Porto – Benfica. Prediction and announcement for the 1/4 final match of the Cup of Portugal

On January 14, Porto will play Benfica in the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup. The match will start at 22:45 Kyiv time.

Porto

“Dragons” can be satisfied with themselves, they took the lead in the championship, after the first round the team is ahead of the nearest pursuer by 7 points. In the last round of the championship, Porto defeated Santa Clara – 1:0. A reliable game in defense catches the eye, only four missed goals in 17 meetings of the Primeira.

Things are going well in the Europa League, where the club is in eighth place, there will be no problems with reaching the playoffs, here it is important to stay in the top 8. Porto was relegated only from the Portuguese League Cup, which should not be considered a great tragedy. De Jong’s partners, Argentinian Tomas Perez and Neuen Perez, will not help under Moura’s question.

Benfica

“Eagles” have not impressed with their stability this season, the club is third in the championship, 10 points behind the leader. Benfica played its last match in the semi-finals of the Portuguese League Cup, where it unexpectedly lost to Braza – 1:3.

The Champions League should also be kept in mind, where the team is still outside the playoff zone, but only one point behind the top 24. It will be extremely difficult to make it to the round of head-to-head meetings, because we still have to play against Juventus away and Real Madrid at home.

Let me remind you that the players of the main team of Benfica are Ukrainians Anatoliy Trubin and Georgy Sudakov. This match will be special for the head coach Jose Mourinho, who once coached Porto. Due to injuries, Ba, Bruma, Felix, Lukebacchio and Soares are forced to miss this meeting.

Personal meetings

In the current season, the teams have already met in the championship, then they also played 0:0 on the field of Porto, interrupting a streak of three matches where five goals were scored per game.

Forecast

A battle with a bright poster awaits us, however, only a ticket to the semifinals of the tournament is at stake. In the battle of the Portuguese giants, the bookmakers give a slight advantage to Porto, which is easily explained by the factor of their arena and better form. Much will depend on the mood, how much the football players will be charged for the fight. I don’t want to believe that the teams will roll out the second goalless draw of the season, so I will bet on the exchange of scored goals at 1.95 (according to BC betking line)