On Sat Apr 9th, Belenenses and Benfica will play a match in Lisboa in a clash 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 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 3rd placed Benfica, recorded a 1-3 loss against Liverpool. Ibrahima Konaté scored the first goal for Liverpool in the 17th minute, then Sadio Mané added another in the 34th minute on a feed from Luis Díaz. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Benfica should be reasonably happy with their performance, while belenenses is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Portimonense. Safira struck first for Belenenses in the 11th minute on a penalty shot, then Pedro Nuno added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Portimonense couldn’t manage to score, and Belenenses took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Benfica won by a score of 7 to 0. Eduardo de Sousa Santos scored the first goal for Benfica on an own goal in the 1st minute, then Haris Seferović added another in the 14th minute on a feed from Rafa Silva At the end of 90 a dissapointed Belenenses couldn’t manage to score, and Benfica took the shutout win.
Belenenses is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Abel Issa Camara and Pedro Nuno each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Benfica’s most prolific scorer has been Darwin Nuñez. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.