Benfica vs Boavista Prediction and Betting Tips

Benfica vs Boavista

It is a clash between two teams heading in opposite directions as leaders Benfica host Boavista in a Monday night Primeira Liga fixture. The home side are maintaining their steady march towards the title and should have the upper hand over Boavista, who have been on a downward spiral in recent weeks.

It has been an excellent campaign for Benfica, who are impressing across all competitions this season. They are five points clear at the top of the Primeira Liga standings and hold a 2-0 lead over Club Brugge after the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie.

Benfica claimed a 3-0 victory over Casa Pia last time out for their fifth win in the last six Primeira Liga fixtures. That run has been driven by a sturdy defence as Roger Schmidt’s men have kept clean sheets in all five wins.

The win over Casa Pia also extends Benfica’s unbeaten run at home this season. They have claimed some truly one-sided victories in front of their fans, including 5-0 wins over Maritimo and Chavez.

While Benfica are strengthening their grip at the top, Boavista have been poor in recent weeks. They have now slipped to 10th on the table, well off the pace for even a Europa League spot.

Boavista travel to the Estadio da Luz off the back of just two wins in their last 10 matches across all competitions. Petit’s men were held to a 0-0 home draw by Casa Pia in their previous Primeira Liga fixture.

One area that has been particularly woeful for Boavista is their record on the road as they are winless in their last six away matches. They have suffered five defeats in that run and were beaten 2-1 by Estoril in their previous away fixture.

How the bookies view it

The bookies have installed Benfica as overwhelming favourites with a home win priced at 1/5 with William Hill. A victory for Boavista is valued at 16/1 by Coral while a draw is set at odds of 33/5 by SBK.

Head to head

Benfica have a 22-8 advantage with 16 draws from 46 previous matches against Boavista. The Primeira Liga leaders ran out 3-0 winners in the reverse fixture back in August.

Players to watch

Joao Mario is the leading scorer for Benfica with 12 Primeira Liga goals and has also found the net six times in his last five matches across all competitions. The forward netted a brace in the reverse fixture and could backed to score anytime at 2/1 with bet365.

While the attackers are impressing, Benfica’s rear-guard have also held their own this season. Nicolas Otamendi and Antonio Silva have been excellent at the heart of the defence and can lead the hosts to a sixth clean sheet in seven Primeira Liga matches at 4/6 with bet365.

Anything else catch the eye?

Benfica have won to nil in five of their last six Primeira Liga matches and could be set for a repeat at 5/6 with BetVictor. They also won both halves in the reverse fixture and Monday’s clash can be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 7/5 with William Hill.

The hosts often claim comfortable wins at home and having picked up a 3-0 victory in the reverse fixture, a -2 handicap can be considered at 17/10 with Paddy Power.

This match between Benfica and Boavista will be played on Feb 20, 2023 and kick off at 21:15. Check below for our tipsters best Benfica vs Boavista prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.