Braga – Benfica : Preview & Prediction
For the 28th day of the Portuguese Liga, Braga hosts Benfica. The home side can’t really hope for anything better at the end of the championship. Indeed, Braga is in 4th place for the Europa League play-offs with a 13-point lead but is 12 points behind the podium. Before the international break, the results are rather positive with a qualification against Monaco (1-3 on aggregate) for the quarterfinals of the Europa League. In the league, Braga’s players bounced back from a 1-0 loss to Gil Vicente to beat Portimonense 1-2.
Benfica are in third place in the league table, only six points behind Sporting Portugal. Nevertheless, the Benfica players are almost certain to play in the Champions League play-offs with a 12-point lead over their opponents. The Lisbon side are unbeaten in nine games and have also qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League thanks to their win at Ajax (0-1; 2-3 on aggregate). In the league, Benfica bounced back from their 1-1 draw at Vizela to beat Estoril 2-1 on the final day.
In the first leg, Benfica beat Braga 6-1.
Benfica have the best attack in the league with 68 goals scored in 27 games.
On average, Benfica players are scoring 2.7 goals away from home in the league this season.
In 6 of their last 7 games, Benfica have scored more than 1.5 goals.
In this clash between the 4th and the 3rd of the ranking, we should see a very competitive match. Nevertheless, Braga does not necessarily have anything to play for at the end of the season, except for getting good results. Benfica’s momentum is very good and they are a team that keeps on looking dangerous. They are the best attacking team in the league, so we see Benfica scoring at least 2 goals in the game. Finally, in Benfica’s last 10 games in all competitions, 8 have seen both teams score,
Braga – Benfica : Betting Tips
BTS/YES & OVER 2.5 GOALS Odds: 2.25
