In this 15th week match, on Friday Jan 6th, Benfica hosts Portimonense at Estádio Do Sport Lisboa E Benfica in a meeting of these two mismatched Primeira Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. Benfica is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Sporting Braga. Abel Ruiz struck first for Sporting Braga in the 2nd minute on a feed from Uroš Račić, then Ricardo Horta added another in the 32nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Benfica couldn’t manage to score, and Sporting Braga took the shutout win. Benfica looks to continue their winning ways, having won 8 of their last 10, while in their last match, 8th placed Portimonense, recorded a 1-2 loss against Casa Pia. Neto scored the first goal for Casa Pia on an own goal in the 31st minute, then Luquinha tied it up for Portimonense in the 35th minute. Portimonense looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Portimonense is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Welinton Junior and Ricardo Matos each only have 1 goal in their last 5. For Benfica, their top scorers are Goncalo Matias Ramos and João Mário, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches.