Benfica vs. Vitoria Guimaraes: Portuguese Championship Match Forecast

Current form

At the start of the season, Benfica had several poor performances in the Primeira Liga, which allowed its rivals to pull ahead. However, over time, the team was able to improve its game and after 11 rounds is in third place, lagging behind second-placed Porto by only two points, and behind Sporting (the leader of the ranking) by five points. At the same time, the hosts of the upcoming match have played one and two matches less, respectively.

Disqualifications and injuries

Gouveia, Kekchu and Sanchez will be out due to injuries.

Interesting trends for betting

• Benfica have won their last four matches
• Benfica have kept clean sheets in three of their last four home matches

Estimated line-up: Trubin – Kabore, Araujo, Otamendi, Carreras – Eursnes, Florentino – Di Maria, Prestianni, Akturkoglu – Pavlidis.

Current form

Vitoria Guimarães plays with varying success. In 12 rounds played, the club has six wins, three draws and the same number of defeats. The team does not play its best away from home. To be more precise, it has not been able to win away from home for four games in a row (two defeats and two draws). The upcoming opponent is fighting for the lead in the standings, so it is unlikely that they will be able to break the series of unsuccessful away performances.

Disqualifications and injuries

Everyone in the team is in formation.

Interesting trends for betting

• Vitoria Guimaraes have gone four away games without a win
• The visitors scored in the last three matches

Estimated line-up: Varela - Gaspar, Ribeiro, Borevkovic, Mendes - J. Mendes, Handel, Thiago Silva - Cesar, Oliveira, Santos.