Benfica Lisbon vs Boavista Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal

Prediction published on 17/01/2024, 15:15  by Sridhar | Modified on 19/01/2024 at 07:15 in Liga Portugal Prediction

Benfica will look to keep themselves in the Liga Portugal title race when they face mid-table side Boavista in this week. This matchday 18 will be played at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa in Lisbon on Friday. Ahead of this round, the hosts are 2nd in the standings with 42 points while the visitors are 9th with 20 points. Only one-point separates leaders Sporting and Benfica ahead of this round, which makes this match a must-win for the hosts. They come with some impressive form into this match, though, which gives them hopes of staying in the title race. Benfica have won their last seven competitive matches and have remained unbeaten across 12 matches now. The record gets better at home where Benfica have won six and drew three of their last nine competitive matches at this venue, including four wins in a row.

Boavista are coming off a 4-1 win over Vizela, which helped them end a long winless run in all competitions. Prior to that defeat, they have failed to win nine games in a row, which included seven losses and two draws. The sequence gets a bit longer in the league, which puts focus firmly on their struggle to get wins. Boavista’s win over Vizela was their only victory across 12 league games, where they drew four and lost seven. Questions remain over their ability to extend the positivity of that victory on the road, as the visitors have struggled away from home in this season. Boavista have lost four of their last six away league games, drawing and winning one each – although that win has come in their last league trip.