Chelsea vs Benfica Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips Predictions

Chelsea vs Benfica Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Chelsea host Benfica in Night Two of the Champions League's league phase, in what is a Jose Mourinho reunion at Stamford Bridge. Both teams lost their first game, against Bayern Munich and Qarabag respectively.

We're predicting a draw in this one.

Chelsea vs Benfica Predicted Lineups

Chelsea: Sanchez, Hato, Chalobah, Cucurella, James, Caicedo, Santos, Enzo, Neto, Estevao, Pedro

Chelsea are currently in the midst of an injury crisis, with Cole Palmer, Weslry Fofana, Levi Colwill, Tosin and Liam Delap out.

Benfica: Trubin, Silva, Otamendi, Dedic, Dahl, Rios, Barrenechea, Sudakov, Aursnes, Schjelderup, Pavlidis

Alexander Bah, Manuel Silva and Bruma will miss this one.

Chelsea vs Benfica Recent Matches Analysis

Chelsea Last Five:

Chelsea 1-3 Brighton

Lincoln 1-2 Chelsea (EFL Cup)

Man United 2-1 Chelsea

Bayern 3-1 Chelsea (Champions League)

Brentford 2-2 Chelsea

The Blues have entered a rut of late, with only one win in five that came against League One Lincoln in the League Cup.

Benfica Last Five:

Benfica 2-1 Vicente Barcelos

Benfica 1-1 Rio Ave

Futebol Sad 0-3 Benfica

Benfica 2-3 Qarabag (Champions League)

Benfica 1-1 Santa Clara

The Portuguese side have only lost once in five, with a couple of draws chucked in there.

Chelsea vs Benfica Head-To-Head Record

04 Apr 2012 // Chelsea 2-1 Benfica

27 Mar 2012 // Benfica 0-1 Chelsea

The last time these two met came back in the 2011/12 season, en route to the Blues' maiden Champions League triumph.

Chelsea vs Benfica Predictions

Our advanced algorithm analyses 200 data points to generate these predictions with confidence in a draw. This model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability and tactical matchups.

Chelsea vs Benfica Best Betting Tips

Football Park's Best Bet: Draw @ 3.0 - This factors in for their form, player availability and managerial matchups.

Alternate Bet: Chelsea to win @ 1.57 - Our team of in-house betting tipsters have predicted Chelsea to win this game.

Key Players To Watch: Chelsea vs Benfica

Estevao (Chelsea) has unfortunately been subbed off in their last two matches when reduced to 10 men, so he will be hoping to show off his flair with a full 90 minutes this time.

Pavlidis (Benfica) scored a brace on the weekend in Liga Portugal, and the big number nine will be told to target the weak Chelsea backline that has been ravaged by injuries.

Match Information

30 September 2025 // KO 20:00 UK Time

The match will be shown live on TNT Sports in the UK, and CBS in USA

The stadium is Stamford Bridge, which has a capacity of 42,000.