Benfica vs Sporting Braga
Benfica received an interesting drawing in the Taca de Portugal competition against Braga. They will try to continue to achieve maximum results with positive trends and support from the Estadio da Luz public.
Last weekend they just hosted Famalicao 4-0. This party also helped them to stay on top until the 14th week of the Primeira League, while keeping the unbeaten record since last month being 6 wins and 2 draws in various domestic competitions and the Champions League.
Meanwhile, Braga must admit defeat when entertaining Pacos de Ferreira in the same week. This time Douglas Tanque’s only goal (38 ‘) was enough to silence the hosts and knock them out in 8th place.
Apart from the disaster, Braga is predicted to still be a difficult opponent because it only lost 2 times in away matches, namely when against Boavista (2-0) and Aves (1-0), while the remaining 7 were won, including three Europa League parties against Wolves (0-1), Besiktas (1-2), and Slovan Bratislava (2-4). This achievement also helped them escape from Group K as the ruler of the standings.
The two camps just met two months ago in a league competition which ended in a 0-4 defeat to Braga. Many lessons can be drawn from the disaster, especially this time they will switch roles as guests of Benfica. For the record, Braga has never won for six consecutive visits to da Luz, even losing five times with an aggregate of 18-6. Will this bad tradition continue?
Our Prediction: 1
Odds: 1.50