Benfica vs Real Sociedad Predictions

• Benfica have lost both their matches in this season’s Champions League without scoring
• Real Sociedad have won five of their last six games across all competitions
• Mikel Oyarzabal has scored five goals across his last six Real Sociedad appearances

Benfica struggling for European form

Benfica have won seven of their eight matches in this season’s Primeira Liga, but they have lost both their games in the Champions League without scoring against Red Bull Salzburg and Inter Milan.

The Eagles are now without a win in four Champions League games, failing to score in three of those matches, and they could find things tough going against Group D leaders Real Sociedad, who have already won on the road in this season’s competition against Salzburg.

Sociedad have that winning feeling

That 2-0 victory in Salzburg forms part of an impressive run for Sociedad, who have won five of their last six matches across all competitions, with the only setback during that sequence coming when they were beaten 2-1 by Atletico Madrid in La Liga after conceding an 89th-minute penalty.

Sociedad have recorded 1-0 victories twice across their last five fixtures, while Benfica were beaten by that scoreline in their most Champions League game against Inter Milan. Another 1-0 win for the visitors could be on the cards on Tuesday.

Oyarzabal leading by example

If there is only one goal in this contest then do not be surprised if it is scored by Sociedad captain Mikel Oyarzabal, whose five goals this season have all come in his last six club appearances.

Oyarzabal has netted in Sociedad’s last two away fixtures, including in the Champions League against Salzburg, and he looks a primary candidate to find the back of the net at the Estadio da Luz this midweek.