Benfica Lisbon vs Desportivo Aves Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal

Prediction published on 08/01/2020, 00:13  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 08/01/2020 at 00:14 in Liga Portugal Prediction

Top of the table side Benfica will play host to bottom placed Desportivo Aves on Friday when the Primeira Liga enters Match Day 16. Going to this game, Benfica have managed 42 points and Desportivo Aves have six points. Benfica go to this clash unbeaten in their last 11 matches, winning eight and keeping four clean sheets. They have scored two goals or more in eight of their last 10 matches while 11 of their last 15 matches have yielded over 2.5 goals. Benfica have scored in each of their last 15 matches and conceded two or more goals in just two of their last 15 matches. At home, Benfica have eight straight wins and are unbeaten in nine. They have seven clean sheets in nine home matches and have scored 15 goals in the last five home matches, while conceding just one goal. They are the best scorers in the league, with 38 goals, and have the best defence, having conceded five.

Desportivo Aves on the other hand, have the worst run in the league and as a result find themselves at the bottom of the log. They have the joint least wins in the league – two – and their poor run draws back to last season. In their last 18 league matches, they have managed just two wins; all the rest are losses. In their last 14 matches, Desportivo Aves have 13 losses, and have one clean sheet in 15 matches. Nine of their last 15 matches have produced over 2.5 goals with Desportivo Aves on the receiving end in most of these. They have conceded two or more goals in nine of the last 15 matches and failed to score in five of their last 15. They have 10 straight away losses and have the worst defence in the league, having conceded 31 goals. They have never beaten Benfica in the 12 meetings between the two sides. Of the 12 matches, Desportivo Aves have lost 10.