In this 12th week match, on Saturday Nov 27th, Belenenses hosts Benfica in a Primeira Liga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. Belenenses sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Portimonense. Shoya Nakajima struck first for Portimonense in the 10th minute on a feed from Fali Cande, then Pedro Sá added another in the 83rd minute on a feed from Iván Angulo In the end, Belenenses was frustrated by Portimonense’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Portimonense ended the match with the shutout victory. Belenenses looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, Benfica recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Barcelona. Barcelona had 13 on net, and Benfica had 6, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Benfica should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Benfica won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Benfica’s most prolific scorer has been Rafa Silva. The Portugeese midfielder has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Safira has been the most effective weapon for Belenenses lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.