Analysis and prediction for Monaco vs Benfica: An unpredictable match.

Latest team news for Monaco vs Benfica

Monaco will see Lamine Camara return to the starting lineup after completing his domestic suspension last weekend, meaning the home side will have their strongest midfield trio, following Denis Zakaria's recovery from injury.

Caio Henrique was replaced at left-back by young talent Christian Mawissa Elebi last weekend, and it remains unclear who will play left-back in this match, as Henrique was also absent from the win against Bologna.

In terms of injuries, both Folarin Balogun and Krepin Diatta are unavailable for this match.

On the Benfica side, the team will be without right-back Alexander Bah after the Danish player suffered a knee injury in the win against Estrela last weekend, joining Tiago Gouveia (doubtful) and Gianluca Prestianni in treatment.

Coach Lage rested several key players in the recent cup victory, but with their convincing performances, many players may be retained, including Angel Di Maria and Arthur Cabral.

Di Maria scored a hat-trick in 18 minutes, bringing his total to five goals in his last two games; however, whether he can play twice in a week at the age of 36 is questionable, while Arthur could be replaced by Vangelis Pavlidis, despite scoring two goals.

Turkish players Kerem Akturkoglu and Orkun Kokcu, Portugal's new signing Tiago Araujo, and goalkeeper Anatolii Trubin were rested and will return to the squad for the away match in France.

Latest predicted lineups for Monaco vs Benfica

Monaco:

Majecki, Vanderson, Kehrer, Salisu, Caio Henrique; Zakaria, Camara; Akliouche, Golovin, Ben Seghir; Embolo

Benfica:

Trubin; Kabore, Tiago Araujo, Otamendi, Fernandez; Aursnes, Florentino Luis, Kokcu; Di Maria, Pavlidis, Akturkoglu

Latest football match prediction: Monaco vs Benfica

Monaco have bounced back strongly from their defeat to Angers earlier this month, with a current run of three consecutive wins. Adi Hutter's side secured a 3-1 victory away at Strasbourg and a 3-2 win against Brest last weekend, bringing their total to 26 points from 36 Ligue 1 matches.

They currently sit third in the Champions League table, behind only Liverpool and Sporting Lisbon, with their consistent home form being a key factor in their success both domestically and on the continent. Monaco have lost only one of their nine home games this season, including a victory against Barcelona.

The most recent meeting between the two teams was in the 2014 Champions League group stage, where Benfica surprisingly earned four points, despite the Portuguese side finishing last in their group. This season, Monaco have 10 points from four matches, achieving a record of three wins in the Champions League group stage only twice in history (the first time was in the 1997-98 season).

As for Benfica, despite an unimpressive start both domestically and in the Champions League, they have improved significantly under Bruno Lage's leadership. After an impressive 4-0 victory against Atletico Madrid, Benfica suffered defeats against Feyenoord and Bayern Munich, but they bounced back strongly with a 4-1 win against Porto and a crushing 7-0 victory over Estrela in the Coppa Italia, giving Lage 11 wins in his first 13 matches.

However, Benfica needs to overcome a major hurdle as they have never won on French soil in the Champions League, with three draws and five defeats in eight away matches there.

Predicting the score for Monaco vs Benfica

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Monaco vs Benficaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Monaco 1-0 Benfica

• WhoScore:Monaco 1-1 Benfica
• Our newspaper predicts:Monaco 1-1 Benfica

When and where can I watch Monaco vs Benfica live?

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