Benfica vs Newcastle Pre-Season: Team news, head-to-head, odds, prediction and everything you need to know

Benfica take on Newcastle United in a pre-season-friendly match. Here we have everything you need to know regarding the fixture.

Eddie Howe‘s Toon army have played two games thus far on their pre-season adventures. They started off in great fashion against third-tier German side 1860 Munchen with a 3 – 0 victory, thanks to goals from Joe Willock, Sean Longstaff and Bruno Guimaraes. Their last encounter, unfortunately, ended in defeat, as they lost 1-0 to Mainz.

Benfica on the other hand have featured in four friendlies on their tour – winning every single encounter. They’ve accumulated a total of 14 goals over this period, so Newcastle will certainly have to be on their A game in order to get a result in Portugal.

So, with this – here’s everything you need to know about the pre-season friendly between Benfica and Newcastle.

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For those wondering, Benfica vs Newcastle will take place on Tuesday 26th July 2022 at the Estadio da Luz. The match will kick off at 8:00 PM BST.

Unfortunately for fans, this game won’t be televised or streamed by either of the clubs. However – live text commentary will be available for the game right here if you want to follow along.

With this being the last pre-season game before the new campaign for Benfica – expect them to produce a strong side.

Alejandro Grimaldo looks set to start despite being heavily linked with a move away from Benfica this summer. He’ll be accompanied in defence by an ex-Manchester City man – Nicolas Otamendi.

They also have a fierce front three who will be looking to showcase their talent before the new campaign, we anticipate Neres, Rafa Silva and Goncalo Ramos up top.

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