LiontipsBenfica vs Estoril. Prediction and bets on the Portuguese Championship match
Command Analysis
Current form
Today, Benfica has the opportunity to take the clear first place in the table. Sporting has started to lose points often and allowed their competitors to catch up. On the eve of the upcoming match, the Eagles are in third place and are two points behind the leading duo of Sporting and Porto, but their competitors have already played their matches in this round. Bruno Lage charges have been the most convincing against their main opponents recently - four wins and one draw in five previous matches. In the last round, Benfica won away from home against Nacional with a score of 2:0.
Disqualifications and injuries
Sanchez will not play today due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- In two of the last three matches, Benfica played to a draw in the first half
- In the five previous matches involving the Eagles, no more than two goals were scored
Probable line-up: Trubin, Araujo, Otamendi, Silva, Carreras, Kokcu, Florentino, Amdouni, Akturkoglu, Di Maria, Pavlidis.
Current form
Estoril does not have any big goals in the championship, after all, the selection of players is not the strongest. Nevertheless, they manage to stay out of the relegation zone. With 14 points scored, the Canaries are in 12th place in the table, while the gap from the "red" zone is only two points. In the last round, Estoril lost to Casa Pia (0:2) at home. It should be noted that the team has played six away matches this season, in which they tied three times and suffered three defeats.
Disqualifications and injuries
Sheka will not be able to help his team due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- In two of the last three head-to-head meetings, Estoril have not lost in the first half
- There has been no goal exchange in three of the team last five matches.
Probable line-up: Robles, Bacher, Alvaro, Boma, Andrade, Holsgrove, Zanoselo, Pina, Carvalho, Marques, Costa.
Trends
Benfica to score in first half
Benfica have scored in the opening 45 minutes in three of their last five matches
1.41Bet Total first half under 1.5 goals
In the hosts' previous five matches, no more than one goal was scored in the first half
1.92Bet Exact score 2:0
Two of Benfica last three wins have been by this score
6.70Tip and bets
Undoubtedly, the hosts will be extremely motivated today, as they have a chance to become the sole leader of the Primeira Liga in case of victory. There is a high probability that Benfica will score three points on the basis of their class. However, we would not expect a rout, as Estoril is a fairly organized team, and does not often allow itself to have outright failures in defense. Plus, in the last five head-to-head confrontations, the Eagles have never been able to win with an advantage of more than two goals.
Our prediction is a victory for Estoril with an Asian handicap (+2.5) at odds of 1.90
Bet on total
It is obvious that the visitors will bet on defense today, since the desire to play open football will clearly lead to failure. Only once in the five previous personal meetings were more than three goals scored. We do not expect a very productive game today.
The second bet is total under 3.5 goals with odds of 1.98
Bet on the first half
Let note that only once in the five previous head-to-head encounters did Benfica win by more than one goal in the opening 45 minutes. We think the visitors will hold off the opening onslaught of their superior opponent today.
Forecast - Estoril win in the first half with Asian handicap (+1) with odds of 2.00
