Benfica - Sporting CP predictions

Beating Sporting CP will not be easy, but we believe Benfica are more than capable of doing so. The matchup is somewhat balanced, after all, so all three possible outcomes are still on the table.

No outcome of this match would catch us by surprise. It’s a rarely fair matchup, though that’s not always good for betting. Currently, though, Sporting CP are somewhat more likely to triumph with betting odds of 2.64 on them winning.

The hosts are coming on the back of a narrow away victory against Nacional in the previous victory. Most Primeira Liga betting predictions saw them as the clear favourites from the get-go, even though they failed to gain the upper hand in the first half.

The previous Primeira Liga encounter could not have gotten much better for Sporting CP who were heavily favoured to claim a victory anyway. They fully delivered as well, having taken an early lead and turned it into a 4:0 triumph.

Benfica are on a bit of a streak when it comes to scoring. With more than 7 over their last 3 matches, fans are feeling fairly confident in their goal-scoring ability. Likewise, bookmakers online are fairly confident the Friday match will yield Over 4.5 goals.

The visiting team are doing rather well offensively – at least as far as their latest 3 matches can tell us. They’ve scored more than 5 times in total over the course of these games.

After a fairly strong start to the season that brought them to be number 3rd on the table, Benfica are in for a tough fight this Friday.

While few can complain about the performances we’ve seen from Sporting CP so far, we’re only at round 13. They will have to face fierce opposition to keep their table position at number 2nd, starting with a challenging game this Friday.

We’re in for an exciting showdown – due to a complete lack of suspensions or injuries, both teams have their full lineups at their disposal. Because they are more likely to win, though, this should work out in the visitors’ advantage.

Over 2.5 Goals is easily the safest bet when it comes to this matchup. The best part is that it also maintains a decent betting value, especially if you use the 1.87 odds offered at Pncl.