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

Prediction published on 10/11/2022, 07:27  by Ioannis | Modified on 10/11/2022 at 07:27 in Liga Portugal Predictions

Benfica host Gil Vicente at the Da Luz, for their last round of League action before the World Cup break. Twenty-five games and counting. That is how long Benfica has remained unbeaten, with their last competitive defeat coming in early April. After easily seeing off Estoril twice in the space of a few days, Benfica have now recorded seven wins on the spin, scoring twenty three times in tie process, at an average of over 3 goals per game. Roger Schmidt’s men have a score to settle against Gil Vicente however, having surprisingly lost in each is their last two home encounters against them. 

The visitors are not enduring their best of runs at the moment, with the heavy midweek cup loss to Arouca making it four defeats on the spin for Gil Vicente. They have also won just two of their last eight away games, with their table positioning at the relegation places being thoroughly deserved so far. When it comes to their record against Benfica, one could define it as intriguing to say the least. That is because up until 2020, Benfica were unbeaten in each of their previous twenty games against them, yet Gil Vicente have won both of their last two at the Da Luz, transforming themselves as a bogey team of sorts for the Lisbon giants. Will they be able to break Benfica’s insurmountable unbeaten record? Seems like a tall order but what a story it would be.