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Vitoria Setubal and Benfica play at the Estádio do Bonfim in a match of the 19th round of the Liga Sagres. In the final confrontation between these teams in this competition, on 21-08-2016, the final result was a draw for (1-1). The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the visiting team, which in the last 5 matches has won 5. Actually, in the last confrontation at this stadium, in a game for the Sagres Liga on 12-12-2015, Benfica only managed to win, 2-4). The goals of the match were scored by Vasco Costa (59 ‘) and Hyun-Jun Suk (88’) for Vitoria de Setubal and Pizzi (35 ‘), Jonas (39’), K. Mitroglou (79 ‘Autogolo) for Benfica. It is necessary to analyze with special attention the house / outside condition, as Vitoria de Setubal presents different results at home and abroad.
Vitoria Setubal
The home team is currently in 8th place with 25 points earned after 7 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, won at home to the Nacional of Funchal by (1-0). In the last match, he won out for the Belenenses by (1-2). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; Against 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses in his stadium. The team arrives at this meeting after a home defeat by Braga by (0-3). For the championship, Vitoria de Setubal won 16 points in 27 chances, after 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in the last 9 games that played in his stadium. In his home games there is a tendency to few goals, since 7 of his last 9 matches in the competition finished with Less than 2.5 goals. In 18 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 8 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard.
The victory of Setúbal arrives for this game unmotivated after a defeat suffered at home by 0-3 against Braga, this match being valid for the League Cup. The home team tends to work on the 4-3-3 tactical system to give more importance to quick transitions and a more offensive style of play. In this drawing, the three pieces responsible for the main plays of danger in the opposing area are Zé Manuel, Edinho and Nuno Santos. For this duel the coach will probably have all his players available.
Benfica
The visiting team is currently in 1st place with 45 points, after 14 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, drew at home to Boavista by (3-3). In the last match, won at home to the Tondela by (4-0). This is a team little affected by the house factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games has 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with a total of 27 goals scored and 16 conceded. Already inside the home, he won 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with a total of 44 goals scored and 10 conceded. In the last game that played, for the League Cup, lost with Moreirense away by (3-1). In the last 9 away games, Benfica have 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, having won 22 points out of 27. In the games played as a visitor there are some more frequent results: at the end of the first 45 ‘0-1 (4 in 9 games) and at the end of the game 0-2 (4 in 9 games). His attack has been marked with great regularity, since he has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 games in this competition. This is a team that does not usually feel difficult to open the scoring: scored the first goal in 14 of the last 18 matches for the Liga Sagres, of these 14 reached the interval in advantage in 11 and managed to always maintain the lead until the end of the 90 ‘ . In 18 games in this competition, he has never managed to come back on the scoreboard in the four games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 11 away games for all competitions there has been 1 period that stands out: suffered 4 of his 9 goals between the minutes (46’-60 ‘).
Benfica arrive for this unmotivated match after having suffered a 3-1 away defeat to Moreirense, this match being valid for League Cup. We can see that the visiting team has the highest individual quality compared to their opponents because they have one of the best Premier League castles. Benfica usually play in 4-3-3, where the three main pieces of danger are Cervi, Mitroglou and Zivkovic.
Prediction: Benfica Win @ 1.33