On Sat Aug 27th, Boavista plays host to Benfica in a Primeira Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which is great football weather. 6th placed Boavista is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Casa Pia. Rafael Martins struck first for Casa Pia in the 61st minute on a feed from Lucas Soares, then Saviour Godwin added another in the 66th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Boavista couldn’t manage to score, and Casa Pia took the shutout win. Boavista is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while benfica sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Dynamo Kyiv. Nicolás Otamendi struck first for Benfica in the 27th minute, then Rafa Silva added another in the 40th minute In the end, Dynamo Kyiv couldn’t muster any offence and Benfica ran away with the shutout win. Benfica looks to continue their winning ways, having won 6 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Benfica won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Rafa Silva has been the most prolific scorer on Benfica in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Yusupha Njie has been the most effective weapon for Boavista lately. The attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches.