Chelsea vs Benfica Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 30 Sep 2025

Champions League Betting Preview: Chelsea vs Benfica

Two-time Chelsea manager José Mourinho returns to Stamford Bridge as his Benfica side take on the Blues, with kick-off set for 15:00 on Tuesday 30 September. Our Champions League betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Chelsea should be able to beat Benfica by two goals or more. We’ll back them -1 at -105, meaning money back if the West London club claim a one goal victory, although we think the margin should be bigger.

Club World Cup champions Chelsea lost their last game, suffering a 3-1 Premier League home defeat to Brighton at Stamford Bridge. Enzo Maresca’s team had 58% possession and three shots on target, with Enzo Fernández providing the lone Chelsea goal as Trevoh Chalobah saw red in the 53rd minute.

José Mourinho's Benfica claimed a 2-1 Primeira Liga home win over Gil Vicente at Estadio da Luz in their previous game. The Eagles enjoyed 47% possession and four shots on goal, with Vangelis Pavlidis finding the net twice.

In the last round of the Champions League, Chelsea visited Bayern Munich and lost 3-1, while Benfica hosted Azerbaijan Premier League side Qarabag and lost 3-2.

Champions League		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
6	Chelsea	8	5	1	2	17	10	7	17:10	16
24	Benfica	8	3	0	5	10	12	-2	10:12	9

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Chelsea have 5 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.6 goals from 4.1 shots on goal and 12.0 attempts. The Blues have averaged 55.6% possession, 482.2 passes and 6.0 corners per match, conceding 1.1 goals and 4.7 corners from 3.2 shots on goal and 10.6 attempts.

Top scorer Enzo Fernandez has found the net 4 times, with Trevoh Chalobah, Cole Palmer, Moises Caicedo and Joao Pedro getting 2 goals each. Joao Pedro is the top assists maker on 3, with goalie Robert Sanchez managing 4 clean sheets.

Benfica have 6 victories and 4 draws, with an average of 1.7 goals from 4.7 shots on goal and 13.9 attempts. There’s been an average of 60.9% possession, 502.3 passes, 5.1 corners taken and 3.9 corners against, while the Lisbon side have conceded 0.7 goals from 4.1 shots on goal and 10.0 attempts.

Vangelis Pavlidis has top scored with 6, while Georgiy Sudakov, Franjo Ivanovic and Fredrik Aursnes are next on 2. Vangelis Pavlidis is top assists provider with 3, while Anatoliy Trubin and Samuel Soares have collectively recorded 3 clean sheets in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Chelsea confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Robert Sanchez (GK), Malo Gusto, Trevoh Chalobah, Benoit Badiashile, Marc Cucurella, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Facundo Buonanotte, Alejandro Garnacho, Tyrique George.

Benfica confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Anatoliy Trubin (GK), Amar Dedic, Antonio Silva, Nicolas Otamendi, Samuel Dahl, Richard Rios, Enzo Barrenechea, Dodi Lukebakio, Fredrik Aursnes, Georgiy Sudakov, Vangelis Pavlidis.

Chelsea vs Benfica Prediction & Betting Tips

Our expert Chelsea vs Benfica tips include betting advice on all fronts — from a main match prediction and player prop picks to corners guidance, a correct score selection and a ready-made bet builder.

Match Prediction

We’re sweet on Chelsea for this Champions League game. The favourites are available at -1 on the Asian Handicap and we’re happy to take odds of -105 that are currently on offer for this pick.

It's important to understand the players who are unavailable for the upcoming Champions League action and the respective form of each team. If you want stats, you have come to the right place and they form the basis of our football predictions.

Key Chelsea vs Benfica Champions League & league stats:

• The -1 line has been covered by Chelsea in 2 of their last 5 games at home.
• Chelsea beat PSG 3-0 in the Club World Cup final

Based on the latest odds from the top bookmakers, our pick carries a 51.3% chance of winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 55-60%. This wager can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Our Match Prediction

Chelsea Asian Hcp -1 @ -105 Bet Now

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Correct Score Prediction

Chelsea 3 - 0 Benfica

An exciting bet could be a 3-0 victory in favor of Chelsea at odds of +950. A correct score wager provides a fun alternative and a nice potential return on the cards.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Vangelis Pavlidis Over 0.5 Shots On Target -147

Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) has finished with at least one shot on goal in five straight games. We think this could be a telling statistic and we’ll back him to cover the Shots on Target line which is available at odds of -147.

Latest Vangelis Pavlidis Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+200

First

+460

Shots On Target

Over 0.5

-189

Under 0.5

+117

Shots

Over 2.5

+140

Under 2.5

-

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Marc Cucurella to Score +750

Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) has racked up three goals in his past ten home matches. We’ll bear these numbers in mind and take odds of +750 that he is able to feature on the scoresheet when we wager on Anytime Goalscorer.

Latest Marc Cucurella Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+800

First

+1900

Shots On Target

Over 0.5

+270

Under 0.5

-526

Shots

Over 0.5

-238

Under 0.5

-

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Corners Prediction

Chelsea Under 5.5 Corners +105

Chelsea have failed to cover the 5.5 corners line in three consecutive matches, with Benfica conceding under 5.5 corners in their past three away games. We think Chelsea might fall short of the mark, with odds of +105 available when it comes to this Team Corners pick.

Champions League & League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Chelsea

Total

10.60 5.90 4.70

Home

11.40 7.70 3.70

Away

9.30 4.70 4.60

Benfica

Total

9.50 5.50 4.00

Home

11.10 7.30 3.80

Away

8.30 4.50 3.80

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-139

Under 9.5

-102

Chelsea Corners

Over 5.5

-135

Under 5.5

-105

Benfica Corners

Over 3.5

-143

Under 3.5

-100

Most Corners

1

-222

X

+700

2

+235

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Chelsea vs Benfica Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

With the bookmakers affording them a 61% chance of winning, Chelsea might be a popular accumulator selection. Their betting odds are -156 when it comes to this Champions League encounter. If you want to back the outsider, Benfica are available at +425.

There’s a nice alternative in the form of the Half-Time Result market. This allows you to back Chelsea at +117 to lead at the break or alternatively opt for Benfica at +390. The draw is the third option at +143.

You can find the shortest odds for Over 2.5 Goals, which means three goals or more being scored. The Yes option in the Both Teams to Score market is regarded as the most likely outcome and is trading at -143.

The top football betting sites definitely give customers lots of choice. When it comes to Champions League games, choose from hundreds of markets until you find the most attractive odds.

Full-Time Result

1

-156

X

+295

2

+425

Half-Time Result

1

+117

X

+143

2

+390

Double Chance

1X

-625

12

-417

X2

+120

Draw No Bet

1

-400

2

+265

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.75

-125

2 Hcp +0.75

-100

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+120

Over 2.5

-147

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-143

No

+112

There’s the chance to back João Pedro at +400 to be the First Goalscorer. He’s the favourite and available at similar odds to find the net last instead.

João Pedro (Chelsea)

First

+155

Anytime

+400

Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica)

First

+200

Anytime

+460

Marc Guiu (Chelsea)

First

+235

Anytime

+525

Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea)

First

+245

Anytime

+600

Estêvão Willian Gonçalves (Chelsea)

First

+255

Anytime

+575

Pedro Neto (Chelsea)

First

+260

Anytime

+650

Enzo Fernández (Chelsea)

First

+280

Anytime

+700

Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica)

First

+320

Anytime

+750

Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Chelsea)

First

+320

Anytime

+800

Facundo Buonanotte (Chelsea)

First

+330

Anytime

+750

Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica)

First

+400

Anytime

+950

Tyrique George (Chelsea)

First

+430

Anytime

+1000

Henrique Araújo (Benfica)

First

+430

Anytime

+1000

Andrey Nascimento dos Santos (Chelsea)

First

+480

Anytime

+1200

Armindo ''Bruma'' Bangna (Benfica)

First

+525

Anytime

+1200

Georgiy Sudakov (Benfica)

First

+575

Anytime

+1400

Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica)

First

+575

Anytime

+1400

Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica)

First

+600

Anytime

+1400

Reece James (Chelsea)

First

+750

Anytime

+2000

Marc Cucurella (Chelsea)

First

+800

Anytime

+1900

Richard Ríos (Benfica)

First

+800

Anytime

+2000

Diogo Ferreira Prioste (Benfica)

First

+900

Anytime

+2200

Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea)

First

+900

Anytime

+2200

João Pedro (Chelsea)

Over 0.5

-238

Under 0.5

+135

Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica)

Over 0.5

-189

Under 0.5

+117

Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea)

Over 0.5

-172

Under 0.5

+108

Marc Guiu (Chelsea)

Over 0.5

-161

Under 0.5

+102

Estêvão Willian Gonçalves (Chelsea)

Over 0.5

-152

Under 0.5

-103

Pedro Neto (Chelsea)

Over 0.5

-132

Under 0.5

-118

Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica)

Over 0.5

-125

Under 0.5

-125

Enzo Fernández (Chelsea)

Over 0.5

-118

Under 0.5

-133

Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Chelsea)

Over 0.5

-111

Under 0.5

-141

Facundo Buonanotte (Chelsea)

Over 0.5

-105

Under 0.5

-147

Henrique Araújo (Benfica)

Over 0.5

+112

Under 0.5

-179

Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica)

Over 0.5

+112

Under 0.5

-179

Tyrique George (Chelsea)

Over 0.5

+138

Under 0.5

-222

Armindo ''Bruma'' Bangna (Benfica)

Over 0.5

+150

Under 0.5

-250

Richard Ríos (Benfica)

Over 0.5

+165

Under 0.5

-278

Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica)

Over 0.5

+170

Under 0.5

-286

Andrey Nascimento dos Santos (Chelsea)

Over 0.5

+175

Under 0.5

-294

Georgiy Sudakov (Benfica)

Over 0.5

+175

Under 0.5

-294

Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica)

Over 0.5

+180

Under 0.5

-313

Marc Cucurella (Chelsea)

Over 0.5

+270

Under 0.5

-526

Reece James (Chelsea)

Over 0.5

+300

Under 0.5

-625

Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea)

Over 0.5

+350

Under 0.5

-833

João Pedro (Chelsea)

Over 2.5

-120

Under 2.5

-

Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica)

Over 2.5

+140

Under 2.5

-

Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea)

Over 2.5

-106

Under 2.5

-

Marc Guiu (Chelsea)

Over 1.5

-244

Under 1.5

-

Estêvão Willian Gonçalves (Chelsea)

Over 1.5

-227

Under 1.5

-

Pedro Neto (Chelsea)

Over 1.5

-167

Under 1.5

-

Enzo Fernández (Chelsea)

Over 1.5

-147

Under 1.5

-

Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica)

Over 1.5

-179

Under 1.5

-

Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Chelsea)

Over 1.5

-156

Under 1.5

-

Facundo Buonanotte (Chelsea)

Over 1.5

-133

Under 1.5

-

Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica)

Over 1.5

+102

Under 1.5

-

Henrique Araújo (Benfica)

Over 1.5

-100

Under 1.5

-

Armindo ''Bruma'' Bangna (Benfica)

Over 1.5

+150

Under 1.5

-

Georgiy Sudakov (Benfica)

Over 1.5

+115

Under 1.5

-

Richard Ríos (Benfica)

Over 1.5

-100

Under 1.5

-

Marc Cucurella (Chelsea)

Over 0.5

-238

Under 0.5

-

Latest Champions League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Chelsea Stats

Benfica Stats

Full-Time Result

• 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
• 7 wins, 1 defeat and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches

Full-Time Result

• 6 wins and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
• 9 wins and 1 draw in the previous 10 away matches

Goals

• An average of 1.60 goals scored and 1.10 conceded in the previous 10 matches
• An average of 1.60 goals scored and 0.60 conceded in the previous 10 home matches
• An average of 2.70 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
• An average of 2.20 goals per game in the previous 10 home matches
• BTTS Yes in 5 of the previous 10 matches
• BTTS Yes in 3 of the previous 10 home matches
• Over 2.5 Goals in 5 of the previous 10 matches
• Over 2.5 Goals in 4 of the previous 10 home matches

Goals

• An average of 1.70 goals scored and 0.70 conceded in the previous 10 matches
• An average of 2.30 goals scored and 0.60 conceded in the previous 10 away matches
• An average of 2.40 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
• An average of 2.90 goals per game in the previous 10 away matches
• BTTS Yes in 7 of the previous 10 matches
• BTTS Yes in 5 of the previous 10 away matches
• Over 2.5 Goals in 5 of the previous 10 matches
• Over 2.5 Goals in 7 of the previous 10 away matches

Corners

• An average of 6.00 corners awarded and 4.70 corners conceded in the last 10 matches
• An average of 7.70 corners awarded and 3.70 corners against in the last 10 home matches
• An average of 10.70 corners awarded in the last 10 matches
• An average of 11.40 corners awarded in the last 10 home matches
• Had the most corners in 5 and least corners in 4 of the last 10 matches
• Had the most corners in 7 and least corners in 3 of the last 10 home matches

Corners

• An average of 5.10 corners awarded and 3.90 corners conceded in the last 10 matches
• An average of 4.40 corners awarded and 3.90 corners against in the last 10 away matches
• An average of 9.00 corners awarded in the last 10 matches
• An average of 8.30 corners awarded in the last 10 away matches
• Had the most corners in 4 and least corners in 5 of the last 10 matches
• Had the most corners in 4 and least corners in 5 of the last 10 away matches

Possession

• An average of 55.60% possession in the last 10 matches
• An average of 56.20% possession in the last 10 home matches
• Most possession in 7 of the last 10 matches
• Most possession in 7 of the last 10 home matches

Possession

• An average of 60.90% possession in the last 10 matches
• An average of 54.10% possession in the last 10 away matches
• Most possession in 9 of the last 10 matches
• Most possession in 8 of the last 10 away matches

Chelsea vs Benfica Lineups & Team News

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