Chelsea have won each of their four previous encounters with Benfica, and both teams have scored in each of the pair's last three meetings. The last time these two sides locked horns was in the Club World Cup in the summer, where Chelsea ran out 4-1 winners in the last 16 tie.
Both teams have found the back of the net in each of Chelsea's last five matches across all competitions, and in six of the Londoners' eight games in league and cup this season. Benfica have seen five of their last six matches in all competitions end with both teams scoring, which includes two of Jose Mourinho's opening three games back in charge of the Portuguese giants.
On paper, Chelsea have the stronger of the two squads by some distance, but Enzo Maresca's side haven't been firing on all cylinders of late, which is why we're predicting just a narrow victory for the Premier League side on Tuesday night. Chelsea haven't scored more than two goals since the 5-1 win over West Ham in August, and have only managed to keep one clean sheet since then as well.
Chelsea 2-1 Benfica
