Benfica – Boavista: Prediction, Odds, & Betting tips, 25/01/22, Team News and Lineups

On January 25, Leiria will host the semi-final match of the Portuguese League Cup. At the Magalhaes Pessoa stadium, Benfica and Boavista will compete for a ticket to the title match.

Team Form

This season, Benfica appears as a different team in different tournaments. The Eagles managed to get out of the group in the Champions League with Bayern, Barcelona, and Dynamo Kyiv. Still, in the Portuguese League, the Eagles have already formed a distance of nine points from the leader Porto, which, given the move “dragons,” it’s almost impossible to win back.

In addition, Benfica has already stopped playing in the national cup, were at the 1/8 final stage it just lost to Porto (0:3), and three days later the team lost to the same opponent in the next round, the championship (1:3). The wins over Pacos de Ferreira (2:0) and Aroca (2:0) did not further aggravate the standings in the Benfica league, between which Nelson Verissimo’s team shared points with Moreirensi (1:1).

Boavista stabilized the results, rising to 11th place in the Portuguese championship, where the team was not inferior in five rounds in a row – four draws and one victory. These successes made it possible for black and white to move away from the direct relegation zone by three points. But given the density in the standings, it is categorically contraindicated for the team to relax.

Boavista made it to the semi-finals of the Portuguese League Cup sensationally, beating Braga (5:1) at the home arena. In the last round of the championship, the nominal guests of the upcoming meeting played an on-duty draw 1:1 against Pacos de Ferreira.

Betting tips

Benfica inflicted seven defeats on the opponent in eight previous meetings with a rival. Will Boavista be able to break a depressing streak in this game? Most likely not.

The bookmakers give a low bet on P1, which comes with a coefficient of 1.25, a draw – 5.00, and P2 can play for 10.00.

Handicap bets

In the seven victories described above, Benfica scored with an advantage of two or more goals. Therefore, in handicaps, it is worth paying attention to two outcomes: H1(-1) – 1.75, H1(-2) – 1.85.

It is also worth considering that the game will take place on a neutral field. If we take into account the results of Boavista away, they are incredibly mediocre – four defeats and two draws in seven previous games. At the same time, black and white did not score more than one goal per game in all matches of this series.

Bets on totals

Face-to-face confrontations between Benfica and Boavista stably end in winning the bet on a TO (2.5) goal – in 9 of the last 11 matches. Bookmakers offer to make a bet with a coefficient of 1.62, and the Total Under (2.5) is available in line with a quote of 2.2.

It is also worth adding here that Benfica have played for “more” in seven of the last ten matches in all competitions, and the Boavista defense allowed two or more goals conceded in five of the previous eight away games.

Prediction and betting

Benfica is now only claiming the League Cup trophy in the Portuguese football space, so the nominal hosts seem to be a big favorite in the upcoming match. We suggest considering a combined bet – P1 and TO (1.5) with a coefficient of 1.45.