Portimonese vs Benfica Predictions

• Benfica have won ten of their 12 away games in the league this season.
• Portimonense have only won two of their 12 home games this season.
• 75% of Portimonense’s home games have produced under 2.5 goals.
• Benfica have kept clean sheets in 58% of their away games this season.

Benfica rarely drop points on their travels

Benfica have only lost one of their last nine matches in all competitions against Portimonense and head into Wednesday’s clash top of the table, while their hosts remain in the relegation zone. The visitors have kept clean sheets in seven of their 12 away games in the Primeira Liga and have won-to-nil on each of those occasions.

The last time these two sides met, Benfica strolled to a 4-0 win as the leagues’ top goalscorer Carlos scored himself a brace in the second half. Benfica have won five of their last seven matches against Portimonense and have only lost one of the pairs’ last nine encounters. Despite drawing their last three league games, Benfica head into Wednesday’s clash as the form favourites but Portimonense will have been buoyed by their 1-0 win over Gil Vicente last time out which put an end to their run of 13 games without a win in all competitions.

Portimonense have struggled for goals this season

Portimonense have failed to score in five of their 12 home games so far and nine of those home matches have produced under 2.5 goals and goals have been a real concern for the hosts this season. Benfica have drawn their last three league games, each of which have produced under 2.5 goals, and that goalless draw at home to Tondela last time out, suggests that the visitors aren’t firing on all cylinders right now.

Portimonense have scored nine goals at home and just 17 in total this season, averaging 0.75 goals per home game, while Benfica have netted 24 goals on their travels alone and a combined total of 52 in the league this season but have only managed to score one goal in each of their last four away games in all competitions.

The visitors haven’t failed to score away this season

The hosts only concede an average of 1.00 goals per home game, despite sitting in the bottom two, so we’re not expecting too many goals to be scored on Wednesday night. In fact, we’re predicting Benfica will claim a narrow 1-0 win against struggling Portimonense as the visitors have scored in all of their away games so far this season and have only conceded seven goals on their travels.