In a weekend match on Fri Mar 11th, in week 26, Benfica will host Vizela at Estádio Do Sport Lisboa E Benfica 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 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 3rd placed Benfica is fresh off their 2-1 win against Portimonense. Welinton Junior struck first for Portimonense in the 25th minute on a feed from Carlinhos, then Álex Grimaldo tied it up for Benfica in the 7th minute of the first half’s stoppage time Finally they completed the comback in the 50th minute on a goal by Goncalo Matias Ramos to cap off a wild match. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Benfica should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 14th placed Vizela is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Santa Clara. Bruno Wilson struck first for Santa Clara on an own goal in the 66th minute, then Crysan added another in the 68th minute. Vizela is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 24th of October, Vizela hosted Benfica in their last match together. Benfica won by a score of 1 to 0. Rafa Silva struck first for Benfica in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Pizzi, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Vizela couldn’t muster any offence and Benfica ran away with the shutout win.
Amorim Silva has been the most effective weapon for Vizela lately. The Portugeese midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Benfica is fortunate enough to have Darwin Nuñez in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.