention for the last 16 round of the competition with a win here.

Any other result would eliminate them from the race which would be a disaster for Roger Schmidt and his troops knowing there are two games left.

Benfica improved the atmosphere in the dressing room with a 2-0 road win over Chaves on Saturday in the Primeira Liga. The Eagles still sit second in the domestic league table, thee points below leaders FC Porto.

Sociedad, on the other side, dropped to seventh in La Liga table after a 0-1 home loss to Barcelona. They now have just a single win in the previous dour domestic league affairs and four of the last five games they played across competitions ended in a 1-0 scoreline.

Latest Meetings

This will be the second H2H encounter between Real Sociedad and Benfica.

Sociedad celebrated a very important 1-0 victory two weeks ago in Lisbon in a match in which we did not see too many scoring chances at both ends.

The Verdict

This is the last opportunity for Benfica to wake up and try and rescue their UEFA Champions League campaign.

They do have enough quality to pull off a victory in San Sebastian but we will rather go for the more conservative option and back them to avoid a defeat on Wednesday at the 1.83 odds. We also like the Under 2.5 goals FT pick at the 1.75 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- November 6, 2023