Benfica take on the visitors Santa Clara in the round 34 match of Liga Portugal. The match will be played on Saturday, May 27th at Estádio da Luz (Lisbon).
Benfica have reached a point where they still don't have the championship title secured before the final round. Porto has closed the gap to just 2 points, and Benfica is now under a lot of pressure. Bookmakers are so confident in the home team's victory that they offer extremely low odds (1.08). But will it be that easy for the hosts? After all, they will be hosting a team that has already lost their chances of avoiding relegation and is simply playing for fun, Santa Clara. In the first half of the season, Benfica indeed achieved significant victories and dominated their opponents. However, towards the end of the championship, such victories have been scarce, and Benfica only manages to defeat even less formidable opponents by a margin of 1-2 goals. Therefore, there are certain doubts about whether the hosts will achieve a convincing victory in this match. The responsibility for the outcome, coupled with the relaxed play from the opponent, will play a role. Winning the championship title may prove to be a challenging task for the "Eagles."
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Santa Clara are unexpectedly leaving the elite of the Portuguese championship, even though they had established themselves as solid mid-table contenders over the past couple of seasons. However, something went wrong, and now Santa Clara finds themselves at the bottom of the league table, preparing for relegation. Nevertheless, it should be noted that they have performed relatively well towards the end of the season, securing 2 wins in the previous 3 rounds and putting on a real show in their 3-5 defeat against Braga, a top-five representative. So, Santa Clara currently feels somewhat relaxed, knowing that they can't change their fate, and they are capable of causing trouble for Benfica in such circumstances.
Bookmakers are so confident in a complete demolition of the visitors in this match that even if you take a handicap of (+3) for Santa Clara, the odds remain favorable. Therefore, I have decided to place a bet on Santa Clara with the handicap of (+3) in this match. Santa Clara has been performing well in the final rounds of the championship, and avoiding a heavy defeat is within their capabilities.
Prediction for the match: Santa Clara to win with +3.0 handicap.
