AVS vs Benfica Match Analysis and Prediction

AVS vs Benfica Match Analysis & Prediction

AVS

15/12/2024 9:00 pm

Benfica

by Vincent

1 month ago 0 38

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Two teams with contrasting fortunes this season will meet on Sunday when AVS host giants Benfica at Estadio Clube Desportivo das Aves in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

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Vitor Campelos’ AVS have picked up 11 points from their 13 league matches and are currently 15th, two points above Nacional, who occupy the relegation playoff spot in Primeira Liga.

Last time out on December 8, AVS played out a 1-1 draw with Casa Pia in the league, a game in which Campelos’ side needed a 72nd-minute penalty from Gustavo Assuncao to cancel out the early goal they conceded to Joao Goulart.

Most problematic for AVS is the fact that they have won just twice this league season, the last of which came in mid-September when they beat Rio Ave 1-0, and have since drawn four and lost four.

Meanwhile, Bruno Lage’s side are second in the league table with 31 points from their 12 matches so far, two points behind defending champions Sporting Lisbon with a game in hand.

In stark contrast to AVS, Sporting have lost just once in the league this season and are currently on an eight-game winning run in the top flight, a streak that includes a dominant 4-1 victory over Porto on November 10.

To add to their impressive season, Benfica boast their best defensive record in the division having conceded just seven goals in 2024-25, and Lage will be looking to keep a third successive clean sheet in the league this weekend

AVS vs. Benfica Head to head

Benfica won the only previous meeting between these two teams.

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Benfica

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AVS

1

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AVS Team News

AVS will be without midfielder Assuncao, who scored the equaliser in last week’s draw, due to suspension after he accumulated enough yellow cards for a ban.

AVS's Last 5 Matches

09/11/2024

Estoril

0

AVS

0

Primeira Liga
14/11/2024

Real Valladolid

2

AVS

0

Club Friendlies
23/11/2024

Lusitano Evora 1911

3

AVS

2

Taca de Portugal
01/12/2024

AVS

0

Sporting Braga

1

Primeira Liga
08/12/2024

Casa Pia

1

AVS

1

Primeira Liga

Benfica Team News

Talismanic midfielder Orkun Kokcu is expected to return to the starting lineup this weekend after missing the last game through suspension, though Alvaro Carreras is suspended and will not be available.