Benfica and Famalicão face each other in the 15th round of the Liga Portugal on the afternoon of this Friday, December 29, 2023, starting at 3:45 pm. The match is scheduled to take place at Estádio da Luz, in the city of Lisbon.
Benfica
The Benfica team usually presents its best performances precisely when it plays at home and because of this it arrives very excited for this Friday’s duel against Famalicão, even dealing with the absences of David Neres, Juan Bernat, Otamendi and Bah.
Rated with huge pre-game favoritism, the team needs victory to remain firm and strong in the fight for the second consecutive championship of the Liga Portugal and managed to add three consecutive victories in three different competitions in recent weeks.
In the meantime, Benfica beat Red Bull Salzburg in the Champions League to secure their place in the Europa League playoffs, beat Braga in the Portugal League and also beat AVS in the League Cup in a crushing way by a score of 4-1.
In their 5 most recent matches they recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and no defeats, beating AVS, Braga and Red Bull Salzburg, in addition to drawing with Farense and Moreirense.
The club currently occupies second place in the Portuguese elite league table, with 33 points achieved so far, only one less than Sporting, who took the lead.
Playing as home team, at Estádio da Luz, the Benfica team recorded a recent performance with 5 wins, 3 draws and only 2 defeats in the last 10 games played.
Famalicão
While on the other side is the Famalicão squad, which in turn has not won for four consecutive matches this season and as a result has been falling in the league table, distancing itself significantly from the fight for a place in European competitions.
In the last round, Famalicão faced off against Estoril and even playing at home they ended up frustrating their fans by suffering a 1-1 draw with a performance without much creativity.
Only 1 victory, 2 draws and 2 defeats were recorded in the last 5 official matches of the season, beating Camacha, drawing with Portimonense and Estoril, in addition to losing to Porto and also to Benfica.
Currently, the club is in seventh place in the Portuguese elite league table, with 18 points achieved so far, 11 away from the access zone for European competitions.
There were 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats in the last 10 matches played as a visitor by the Famalicão team.
Conclusion:
However, Benfica is fully capable of controlling offensive actions from the first minute in search of another crushing victory in the Liga Portugal over an opponent that is not experiencing its best moment or has enough purchasing power to even assemble a squad capable of being competitive in the same level as the Benfica fans, so it is natural that the home team is given enormous favoritism, as a relatively quiet victory for Benfica appears as the likely outcome of this duel.