Benfica takes on Arouca in Taca de Portugal – 1/16-finals. The game will be played on Thursday, November 22nd at Estadio da Luz (Lisabon).
Benfica started the fight in the Taca de Portugal from the third round in which they had a confident win over Sertanense FC, 3:0. The Eagles compete in two completions now, the Champions League and the Cup of Portugal. In the championship, they currently occupy only the fourth position, this being not very decent for the most titled club of Portugal. The defeats from Moreirense and Belenenses were a real failure. Five allowed goals in matches against teams from the middle of the league’s standings in two matches are too much for such big club.
Arouca is hardly famous out of Portugal, as this team represents Segunda Divisao, the second-highest division of the Portuguese football. After 10 rounds played in this League, Arouca holds the 13th position with 10 points. In the Cup of Portugal, the team played two away matches and won games against Cacadores das Taipas 1:0 and Farense 3:1.
Benfica is unlikely to put the best lineup in the upcoming match, and this will affect the outcome; what is more, in these circumstances, Arouca players get a chance, miserable though, to advance to the fourth round of the Cup. Whatever happens, we still believe the match is going to be with number of scored goals, and the teams should combine at least 3. This is an alternative to the Both teams to score, which looks quite ok bet considering Benfica’s poor defensive performances in recent matches.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
