On the 20th of February, Benfica will play host to Boavista in a meeting of these two Primeira Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. 1st placed Benfica is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Club Brugge. João Mário scored the first goal for Benfica in the 51st minute on a penalty shot, then David Neres added another in the 88th minute In the end, Club Brugge couldn’t muster any offence and Benfica ran away with the shutout win. Benfica is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while boavista is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Casa Pia. Neither Boavista nor Casa Pia could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Boavista looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
Benfica and Boavista last played eachother at the Estádio Do Bessa Século Xxi on Sat Aug 27th. Benfica was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Felipe Rodrigues scored the first goal for Benfica in the 30th minute, then João Mário added another in the 67th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Boavista couldn’t manage to score, and Benfica took the shutout win.
Boavista is fortunate enough to have Yusupha Njie in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Benfica is fortunate enough to have João Mário in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored six goals.