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Boavista will host Benfica at Estadio do Bessa XXI on Monday in another round of the 2024-25 Primeira Liga campaign. The home side have had mixed results in their league campaign so far and now find themselves 13th in the league table with just five points from a potential 15.
They played out a 2-2 draw against Estrela Amadora last time out, with Bruno Onyemaechi and Ilija Vukotic getting on the scoresheet in the first half before their opponents leveled the scores midway through the second.
Meanwhile, Benfica parted ways with head coach Roger Schmidt after a slow start to their season and have now reappointed Bruno Lage as the new manager as they target a return to the pinnacle of Portuguese football. They beat Santa Clara 4-1 in Lage's first game back at the club, with four different players finding the back of the net including new signing Kerem Akturkoglu who netted a debut goal.
The visitors now sit sixth in the table with 10 points from five matches and will be looking to add to that tally this week.
Boavista vs Benfica Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 130 meetings between Boavista and Benfica. The home side have won 21 of those games while the visitors have won 75 times. There have been 34 draws between the two teams.
- The visitors have won three of their last four games in this fixture and have lost just one of their last seven.
- The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last eight games in this fixture.
- Benfica have scored nine goals in the Primeira Liga this season. Only league leaders Sporting (19) have scored more.
Boavista vs Benfica Prediction
Boavista are on a run of back-to-back draws and are without a win in their last four matches. They are winless in their last six games at Estadio do Bessa XXI and could struggle here.
Benfica, meanwhile, are on a run of consecutive victories and are undefeated in their last five matches. They are in much better form than their midweek opponents and should win this one fairly easily.
Prediction: Boavista 1-3 Benfica
Boavista vs Benfica Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Benfica to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Four of the last five matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in five of their last seven matchups)
