Benfica
AarhusBenfica host Aarhus at Estádio da Luz in the Europa League qualification final. The Portuguese side go into the tie with the stronger recent form, while Aarhus are trying to halt a difficult run across two competitions.
Home scoring power at the Luz
The hosts have won three of their last five matches and scored heavily at home in earlier qualifiers. Benfica beat Hearts 6-1 and St. Gallen 5-0 at Estádio da Luz, then most recently won 7-0 at Casa Pia. Their last five games have brought three wins and two draws, with those draws coming at Hearts and at home to Académico Viseu. Pavlidis Vangelis and Gianluca Prestianni have been among the most consistent attacking performers.
Aarhus need to respond
Aarhus have been less convincing in their latest outings. They come in after a 1-2 league defeat at Viborg and a 0-4 reverse against Sabah Baku in Champions League qualifying. Earlier in that qualification run they did beat Lech Poznan 3-0 away, but heavy defeats have undermined their momentum. Wingback Gift Links has been a positive for the visitors.
Tight previous meetings
The two clubs have only met twice, both in the old European Cup. Benfica won the home leg 1-0 and the return in Aarhus ended 0-0. Those games were tight, producing only one goal in total.
Benfica vs Aarhus: TV and online coverage
In Portugal, Live Mod carries the match. Laola1 provides coverage in Germany and Austria, while SportsEngine Play is the broadcaster in the USA.