Benfica are set to play against Bayern Munich in Tuesday’s big FIFA Club World Cup clash.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Benfica v Bayern Munich game including the latest game odds.
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Benfica
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Benfica will be looking for another win after a 6-0 FIFA Club World Cup victory versus Auckland City.
For Benfica, the goalscorers were Ángel Di María (45', 90'), Vangelis Pavlidis (53'), Sanches (63') and Leandro Barreiro (76', 78').
Fixtures featuring Benfica have proved to be entertaining affairs lately with plenty of scoring being a common characteristic. Over their past six clashes alone, a grand total of 23 goals have been recorded for both sides combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 18 of those accredited to Benfica.
Bayern Munich
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Bayern Munich come into this meeting after a 2-1 FIFA Club World Cup win against Boca Juniors in their previous match.
For Bayern Munich, the goals were scored by Harry Kane (18') and Michael Olise (84'). Miguel Ángel Merentiel (66') scored for Boca Juniors.
In their previous half-dozen clashes, Bayern Munich have bagged the sum of 26 goals. Bayern Munich have also scored in every single one of those games. During that period, they’ve seen 3 goals go against them. We will just have to see if that trend will end up being continued on in this game.
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Head to head
An examination of their past head to head results stretching back to 13/04/2016 tells us that these encounters have not been happy ones for Benfica. They have not been able to get themselves any wins at all while Bayern Munich have managed to find a way, finishing as winners in 83 per cent of those ties.
Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 24 overall which averages out at 4 goals per meeting.
The last league fixture between these sides was Champions League match day 4 on 06/11/2024 and the score finished Bayern Munich 1-0 Benfica.
That time, Bayern Munich managed 74% possession and 23 shots at goal with 10 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Jamal Musiala (67').
For their opponents, Benfica got 1 attempts on goal with 0 of them on target.
The match was refereed by Davide Massa.
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Team News: Benfica
Alexander Bah (Cruciate ligament tear), Manu Silva (Cruciate ligament tear) and Tomás Araújo (unknown injury) will be missing for Benfica boss Bruno Lage.
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Team News: Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany has some current player fitness concerns. Tarek Buchmann (Fitness), Hiroki Ito (Metatarsal fracture), Min-jae Kim (Achilles tendon problems) and Alphonso Davies (Cruciate ligament tear) are not ready for selection.
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Prediction
In our view, Benfica should be able to put a goal past this Bayern Munich side, however a single goal might not quite be enough.
Our tip is for both teams to score in a 1-2 victory for Bayern Munich when the full-time whistle blows. Hopefully this is a good one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Regarding the latest bookmaker odds in the win-draw-win market, backing Benfica is best priced at 4.75, betting on a draw is 3.1 and staking on the win for Bayern Munich can be had at 1.9. These are the best of the returns on offer right now.
Andre Moura,
18:00 21/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Benfica
Formed: 1904
Stadium: Estádio da Luz (64,642)
Captain: Nicolás Otamendi
Chairman: Rui Costa
Manager: Bruno Lage
🔑 Star Man: Orkun Kökçü
Generally played in the Centre Midfield position, Orkun Kökçü was born in Haarlem, Netherlands. After having made a senior debut playing for Feyenoord in the 2018 - 2019 season, the gifted Midfielder has managed 7 league goals in this Liga Portugal 2024 - 2025 season to date in a total of 33 appearances.