ANALYSIS: Benfica plays an exciting style of soccer and they play in thrilling matches. Benfica have scored two or more goals in each of their last six fixtures, five of which featured Over 2.5 total goals. RB Salzburg is also capable of scoring in bunches. The Austrian side has scored 11 goals in their last four matches, nine of which came on the road.
ANALYSIS: Galatasaray are tough to beat at home and the Turkish side has been firing on all cylinders ahead of Wednesday’s clash with FC Copenhagen. Galatasaray have scored two or more goals in five straight across all competitions -- all victories -- recording 14 goals during that span. Copenhagen, meanwhile, have won just one of their last four fixtures, and I don’t see them going into a hostile environment and getting a result. Galatasaray wins.
ANALYSIS: Two teams in scintillating form square off on Tuesday when Young Boys host RB Leipzig. Young Boys and RB Leipzig have both won each of their last three games and with defending UCL champion Manchester City in the same group, these two sides will be looking to secure valuable points in this spot. RB Leipzig enter Tuesday’s clash having scored three or more goals in each of their last three fixates, while Young Boys have scored two or more goals in their last three fixtures at home, including a 3-0 victory over Maccabi Haifa in the UCL play-off. In addition, Over 2.5 goals were scored in four of RB Leipzig’s six group-stage matches in the Champions League last season. Give me the Over.
ANALYSIS: Both of these teams are coming off defeats after the return of the international break. Atletico Madrid suffered a 3-0 setback on the road at Valencia on Saturday. The Spanish side has conceded just four goals in La Liga this season, three of which came against Valencia. Atletico Madrid have also recorded a shutout in two of their last three fixtures on the road. Lazio, meanwhile, have scored more than one goal in a game just once this season and Maurizio Sarri's men were shutout in their last match at home, a 1-0 defeat to Genoa. I expect we’ll see a low-scoring affair when Lazio hosts Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS: AC Milan are coming off a lopsided defeat against their arch-rivals, but I expect the Rossoneri to secure the victory on home soil against Newcastle on Tuesday. AC Milan have lost just one of their last 13 competitive matches as the 'home' side and they’ve scored two or more goals in three of their last four matches overall. Newcastle, meanwhile, have lost three of their last four games, which includes back-to-back defeats on the road.