Football Previews
Benfica travel to the Estádio dos Barreiros this evening with hopes of pulling four points clear at the top of the Portugal Primera Liga. Maritimo are tenth, just four points off a Europa League position and a win will move them sixth. Benfica currently top the table by one point and a win will see them go four points clear of second placed side FC Porto.
Recent form:
Maritimo – L D W D L D W
Benfica – L W D D W W W
Maritimo have lost two in seven while Benfica have lost one game in their last seven.
These two sides have met 23 times in recent years and Benfica have come out massively on top overall (Maritimo won 1, Benfica won 17, 5 Draws).
Bookmakers side strongly with Benfica.
Current betting odds: Maritimo (7/1) Draw (7/2) Benfica (2/5)
Gamingtips Prediction – Maritimo 0:2 Benfica
The most interesting statistic surrounding this match is the number of goals both teams score and concede. Maritimo have scored 30 goals in 26 matches and conceded 39 while Benfica have scored 70 goals in 26 and conceded just 15 (second best defensive record in the league). It’s very difficult to make a case for Maritimo in this match given Benfica’s very strong defensive record. Maritimo do have hopes of making it into the Europa League next season and this may improve their performance but in order to defeat Benfica tonight, they will need to unlock a defense that has conceded less than one goal per game on average.
This match gets underway at 20:00 GMT+0 and is being streamed live by most major bookmakers.
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