Competition: Primeira Liga
Market: Benfica win
Odds: 2/5 @ BetUS
Looking to extend on their stellar recent purple patch, Benfica will welcome Famalicao to Lisbon on Monday night.
Starting with the hosts, while Benfica might be seeking a real miracle in the race to recapture their domestic crown this season, Jose Mourinho’s men are enjoying what has become a stellar run of form. Last seen extending on their Taca de Portugal adventure as they secured a routine 2-0 victory away at Farense, the former Manchester United boss has now seen his squad win each of their previous three appearances across all competitions by an aggregate score of 8-0. Collecting a heavyweight European scalp earlier in the month as they secured a 2-0 win against reigning Italian champions Napoli, Benfica are also unbeaten in all of their previous eight consecutive matchups – a run that stems back to November 5th. Breathing life back into their charge to book a Champions League knockout stage ticket, Mourinho’s side have also gained a reputation for their extended domestic success on home soil. Yet to suffer a single Primeira Liga defeat at the Estadio da Luz so far this season, the Eagles are rightfully installed as a standout contender on Monday night.
As for the visitors, watching their respective Taca de Portugal adventure come to a thumping end last time out as they slumped to a 4-1 drumming at the hands of Porto, Famalicao have continued to show some real inconsistencies since returning from November’s international break. Mustering just a single win from their previous four Primeira Liga appearances, Hugo Oliveira’s side have watched their European dreams take a dent over the past month. Facing what will certainly be a stern examination when they travel to Lisbon on Monday night, Vila Nova should also be concerned by a nightmare record in the Portuguese capital. Slumping to a routine 4-0 defeat when they last travelled to the Estadio da Luz for a Primeira Liga showdown back in January, they have lost all of their previous four trips to Benfica by an aggregate score 11-0. It should also be highlighted, Oliveira’s men have failed to register a single strike in Lisbon since way back in February 2020.
Bet: Benfica 2/5 to beat Famalicao in Monday’s Primeira Liga matchup @ BetUS