Boavista vs Benfica Lisbon Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal

Prediction published on 12/08/2023, 16:29  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 14/08/2023 at 07:45 in Liga Portugal Prediction

Benfica will begin the defence of their Portuguese Primeira Liga title on Monday with an away trip to Boavista. Both teams arrive for the match with contrasting forms. Boavista are in woeful form as they have lost their last three matches. They have failed to score in this run and have conceded five times. Os Axadrezados played two friendly matches in pre-season, losing 2-0 to Sporting Braga and 3-0 to Arouca. They would follow this up with a penalty shootout loss to second-tier side Leiria to exit the Taca da Liga. The match ended 0-0 after 90 minutes. Boavista have not defeated Benfica since a 3-0 home win in November 2020. They will hope for the same fortune as they seek to add to their current unbeaten run at home in the league. The Panthers closed out last season by going unbeaten in their last four matches as hosts and won three times.

Benfica are coming off a morale-boosting 2-0 win over rivals Porto in the season curtain-raiser Super Cup. The win saw last season’s league champions end a two-match losing run to close out pre-season. Roger Schmidt’s charges will now seek to build on this and start the campaign like they did the last one. The Eagles were unbeaten for their first 13 matches last season and only failed to win once. In that run, they traveled to Boavista on matchday three and won 3-0. Benfica haven’t lost to Boavista in the last six encounters between them and have won five times. Os Encarnados have won eight of their last 10 away league fixtures.