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Benfica vs. Estrela: Portuguese Championship Match Prediction
Benfica will host Estrela on August 24 in the third round of the Portuguese championship. Is there even the slightest reason for a sensation, or will the Eagles easily achieve their seventh consecutive victory over their opponent? In the betting tip, we assessed the likelihood of a sensation, selected reliable bets and identified the most relevant trends of the upcoming confrontation. What will be the outcome?
Command Analysis
Benfica
PortugalCurrent form
Benfica is certainly betting on the championship title and the selection of players allows the Eagles to seriously count on success. However, in the first round, Roger Schmidt's team frankly failed and lost 0:2 to Famalicao away. In the second round, the Eagles managed to rehabilitate themselves - Benfica thrashed Casa Pia 3:0 at home.
Disqualifications and injuries
Anatoly Trubin, Angel Di Maria and Andreas Schjelderup are injured.
Interesting trends for betting
- Benfica have beaten Estrela in their last six matches
- Benfica have won their last five home matches
Probable line-up : Soares - Beste, Silva, Araujo, Ba - Florentino, Barreiro, Eursnes, Prestianny, Joao Mario - Pavlidis.
Estrela da Amadora
PortugalCurrent form
Estrela has no opportunity to set more ambitious goals than maintaining their place in the Primeira Liga, the selection of players is more than modest and they failed to seriously strengthen in the summer. Felipe Martins' team started with an away draw 1:1 against Braga, but failed to build on their success, losing 0:3 to Famalicao in the second round. Estrela is currently 14th in the table.
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors have no problems with their line-up.
Interesting trends for betting
- In two matches at the start of the season, Estrela did not win - a draw and a defeat
- Estrela have failed to score in only one of their last three matches against Benfica
Tentative line-up : Bruno - Lopez, Lopes, Ferro, Danilo - Andre Luis, Kelianu, Bucca, Enrique - Kikas, Pinho.
Trends
Bet Exact score 3:1
Two of Benfica's last six wins have come with this scoreline
11.25Benfica to score in both halves
In three of the last four matches between the clubs, this bet was successful
1.79Bet Estrela to score in first half
Benfica have conceded in the first half in two of their last three matches
3.85Tip and bets
Benfica have played only two rounds in the championship, but have already made a mistake – in the conditions of such tough competition for the title, even a local failure can be fatal. It is obvious that today the “eagles” will have more than enough motivation and it is unlikely that Estrela has a chance to get points, there is a gap in class between the teams, and the visitors are still far from their peak form.
We think that the guests have no chance. Betting Tip - Asian handicap (-2) for Benfica . This bet is offered with odds of 1.95
Bet on total
Benfica will clearly bet on winning and will traditionally play as aggressively as possible in attack at home. It is unlikely that Estrela will be able to avoid problems in defense, the opponent has a huge advantage in class and motivation. At the same time, the Eagles are not ideal in defense, they played for a goal of prestige within the guests' power.
Bet - both teams to score. This outcome is offered with odds of 2.25
Bet on corners
Benfica are the favourites and will clearly spend the entire 90 minutes attacking – the home team should win confidently on corners.
The bet is Asian handicap (-5) on corners for Benfica. This bet is offered for 1.95
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