Benfica Lisbon vs Porto Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal

Prediction published on 14/04/2018, 06:02  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 16/04/2018 at 03:11 in Liga Portugal Predictions

Primeira Liga table toppers Benfica host second placed FC Porto on Sunday 15th April in a match that has far reaching consequences on the race for the Portuguese league title, among the spoils, the winner set to take a bold step towards the title, with Benfica looking to open a four point gap and Porto seeking a win to got top by two points. The last three meetings between the two sides have ended in draws and it will be a sort of anticlimax if this too ends in a draw. Benfica takes to the game the best form but it will not escape them that in this fixture they last picked a win in 2014. The hosts are on nine straight wins and are unbeaten in 17. They are unbeaten in nine matches at home and in the last five, managed to score 18 goals and conceded just one. They are six matches unbeaten at home and in the last six league matches at home they have managed five clean sheets. Porto on the other hand take to the game a run of two wins, two losses and a draw in the last five. They have two losses, a draw and two wins in their last five away matches, scoring eight and conceding five. Porto have six wins in 10 matches but haven’t scored in their last three away matches. The two sides have drawn each of the last three meetings but head to head they have met 56 times and Benfica have managed 14 wins while Porto have 28 wins