Braga take on the visitors Benfica in the quarterfinals of Taca de Portugal. The match will be played on Thursday, February 9th at Estádio Municipal de Braga (Braga).
Bragawere gradually able to secure the unspoken status of "champion of the rest of Portugal". Still, it is impossible to consistently challenge the top three of the usual giants. Although relatively recently there were good achievements - and vice-championship, and a number of "bronze" medals, and a couple of cups. But still, the team finished in 4th position more often - this was the case, by the way, in the last draw. However, in the summer, Artur Jorge, the ex-defender of Braga, who has been working in its structure for a long time, became the coach. In the Europa League, the Portuguese finished with him only in 3rd place in the group, having moved to the Conference League - they obviously expected more. But at the same time, the Archbishops are not bad in the domestic arena. Even after losing devastatingly 0-5 to Sporting, it still turns out to meet February in 3rd place. Yes, and recent rival, Famalicao, were defeated 4-1.
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Benfica still hold the record for most league titles. But, having taken its 37th “gold” in 2019, after that the club from Lisbon, despite regular and large-scale purchases, could not achieve something convincing. Yes, a year ago, the Portuguese were able to keep Barcelona out of the playoffs of the Champions League, but this did not save Jorge Jesus from resignation. However, even without him they finished only 3rd. It is not surprising that the mentor changed again in the summer - they relied on Roger Schmidt. The German as a whole confirms his status as a promising coach. Until the very end of the last calendar year, he never lost with his wards. As a result, the capital club again won a pass to the playoffs of the Champions League. And in the domestic arena they were confidently leading, winning the lion's share of the fights. The opening of this season, the newcomer “Casa Pia”, also defeated 3-0. True, Enzo Fernandez was sold at the deadline. But, firstly, for the guy (albeit the world champion and the best young player of the recent World Cup), who played half a year, they received 121 million from Chelsea - only João Felix left Lisbon for a larger amount. Secondly, there are signings, and among the newcomers - Goncalo Guedes, who returned to his homeland from the Wolves.
Incredibly, the “Archbishops” have 3 wins in the last 4 head-to-head matches. It was they who on December 31 interrupted the Eagles' unbeaten streak, also defeating them with a score of 3-0. The visitors from Lisbon are seen as favorites, and as expected. But still, the Archbishops are quite good. So we bet that in this match there will be “total over 2.5 goals scored”.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
