Forebet is back once more to group together all the latest data, analysis and mathematics for a game between Olympique Lyon Women and SL Benfica Women where we take a deep dive into the probability of winning and some football predictions.
This is the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals where Lyon are coming into the match with yet another game where they smashed one side and avoided a defeat and kept a clean sheet.
In truth, the club are flying high right now and also head into this home leg with a 2-1 lead.
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Benfica actually took the lead in that game and became one of the only teams to do so against Lyon this season, as Andreia Faria netted in the first half.
However, a goal in the second half from Delphine Casacarino and a finish soon after from Sara Dabritz won the first leg for them Lyon.
The French giants followed this up with a stunning showing away to LOSC Lille that saw Vicki Becho score a goal in either half alongside a finish each from Liana Joseph and Dzenifer Marozsan.
However, the headlines were stolen by Amel Majri, who scored a hat-trick.
This now puts Lyon on a three-game win streak since a loss to Fleury in the Coupe de France Feminine quarter-finals where a 0-0 draw ended up in a penalty shootout defeat.
The last time they failed to win a game in the Champions League, the data shows they drew with Slavia Praha 2-2.
Lyon have, however, as defeated St. Polten 7-0 back in the group stages of Europe, drew 2-2 with Brann and beat them at home too, as they also defeated St Polten at home and even smashed Slavia Praha 9-0 in the other group stage match.
As for Benfica, they are also top of their respective division and have lost just one game in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino.
They managed to beat third-placed Braga a few days on from losing the first leg to Lyon, and that 4-1 victory now means they have scored 58 times and let in just eight goals across the 18 matches in the league so far.
They too have had a positive Champions League run and even managed to get a stunning 4-4 draw against Barcelona back in late January.
However, from the data and analysis, Forebet predicts Lyon to win and over 2.5 goals in these football predictions for the Champions League.