In this week 21 match, on Mon Feb 7th, Benfica and Tondela will play a match in Tondela in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 13th placed Tondela is fresh off their 2-1 win against Portimonense. Iván Angulo scored the first goal for Portimonense in the 34th minute, then Iker Undabarrena tied it up for Tondela in the 80th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 88th minute on a goal by Juan Manuel Boselli. Tondela is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Benfica, recorded a 1-2 loss against Gil Vicente. Samuel Lino struck first for Gil Vicente in the 11th minute on a feed from Pedrinho, then Giorgi Aburjania added another in the 64th minute on a feed from Pedrinho. Benfica should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 29th of August, Benfica hosted Tondela at the Estádio Do Sport Lisboa E Benfica in their last match together. Benfica was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Salvador Agra scored the first goal for Tondela in the 22nd minute, then Rafa Silva tied it up for Benfica in the 71st minute on a feed from Julian Weigl Finally they completed the comback victory in the 88th minute on a goal by Moraes Junior to cap off a wild match.
Both Darwin Nuñez and Goncalo Matias Ramos have been the hottest scorers for Benfica in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Tondela’s top weapon lately has been Juan Manuel Boselli, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches.