Benfica – Braga. Forecast and announcement for the match of the 1/2 finals of the Portuguese League Cup

On January 7, Magalhain Pessoa (Leiria) will host the semi-final match of the Portuguese League Cup, in which Benfica will face Braga. The match will start at 22:00 Kyiv time.

Benfica

The team has not been able to become the national champion for several years in a row. Last season, there was only the League Cup, but in other, more prestigious tournaments, they lost to their neighbor, Sporting. In the summer, it was possible to take revenge on him by winning the Super Bowl. And they got off to a good start overall in August, both in the Premier League and in the Champions League qualifiers. But after a couple of setbacks in September, first of all, due to a weak 2:3 with Karabakh, the coach was changed.

Mourinho leaves, rather, not the best impression in Lisbon. Yes, they won both extreme matches in the Champions League – but before that they only lost there. There were also enough misfires in the Premier League, and at the moment the club of Trubin and Sudakov is in third place, ten points behind the leader, Porto. It is all the more important now to succeed at least in this tournament.

Grout

The club has its own, quite clearly defined niche – it usually ranks fourth in the Premier League. Only sometimes it is possible to push one of the local giants, and then if he started to lose his way. In the last season, there was a risk of falling lower, but in the end it was possible to close the quartet again.

The current season is again not in the best way. Everything is fine in the Europa League – there the regular has already scored thirteen points and practically guaranteed a place in the playoffs. But there are enough misfires in the domestic arena. Suffice it to say that in the last three matches there was a loss to Estoril and a draw, just with Benfica and Estrela, and now the team is behind Giles Vicente, albeit minimally, 27 points to 28, going in fifth position.

Statistics of personal meetings

Both extreme matches, both in May and December last year, resulted in draws.

Forecast

Bookmakers believe that the Lisbon giants will finally win. Given the sufficient motivation and not the best form of the opponent, let’s bet that Trubin and company will win in the main time (coefficient – 1.70).