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Guimaraes vs Benfica Prediction & Betting tips
Back round in Portugal and all hunt for leaders FC Porto. And all are actually just Benfica Lisbon, Sporting Braga and Sporting Lisbon meant that are currently on the three places behind FC Porto. But even Benfica is already in second place behind the league pace, which can not catch up with a game. It is therefore all the more important not to let this gap grow any further and this is best done with victories. Benfica Lisbon wants to enter one of these on Friday at Vitoria Guimaraes.
In the first leg, the Eagles from the capital almost forgot the victory that was believed to have been won. But against the favorite opponent of recent years Benfica Lisbon can only seem to win. It was not until Tuesday that Benfica won against Lisbon away to Vitoria Guimaraes in the national cup competition. This is the betting providers in the cards that have a clear opinion. In the match between Vitoria Guimaraes and Benfica, the odds are clear in the direction of a tip on away win. The host in the league is currently “The Best of the rest”.
Vitoria Guimaraes:
And every day greets the result animal! On Tuesday Vitoria Guimaraes lost in the Taca de Portugal against Benfica Lisbon with 0: 1. So far, it’s pretty unspectacular. But it was the sixth competitive game of Vitoria Guimaraes in series, which ended with this result. Vitoria Guimaraes have won three of their last six fixtures 1-0 – including last Friday’s game against Moreirense in the seventeenth matchday in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, with the other three losing the narrowest of all results. Another component of the defeat against Benfica but also because this is the strong home series of Vitoria Guimaraes torn. To date, the club had lost in their own stadium only the first game in the current season in the Primeira Liga. That was the second matchday, when the club conceded the decisive goal against Feirense to make it 1-0. As a result, there were five home threes and two draws.
But let’s leave the trophy outside, in which the first team of Vitoria Guimaraes was not on the pitch anyway. The last four home games in league play has won Vitoria Guimaraes and beat including Sporting Lisbon 1-0. Only five goals conceded Vitoria Guimaraes in the eight home games in the league. The club from the north of Portugal together with Sporting Braga represents the best home defense of all eighteen clubs. But overall Vitoria Guimaraes plays no bad season and currently occupies fifth place with eight wins, four draws and five defeats. In all probability, it will not be enough for more. For Sporting Lisbon in fourth place is already seven points away. Especially in the last few weeks, Vitoria Guimaraes moved to a better starting position, as the club lost on the two matchdays before the win against Moreirense each. Nevertheless, Vitoria Guimaraes is an unpleasant opponent, not only beating Sporting Lisbon in the first half of the season, but also 3-0 away to FC Porto despite a 0: 2 deficit! At Benfica, Vitoria Guimaraes lost 2-2 on Matchday 1 with a 2-1 home victory against Sporting Braga. As such, in Vitoria Guimaraes’s play against Benfica Lisbon, a prediction is not as easy as it would appear at first sight.
Benfica Lisbon:
After the championship in the penultimate season and the runner-up in the last season should give it to Benfica Lisbon again the championship title. However, the Portuguese record champion with a total of 36 titles is currently exactly five points away. Twelve wins in seventeen games were not enough for the fourteen Porto threes to claim the first round championship. There are also two draws and three defeats. Interesting: The three bankruptcies existed at city rivals OS Belenenses, at home against Moreirense and in the first game of the new year at Portimonense SC. As a result, Benfica lost to none of the top-flight teams but to the current six-eight teams.
With six wins, a draw and two defeats in nine away games, Benfica is currently still the best away team in the Primeira Liga, if only because of the better goal difference to FC Porto and with an away game more. In another statistic, the Eagles from the Portuguese capital are still leading and that is the number of hits scored. With 37 goals in seventeen games, Benfica Lisbon is currently the best offensive of all eighteen clubs. Even otherwise, read the results from the last few weeks almost immaculate. Benfica have won ten of the last twelve competitive matches, losing only to Portimonense. In addition, there was a 1-1 in the League Cup, but in the end, enough for the progress. Of the last ten wins were eight to zero, even if among them five times a 1-0 was represented. The last defeat against the next opponent conceded Benfica Lisbon on 26.05.2013 at home. The last away defeat dates back to 2012. In the last seven appearances at Vitoria Guimaraes Benfica Lisbon has won six times and played once in a draw. Despite this strong record, I would be cautious in the Benfica Lisbon game at Vitoria Guimaraes with a tip for an away win, which in any case does not yield the best odds.
Guimaraes vs Benfica head to head matches
15.01.19 TP Guimaraes Benfica 0 : 1
10.08.18 PL Benfica Guimaraes 3 : 2
31.03.18 PL Benfica Guimaraes 2 : 0
05.11.17 PL Guimaraes Benfica 1 : 3
05.08.17 SC Benfica Guimaraes 3 : 1