Benfica Lisbon vs Gil Vicente Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal

Prediction published on 30/01/2022, 16:15  by Sayak | Modified on 02/02/2022 at 08:40 in Liga Portugal Predictions

Benfica host Gil Vicente at the Estadio da Luz in a key Portuguese Primeira Liga game on Matchday twenty of the league stage. The hosts are placed at third place with forty-four points from their nineteen matches while the visitors find themselves at fifth place with thirty points from the first nineteen games. Benfica come into the game with a 2-1 defeat at home to Sporting. This was their first defeat in as many as five matches. Benfica have been a free-scoring side and have netted goals in each of their last six consecutive matches. Their goal-scoring acumen has not resulted in defensive solidarity either for the team. In fact, Benfica have kept just two clean sheets in their last six matches.

Gil Vicente beat Portimonense at home with a 1-0 scoreline in the run-up to this fixture. The visitors have now won three games and drawn once in their last four fixtures. Gel Vicente have scored in each of their last four consecutive matches and have just two clean sheets in their last five matches. It is also to be noted that five out of the last six matches between the two teams have had over 2.5 goals which makes it likely that both the teams will be playing a high scoring game and score goals.