Benfica – Famalikau. Forecast and announcement for the match of the championship of Portugal

On January 17, the match of the 18th round of the Portuguese Primeira will be held at the Estadio da Luz, in which “Benfica” will meet with “Famalicão”. The match will start at 22:15 Kyiv time.

Benfica

After the 2023 championship, the team lost the race to neighboring Sporting to defend the title. Still, Schmidt’s merits allowed him to keep the coaching post. However, by autumn, Roger was fired against the background of new failures. It seems that Bruno Lager could be added, but still, there are enough misfires. What is worth a couple of failures at the turn of the year, when they lost derbies to the lions in a row, and then – even Brahe, when Trubina scored twice with two shots on target. But the archbishops immediately took revenge, and a very confident one, 3:0, and at the same time secured a place in the final of the League Cup. There was another round of confrontation with Sporting, which in the parallel match of that stage knocked out Porto. And in the penalty shootout, they still beat their neighbor. If they succeed, they will play in the Portuguese Cup with Firenze. It was much easier there – they won 3:1.

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Famalikau

The club did not stand out for a long time. But in the last decade, serious investors came to the project, including George Mendes, the best agent in the country, and even the world. In 2019, having just risen to Primeira, Vila Nova positioned itself as a contender for the European Cups – but did not make it there either in that cycle or in the following ones. However, the team achieved the unspoken status of a strong middle peasant. Who has already finished the season in 8th place three times. Now Famalicenses are at about the same level, winning and losing about the same amount of time. And recently, for 8 rounds in a row, there were a maximum of draws – like with Kaza Piya in the previous match.

Statistics of personal meetings

In general, there is, of course, a clear advantage in the red and whites from Lisbon. But in 2024, the Lions of Faro managed twice, both in May and in August, beating the capital city at home with an identical score of 2:0.

Forecast

Bookmakers do not believe that guests will create problems for the grand. Let’s agree and bet on the hosts with a handicap of -1.5 (coefficient – 1.6).