Benfica take on the visitors Sporting Lisbon in the round 34 of Portuguese Primeira Liga. The match will be played on Saturday, July 25th at Estádio da Luz (Lisbon).
Benfica can blame only themselves for ending the championship in 2nd place, not 1st. Having been in the lead in the title race for a long time, the Eagles, after the new year, or rather from February 8, ended their phenomenal 16-match winning streak with a defeat to Porto than broke them down. For 11 rounds in a row, victories were alternated with losses and draws. Porto, who was 4-5 points behind at that time, could not help but take advantage of such a gift, we can see the result of it in the table. Nevertheless, Benfica at the finish of the season plays as if it were its beginning. They have won 3 of its last 4 matches, scoring 10 goals in these games.
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Sporting, in the event of a loss in the upcoming match, may well still remain without a direct ticket to the Europa League. 4 Braga is ahead by 3 points, but in case of equal number of points between the teams, the goal difference will be taken into account first, and Braga is better at it: 59-39 against Sporting's 48-32. So, the “Lions” still have something to fight for and at least 1 gained point will not hinder them in any way, who knows how Braga will play at home against Porto in their match.
We can be sure how the rival fellow countrymen will share the points, and I will not guess, despite the fact that Benfica is the clear favorite. But the goals in the performance of the home team will certainly be taken into account. Sporting conceded 32 goals. And 23 of them are in 16 away games. In 4 of the last 6 away matches Sporting opponents have scored more than 1 goal. But among them, in addition to the already champion Porto, were Famalicano and Guimarainensh. Benfica also loves to score in domestic league. Benfica had scored at least twice in 4 out of 5 recent head-to-heads. Benfica is now relaxed, playing for fun, there is no burden of responsibility. Benfica have Rafael Silva, Pizzi, Vinicius in her lineup, this trio scored 42 goals, and there are other productive teammates.
Prediction for the match: Benfica to score over 1.5 goals
