Newcastle vs Benfica Predictions, Betting Tips & Match Preview

Joe Vaughan 03 Mar 2026

  • Newcastle United will have a home crowd at St James’ Park in full voice when they take on Benfica in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

    However, the Magpies were turned over by Brighton at the weekend and this doesn’t rate a simple task for Eddie Howe’s men.

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Newcastle vs Benfica Predictions

  • Full Time Result: Benfica Win
  • Correct Score: 1-2
  • Both Teams To Score: Yes
  • Over/Under 2.5 Goals: Over 2.5 Goals
  • First Goalscorer: Evangelos Pavlidis

Newcastle vs Benfica Tips

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Why We’re Backing Evangelos Pavlidis to Score Anytime @ 3/1 with Sky Bet

  • Vangelis Pavlidis has scored five goals in his last seven matches.
  • Pavlidis hit the net 23 times in 59 appearances for Willem II, it was 57 in 92 for AZ and the Greek forward has 24 in 42 matches for Benfica.
  • Pavlidis will be on penalty-taking duty for Benfica at St James’ Park.
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Why We’re Backing Benfica to Beat Newcastle @ 5/1 with AK Bets

  • Benfica were beaten 1-0 by Chelsea in their latest Champions League tie, but the Eagles matched the Blues in terms of number of shots and Jose Mourinho’s men spurned numerous good opportunities to find the net.
  • Newcastle had only three shots on target when losing 2-1 at Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday.
  • Newcastle are a solid side, but they lack an outstanding talent in attack following Alexander Isak’s departure to Liverpool.
  • Newcastle have won only four of their 11 all-competition matches this season.
  • Benfica reached the last-16 of last season’s Champions League and they gave a top-level Barcelona a scare along the way.
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Newcastle United Form/Stats

  • Newcastle have won only four of 11 matches this term.
  • Four Newcastle’s last five games have gone over 2.5 goals.
  • There have been 19 goals in Newcastle’s six home matches this term.
  • Newcastle have won only one of their last six Champions League games.

Benfica Form/Stats

  • Benfica have lost only two of their last 14 games.
  • Benfica have conceded just twice in previous five matches.
  • Benfica have allowed only two goals in their seven away games this term.
  • The Eagles have lost only four of their last 12 Champions League contests.

Player to Watch

Georgiy Sudakov made the move from Shakhtar Donetsk to Benfica, which will eventually become a permanent switch, in the summer and the 23-year-old could prove the Eagles’ latest breakout star.

The Ukrainian forward has scored two goals in five league appearances for Benfica and he also chipped in with an assist in the Eagles’ opening Champions League contest against Qarabag.

Sudakov should show his class at St James’ Park.

Newcastle vs Benfica Head-to-Head Record

Newcastle and Benfica have met on two previous occasions with the games ending 3-1 to the Eagles followed by a 1-1 draw. 

Those matches came in a two-leg Europa League quarter-final back in the 2012-13 campaign.

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