Gil Vicente vs Benfica Predictions

• Benfica have won seven domestic fixtures on the spin
• Benfica have conceded just 20 times in 25 Primeira Liga games this season
• Gil Vicente have drawn blanks in five of their last six assignments

Benfica in hot pursuit of Primeira Liga title

Benfica have the chance to go level on points – at least temporarily – with Primeira Liga leaders Sporting Lisbon on Friday and they can record a routine win away to Gil Vicente.

The league title race is heating up and Benfica are three points off leaders Sporting with a game in hand, so there is everything to play for.

And while this is not their game in hand, they will want to establish a psychological edge over Sporting, who play on Saturday.

Shot-shy Gil Vicente could be kept out again

Gil Vicente are in the relegation mix this season and a dearth of goals has cost them.

They have netted just 24 times in their 25 league matches, failing to score in five of their last six matches in all competitions.

And they are unlikely to fare much better at home to Benfica, whose tally of 20 goals conceded is the joint-lowest in the Primeira Liga.

A testing visit to rivals Porto is just over the horizon and Benfica cannot afford any slip-ups at the moment, so they look well-placed to record a 20th league win of the season.

They can do so without conceding and the best correct score wager is 2-0 to the visitors.