Benfica Lisbon vs SC Braga Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal

Prediction published on 05/11/2021, 15:59  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 05/11/2021 at 18:09 in Liga Portugal Predictions

Benfica are going through a shaky period of their season and their earlier form has faded away. They will be hosting Sporting Braga in Match Day 11 action in the Primeira Liga in Portugal, hoping for some stability. Going into this game Benfica have 25 points, in third place while Braga have 19 points, in fourth place. A week ago, Benfica were top of the table but they are now third, though just a point below the leading duo – Porto and Sporting. It is however symbolic of their troubles in the last few matches, having managed just one win in the last five. They are coming straight from a 5-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League, and in the last three league matches, they’ve failed to score more than a goal. Benfica have one clean sheet only in the last five matches, and in their last at home, they lost 1-0 to Portimonense.

Braga are enjoying a great run as they prepare for this game. They have a 10-game unbeaten run and head here with four wins in five against Benfica in competitive action. The visitors have four wins in their last five matches and four clan sheets too in the process. Three of their last five matches have produced under 2.5 goals and they’ve only failed to score in one of the five matches. Before taking on Benfica, they registered a 4-2 home win over Ludogorets in the Europa League and will be hoping for more of that here. Four of their last five away league matches have ended in under 2.5 goals but they’ve scored in four of the last five. They head to this encounter unbeaten in their last seven away matches in the league, winning three of them.