Gil Vicente take on the visitors Benfica in the round 30 match of Liga Portugal. The match will be played on Saturday, April 29th at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos (Barcelos).
Gil Vicente lived through a strong summer squad sell-off, so the drop from the European Cup zone to the championship's outsider zone is quite explainable. However, the red and blue team will not be relegated because the gap of 9 points with 5 rounds left to the end of the championship is unlikely to be closed by their opponents, and their 14th place currently looks safe. However, Silva's team is very poor now. 2 points in the last 5 matches show that they have relaxed. The team plays in a very sticky, defensive manner, which is also a big change compared to last season (0-0 with Sporting and Chaves, 0-1 from Portimonense and Estoril in the last one). And they will stick with Benfica in defense.
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The end of March and April turned out to be challenging for the "Eagles", who were slightly down due to injuries, were eliminated from the Champions League, and the gap with Porto in the championship was reduced to 4 points. However, after the elimination by Inter, it should be easier. Roger Schmidt's team will have an easier schedule, and the players are recovering from injuries. Yes, they only beat Estoril 1-0, but they messed up a lot of moments, while a similar sticky confrontation awaits with Vicente.
But still, the result should be unsurprising. Benfica still plays better than their opponent, even despite the decline, they have more at home. In the first round, the Lisbon players took the opponent home 3-1, and here, considering the playing style of Vicente, it can still be modest through the bottom. However, the motivation, class, and experience of the guests are not in doubt, so they must collect important 3 points, recover and refresh in a week, and at the same time, in the case of a victory, they will not allow Porto to get closer to them. The favorite looks through the bottom here, considering the style of play of the hosts, and the class of the "Eagles" with everything else described above.
Prediction for the match: Benfica to win and under 4.5 scored goals.
