On Saturday night, Benfica and Sporting Lisbon will meet in the central match of the 14th round of the Portuguese Primeira Liga. We bring to your attention the forecast for this duel.
Benfica
The team of Jorge Jesus is still in third place in the standings, but is only 1 point behind the two leaders. In the last month, the Eagles are performing very brightly. Before the November international break, they defeated Braga at home (6:1), and after that they dealt with Pasos de Ferreira in the Cup (4:1). Then there was an important away draw in the Champions League with Barcelona (0:0). And last Saturday, the team of Jorge Jesus declassified the "Belenenses" drained of blood by the outbreak of coronavirus (0:7).
Sporting
The current champion of Portugal has not known failures since the end of September. Moreover, the "lions" not only do not lose – they do not even play a draw, bringing their winning streak to 11 matches in a row, achieving success on all fronts. After the November matches of the national teams, Sporting played 3 home matches. First there was a modest victory in the national Cup over Varzim (2:1). After that– the defeat in the Champions League of Borussia Dortmund (2-0), which took Ruben Amorim's team to the playoffs. And in the last round of the championship, the "green and white" prevailed over "Tondela" (2:0).
Statistics and figures
- Benfica has a 4-match unbeaten streak (3 wins + 1 draw);
- In four of the last five matches of Benfica, the Total bet was more than 4.5;
- Benfica has an 11-match unbeaten streak in home matches (9 wins + 2 losses);
- Benfica have won 4 of their last five head-to-head matches against Sporting, losing only once;
- Sporting has an 11-match winning streak;
- In four of the last six matches, Sporting have not conceded;
- Sporting have scored in 13 of their last 14 away matches.
Forecast
Both teams have been looking very confident lately, and it is very difficult to predict the outcome of this match. Most likely, the duel will turn out to be very careful. Benfica will work defensively with the same concentration as in the matches against Barcelona, where Jorge Jesus' team proved that they can play to zero, patiently waiting for their opportunities. Sporting will also not take risks and climb ahead at someone else's stadium. So a smaller total is quite likely here, despite the fact that the last meeting of these rivals ended with a score of 4:3. But it happened at the very end of last season.
