Tuesday's Champions League predictions: Sevilla's home struggles set to continue

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Tuesday's group matches in the Uefa Champions League.

Sevilla v Copenhagen

Where to watch

BT Sport 1, 5.45pm Tuesday

Best bet

Draw
1pt 100-30 bet365, Betfair

Preview

Sevilla's last Champions League home match was a 4-1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund which prompted the sacking of coach Julen Lopetegui and his successor Jorge Sampaoli has made a patchy start to his second spell at the club.

Sampaoli's first five matches have yielded three 1-1 draws, including one in the return fixture against Dortmund, a 1-0 win at Mallorca and a 3-1 defeat at Spanish champions Real Madrid last weekend.

Sevilla's shortage of goals means they are worth opposing when they host Copenhagen, who held them to a 0-0 draw in Denmark on matchday two and recorded another creditable stalemate at home to Manchester City last time out.

The Danes have lost both of their away games heavily, going down 3-0 at Dortmund and 5-0 at City, but Sevilla's attacking unit is less intimidating and Copenhagen, who have drawn their last five matches in all competitions, can pick up a point in Spain.

Benfica v Juventus

Where to watch

BT Sport 8, 8pm Tuesday

Best bet

Benfica to win & under 3.5 goals
2pts 7-4 Coral

Preview

Three defeats in four Group H matches have left Juventus on the brink of elimination from the Champions League and they face a daunting trip to Benfica on matchday five.

The Portuguese side are odds-on with some bookmakers to complete a double over the Old Lady, having won 2-1 in Turin last month, and they should be full of confidence after home and away draws with group favourites Paris St-Germain in their last two outings.

Roger Schmidt's men strengthened their position at the top of the Primeira Liga at the weekend with a 1-0 win at title rivals Porto and they have taken 28 points from a possible 30 in their domestic league this term.

Only three of Benfica's last 16 games in all competitions have produced over 3.5 goals, while Juve have scored just three times in seven away fixtures this term so a low-scoring home win could be on the cards.

Dinamo Zagreb v Milan

Where to watch

BT Sport 4 & 5, 8pm Tuesday

Best bet

Milan to score a penalty
1pt 4-1 bet365

Preview

Italian champions Milan are under pressure after 3-0 and 2-0 defeats to Chelsea and they face a Dinamo Zagreb side who kicked off their Champions League Group E campaign with a shock 1-0 win over the Blues.

Milan have won their last four matches in Serie A, including a 2-0 victory over Juventus, and they are expected to be too good for Dinamo, who picked up just one point from back-to-back fixtures against RB Salzburg.

Fikayo Tomori's early red card, and Jorginho's subsequent penalty, scuppered the Rossoneri's chances in their home clash with Chelsea on matchday four and it could be worth focusing on the penalty markets again.

Bruno Petkovic has scored spot-kicks in each of Dinamo's last three league fixtures but Milan's Olivier Giroud and Salzburg's Noah Okafor converted penalties against Zagreb in the Champions League and the 4-1 that Milan notch from the spot is worth a bet.

Paris St-Germain v Maccabi Haifa

Where to watch

BT Sport 7, 8pm Tuesday

Best bet

Paris St-Germain to win & both teams to score
1pt 17-10 BoyleSports

Preview

Maccabi Haifa claimed a memorable 2-0 home win over Juventus on matchday four and they were good value for that victory, scoring twice in the first half, hitting the woodwork, and winning the shot count 14-10.

The Israeli champions have fared well in a tough group featuring Juve, Benfica and Paris St-Germain and they can get on the scoresheet in a defeat against red-hot favourites PSG on matchday five.

They lost 3-1 to the French powerhouses last month, having taken an early lead through former QPR attacking midfielder Tjaronn Chery, and they went down by the same scoreline at Juventus on matchday three.

PSG are in a battle for top spot with Benfica, having been held to 1-1 draws at home and away by the Portuguese league leaders. Both teams have scored in nine of their last ten Champions League matches and a clean sheet may elude the hosts once again in Paris.

RB Leipzig v Real Madrid

Where to watch

BT Sport 6, 8pm Tuesday

Best bet

Over 3.5 goals
2pts 7-4 bet365

Preview

Leipzig suffered a shock 4-1 home defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk in their Group F opener but home and away wins over Celtic have boosted their qualification chances going into a clash with European champions Real Madrid.

Leipzig lost 2-0 last month in Madrid, where the hosts scored twice in the final ten minutes, but a more open contest is expected in Germany as Leipzig's last two Bundesliga results were a 3-2 home win over Hertha Berlin and a 3-3 draw with Augsburg.

Since their loss to Shakhtar they have won their last five home matches in all competitions, scoring at least three goals in all five of them, including a 3-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund.

Real have beaten Barcelona 3-1, Elche 3-0 and Sevilla 3-1 in La Liga since their 1-1 draw with Shakhtar on matchday four so an entertaining contest between two in-form attacking units is expected.

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