Benfica will get a chance to extend their winning streak to three games on Friday night when they host Vizela in the 26th round of Primeira Liga at the Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica with kickoff at 11:15 pm.
Nelson Verissimo’s team completed a comeback in a tough away clash against Portimonense. Despite conceding an early goal only six days ago, the team won three points.
Nonetheless, Benfica trail second-positioned Sporting CP by four points in the Primeira Liga table. The visitors have been prolific in front of goals lately, scoring two or more goals in each of their last six matches across competitions.
Verissimo’s troops will have a chance to continue their positive run here as they face Vizela. With the two teams sitting in 14th and 15th positions, respectively, a victory for Verissimo would see them leapfrog Vizela.
Visitors CD Aves will be looking to get back to winning ways when they welcome home team CD Feirense on Sunday. The visitors have not been pulling up many trees of late and will travel to the capital off the back of three losses and two draws in the last five rounds.
The latest failures came on Sunday afternoon when Vizela shipped three second-half goals in an away loss at Santa Clara (3-1). Alvaro Pacheco’s men conceded at least two goals in each of their last five away matches in Primeira Liga.
Benfica vs Vizela Head to Head
Both sides have three games against each other, with hosts taking three wins while visitors are winless. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Portimonense 1-2 Benfica
- Benfica 3-0 Vitoria
- Benfica 2-2 Ajax
- Boavista 2-2 Ajax
- Benfica 2-1 Santa Clara
Away
- Santa Clara 3-1 Vizela
- Vizela 1-1 Portimonense
- Pacos de Ferreira 2-1 Vizela
- Boavista 2-2 Vizela
- Vizela 3-2 Vitoria
Benfica Team News
All players will be available for Nélson Veríssimo except for long-term absentees Pinho, Veríssimo and Seferovic. Darwin should return to the starting XI after being rested against Portimonense, replacing Gonçalo Ramos, who will now have his break.
Vizela Team News
Guzzo is doubtful for Friday’s match and will be replaced by Rashid if he fails to recover. On the other hand, Cassiano is available and will provide fresh legs upfront.
Prediction and Odds
We like Benfica to win by two or more goals difference at the 1.61 odds, while you can get similar odds for the hosts to have the lead at halftime and win the match at full time.
- Benfica to Win
- HT/FT – Benfica
- Goals Under 3.5
