Benfica are scheduled to clash with PSV Eindhoven at the Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League qualification on Thursday, 19 August 2021 at 02.00 WIB.
Both teams have won all their competitive fixtures so far this season and will be looking to keep the momentum going.
Benfica opened their Champions League qualifying season in style as they claimed a 4-0 aggregate win over Russian side Spartak Moscow.
After a 2-0 win in Russia, Benfica returned to Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica to claim a 2-0 win last Tuesday.
The scintillating result was followed by a 2-0 win over newly promoted team Auroca last Saturday in the second round of the Primeira Liga.
Jorge Jesus' men have won each of their four competitive games this season, scoring eight goals and conceding one. They are also unbeaten in their last nine matches, picking up eight wins and a draw.
Their last defeat came in May when they lost 2-0 against Sporting Braga at Taca de Portugal.
On three points, PSV Eindhoven maintained their 100% record this season when they claimed a 2-0 win over Heracles Almeida in the Eredivisie League.
In that encounter, Bruma and Noni Madueke scored in both halves to give Rood-witten a dream start to the new season.
Head coach Roger Schmidt will be hoping his side can continue their scintillating form as they head into the Champions League group stages.
Line-up prediction
Benfica (3-5-2): Odisseas Vlachodimos; Nicolas Otamendi, Morato, Lucas Verissimo; Gil Dias, Adel Taarabt, Soualiho Meite, Gedson Fernandes, Gian-Luca Waldschmidt; Roman Yaremchuk, Everton
PSV Eindhoven (4-3-3): Joel Drommel; Philipp Max, Olivier Boscagli, Andre Ramalho, Jordan Teze; Davy Propper, Mario Gotze, Ibrahim Sangare; Cody Gakpo, Eran Zahavi, Nony Madueke
Score prediction
Both sides have a 100% winning record so far this season. Either from Benfica or PSV Eindhoven his record will be broken on Thursday morning tomorrow.
Considering they are evenly matched on paper, a draw is fair to both. Prediction: Benfica 2-2 PSV Eindhoven.