IT”S another big night in the Champions League qualifiers with Benfica’s clash against Dynamo Kiev the pick of the playoff games.
The Portuguese giants demolished Midtjylland 7-2 on aggregate in the last round so you have to fancy them tonight, especially with Dynamo unable to play their home leg in Ukraine.
The match is being played in Poland and McBookie make Benfica 4/6 favourites, with Kiev a whopping 4/1 and the draw paying 14/5.
Dynamo’s two qualifiers in neutral Lodz have been cagey, with a 0-0 draw against Fenerbahce followed by a 1-0 win over Sturm Graz.
But BTTS and over 3.5 goals came up in both Benfica’s games against the Danes so it’s hard to predict if this will be a thriller or a tense game.
First legs can often be a disappointment so I’m going for the latter, with BTTS no paying evens at Betfair and under 2.5 goals 13/14 with VBet.
Red Star Belgrade also scored seven times across two legs in their last qualifier and now face Maccabi Haifa.
The Israelis surprisingly knocked out Olympiakos before seeing off Limassol so it won’t be easy for the Serbs away from home in the first leg.
I like BTTS for this one and that pays a best 13/4 with SBK.
Qarabag knocked out Ferencvaros in the last round and their reward is a play-off with Czech side Viktoria Plzen.
Azerbaijan is a tough place to visit so I fancy Qarabag for a first-leg win at 5/4 with McBookie.
- Super singles: BTTS no in Lodz (Evs, Betfair). Qarabag to win (5/4, McBookie).
- McBookie bet builder: Combining BTTS with over 2.5 goals in Haifa pays 144/100.
KevinMac is a sports journalist with almost three decades of experience in the industry since starting out in 1997. He has covered games at every level, from Scottish Junior football to English Premier League games and internationals, and has been tipping for the MFT site since 2018.
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