Feirense vs Benfica Predictions

Bottom of the table Feirense are eleven points adrift of safety after twenty-seven games, and this weekend they take on the league leaders Benfica. The visitors top the table courtesy of their impressive goal difference over arch rivals Porto, with both teams on sixty-six points. Both Feirense and Benfica lost in midweek and will be desperate to get back to winning ways this weekend.

Feirense looked like they might end their excruciatingly long winless run on Tuesday night when they played host to Vitoria Setubal, but in the seventy-fifth minute Flavio was sent-off and shortly after Cádiz scored the winning goal for the visitors. Benfica had a 2-1 lead heading into the 2nd leg of their Taca de Portugal against local rivals Sporting CP on Wednesday. However, a solitary second half strike from Bruno Fernandes proved enough for Sporting to claim a 1-0 win on the night and progress through to the Final via the away goals rule.

The head to head record between these two clubs and their form heading into Sunday’s game, overwhelmingly points towards a clean sheet and a victory for Benfica. Benfica are unbeaten in their fourteen matches against Feirense, and have won the last five matches to nil. Feirense have lost five of their last six matches, while Benfica have won three of their four. Feirense have failed to score in three of their last six matches and Benfica have kept clean sheets in three of their last four matches, all of which adds weight to our prediction of a win to nil for the visitors on Sunday.

The hosts have really struggled for goals this season, with Edinho top scoring in the league with four. Swiss forward Seferović has netted sixteen times in the Primeira Liga for Benfica this season, and the visitors will be happy to see him back on the field following and injury he picked up whilst on international duty. We’re confident that Benfica will win to nil on Sunday, and have backed a final score of 2-0. The visitors have a great record against their hosts and have kept plenty of clean sheets of late, while Feirense have looked poor in front of goal for the majority of the season.