Benfica - Braga Prediction, Picks and Tips
The Luz Stadium will open its doors this December 23 on the eve of Christmas Eve to host the most interesting match of the 14th day of Portuguese football, when SL Benfica receives Sporting Braga in a duel of contenders for the championship this season.
On the one hand, we have Benfica, who comes to scratch a very long-suffering victory against CS Marítimo for the Primeira Liga and also to win by the minimum to Montalegre for the Portuguese Cup, so from my point of view, the local team does not He comes to this game being a dominant team from start to finish in the matches he disputes, and although he remains in the fight for the championship, I do not think that at the end of the season he will reach them. However, only one occasion has fallen at Estadio da Luz this season, so he will want to maintain this tendency against a tough opponent.
On the other hand, Sporting Braga is a team that has been delivering solid results and performing well for several seasons, fighting Porto and Benfica on multiple occasions, just like now, where it threatens the pointer with staying in its place and is above Benfica in the classification. The above is the result of excellent management in their home games, where he is still undefeated, and although as a visitor does not maintain such a strong pace, it is not that he is a bad visitor, since his main bastion is an excellent defense , that for this party must be especially solvent. For all the above, I see a fairly even game where the SL Benfica has to be used thoroughly if it is to stay with the three points, however, at the end of the night in Portugal I do not think this will happen, as the defense of the Braga is a very solid block and for the performances of the offensive of the Benfica I see very difficult that they can easily break it. This is why the Asian Handicap +0.5 in favor of Sporting Braga represents a great value.
Our recommendation tip for Benfica - Braga : Benfica to win @ 1.67