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League leaders Benfica will entertain eighth-placed Boavista at the Estadio da Luz in the Primeira Liga on Monday (February 20). The hosts are on a four-game winning run in the league. Goals from Joao Mario and Alexander Bah helped Benfica beat Casa Pia 3-0 at home a fortnight ago. They continued their form in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 on Wednesday, winning 2-0 at Club Brugge.
Boavista, meanwhile, are winless in their last three league games and are coming off a goalless draw against Casa Pia in their previous outing. Benfica have a two-point lead over second-placed Porto and also have a game in hand, so they can afford to start a few key players from the bench.
Benfica have enjoyed a great run against Boavista, scoring at least twice in their last nine home league games. They have been defensively solid this year, keeping clean sheets in seven of their nine games across competitions.
Meanwhile, Boavista are winless on their travels in the Primeira Liga since September and are also winless at Benfica since 1999. Considering the same, the league leaders should secure a comfortable win.
Prediction: Benfica 3-1 Boavista
💪 Hoje é dia de Benfica! 🔴⚪️
— Vai Benfica 🦅 (@vaibenfica1904) February 20, 2023
⚽ SL Benfica vs. Boavista FC
🏆 21.ª jornada da Liga Portugal Bwin
🕗 21h15
🏟 Estádio da Luz
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This match will start from 2:45 am
This match will take place on 21 February 2023
⚽ SL Benfica vs. Boavista FC
— SL Benfica (@SLBenfica) February 20, 2023
🏆 21.ª jornada da #LigaPortugal
🕗 21:15
🏟 Estádio do SL Benfica
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Benfica head into the game with a clean bill of health and no suspension concerns, giving Schmidt the luxury of a full-strength squad at his disposal.
Off the back of his side’s solid Champions League display, the German tactician could name an unchanged XI on Monday, meaning that we could see a back four of Alejandro Grimaldo, Nicolas Otamendi, Antonio Silva and Alexander Bah.
Mario, who has registered seven goal involvements in his last five matches, should handle business at the opposite end of the pitch, alongside Goncalo Ramos and Goncalo Guedes.
Boavista will be without the services of Perez, who will serve a one-match suspension after picking up a red card against Casa Pia last time out.
Uruguayan defender Rodrigo Abascal will also sit out Monday’s contest after crossing the yellow card threshold with his booking in the aforementioned game.
Partilho RedPass para o jogo de hoje Benfica vs Boavista
— ₿arreto (@__Barr3t0__) February 20, 2023
SAGRES PISO 3 🦅 #zerolugaresvazios
Vlachodimos; Bah, Otamendi, Silva, Grimaldo; Luís, Chiquinho, Aursnes; Neres, Mario, Guedes
Bracali; Malheiro, Sasso, Abascal; Onyemaechi, Vukotic, Camara, Agra; Perez, Mangas, Njie
We say: Benfica 2-0 Boavista
While Boavista will be looking to find their feet this weekend, they face a rampant Benfica side who are currently firing on all cylinders. As Aguias have been imperious in the history of this fixture and we are tipping them to extend their dominance over the visitors.
Tip 1: Result – Benfica
Tip 2: Goals – Over/Under 2.5 Goals – Over 2.5
Tip 3: At least a goal to be scored in the first half – Yes
Tip 4: Joao Mario to score or assist any time – Yes
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Benfica win with a probability of 80.83%. A draw has a probability of 12.6% and a win for Boavista has a probability of 6.52%.
The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win is 2-0 with a probability of 12.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 3-0 (11.31%) and 1-0 (8.89%). The likeliest drawn scoreline is 1-1 (5.99%), while for a Boavista win it is 0-1 (2.17%).
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— David (@DavidCr06683089) February 20, 2023
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