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Estoril Benfica betting prediction


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The most likely scenario is that Benfica will win. The home record of Estoril is interesting, but in this match they face champions Benfica. Moreover, the away team comes motivated by the latest positive exhibitions and has scored 10 goals in the last 2 matches. Therefore, Benfica should dominate the match and create the best goal opportunities.
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Preview
Estoril and Benfica meet at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, in a match for the 18th round of the Primeira Liga. Benfica got a home win by (4‑0), in the last league head‑to‑head, played in 16‑08‑2015. The head‑to‑head record at this stadium favours the away team, since in the last 3 head‑to‑heads they won 3. Accordingly, in the last head‑to‑head played at this stadium, for the Primeira Liga, on 27‑09‑2014, Benfica won by (2‑3). Diogo Amado (38' ) and Kléber (53' ) scored for Estoril and Talisca (3' and 8' ) and Lima (70' ) for Benfica. Estoril registers significant differences between home and away results, so the home/away factor is worth special attention.

Analysis Estoril

After 5 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, the home team is in the 11th position, havinf won 20 points so far. In the last match, they have won at home against Belenenses by (2‑0), after in the previous match they have lost (1‑0) an away match against Arouca. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 7 goals scored and 20 conceded; against 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 10 conceded. They come to this match after a away loss against Rio Ave by (3‑0). For the league, Estoril won 15 points out of 24 possible points, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 8 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (4 out of 8 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. 6 of their last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals, so there is a tendency for few goals in their home matches. They have conceded the first goal in 11 of their 17 matches for this competition, and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 12 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Estoril comes to this match after a 0-3away win over Rio Ave, in a match for the Portuguese Cup. Diogo Amado is the greatest offensive reference of the team and is responsible for creating and conducting the team’s offensive plays, using his technical skill and passing quality. Brazilian Léo Bonatini is the best scorer of the team, with 9 goals scored this season.

Confirmed Lineup: Pawel Kieszek, Anderson Luis, Mano, Yohan Tavares, Diego Carlos, Afonso Taira, Diogo Amado, Mattheus, Léo Bonatini, Frederic Mendy, Gerso Fernandes.
Coach: V. Freire De Seabra.

Analysis Benfica

The away team is currently in the 2nd position of the league, with 40 points won, after 13 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Marítimo, by (6‑0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Nacional, by (1‑4). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 15 conceded; against 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses at their stadium, with 36 goals scored and 10 conceded. In the last 8 away league matches Benfica has a record of 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, so they have won 16 points out of 24 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t lost any of the last 6 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (3 out of 8 matches). Defensive consistency has been one of their best features, as they have only conceded goals in 3 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 4 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 17 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 4 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 10 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (31'‑45').

Benfica comes to this match after a 1-4 away win over Nacional. Jonas was the hero of the match, with 3 goals scored. Luisão, Salvio, Sílvio and Nélson Semedo are unavailable, since they are all still recovering from injuries. Benfica seems to have recovered from the irregularity they have presented in the beginning of the season, so they come to this match motivated and with an interesting winning sequence for the Portuguese league.

Confirmed Lineup: Júlio César, André Almeida, Eliseu, Lisandro López, Jardel, Ljubomir Fejsa, Pizzi, Renato Sanches, Mehdi Carcela-González, Jonas, Raúl Jiménez.
Coach: R. Schmidt.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Estoril vs Benfica match, on 16 January 2016, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Benfica wins ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Estoril vs Benfica on 16 January 2016 will be played at Estoril, Estádio António Coimbra da Mota.

 

Primeira Liga - 2015/2016

  • 100% 306 / 306 Games

  • Home team wins 43.46%
  • Draws 24.84%
  • Away team wins 31.7%
  • Over 1.5 70.59%
  • Over 2.5 50.33%
  • Over 3.5 33.66%
  • Goals 831
  • Goals /match 2.72
  • Goals /match home 1.51
  • Goals /match away 1.2
  • Both teams score 48.37%
  • Goals after 80' 16.37%
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