Week 31 brings us a match on Apr 23rd where Benfica will play host to Famalicão in a Primeira Liga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. Benfica sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Sporting CP. Darwin Nuñez struck first for Benfica in the 14th minute on a feed from Jan Vertonghen, then Gil Dias added another in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Darwin Nuñez In the end, Sporting CP was frustrated by Benfica’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Benfica ended the match with the shutout victory. Benfica is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Famalicão recorded a 2-2 draw against Gil Vicente. Simon Banza struck first for Famalicão in the 18th minute, but Élder Santana got the equalizer for Gil Vicente in the 20th minute . Famalicão is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
Famalicão and Benfica last played eachother at the Estádio Municipal 22 De Junho on Sun Dec 12th. Benfica took the match by a score of 4 to 1. Darwin Nuñez struck first for Benfica in the 6th minute, then Darwin Nuñez added another in the 14th minute on a feed from Rafa Silva.
Famalicão is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Bruno Nascimento and Jhonder Cadiz each only have 1 goal in their last five. Darwin Nuñez has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored seven goals for Benfica.