Benfica vs Estoril Praia prediction and betting tips on January 24, 2024
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Game Prediction
Wednesday’s schedule, to be honest, is not impressive. This is traditionally not the busiest day of the week in terms of football – at a time when, as now, the Europa League and the Conference League are traditionally on pause. The tournaments like the League Cup help out, not only in England, but also in “lesser-known” Portugal. There, in Leiria, Benfica will compete with Estoril Praia. The website has already posted an exclusive prediction for the match on January 24, 2024.
Benfica cannot perform at the level of the previous season
“The Eagles” were very good a year ago. They finally got it right with the coach – Roger Schmidt began to beat every opponent in his new place. As a result, the club, even having slowed down in the spring, came to victory in the Primeira, regaining the title. Still, the grandee from Lisbon is not so impressive now. This is especially noticeable in the Champions League, although Trubin and the company improved a little in the very end of the group stage. Having won in the battle against Red Bull, the representative of Salzburg appeared in 3rd place and will play at least in the Europa League. At the same time, the neighbour, Sporting, was ahead in the Primeira. The club beat Boavista with a 2-0 score, but its rival responded in kind. And it is worth noting that everything has worked out in the cup so far.
Estoril Praia can devote maximum attention to the fight for reaching the final of the tournament
“The Canaries” have only reached this stage once in their history. They rarely “declared” their achievements, although exactly 10 years ago, in 2013/2014, they suddenly took 4th place in the Primeira. Then, however, the team managed to be relegated from the top division of the country and return there in 2021. Speaking about the previous season, the team took a modest 14th place, and even now it’s too early to say that the threat of relegation has been completely removed. Moreover, the club, having finished the last calendar year well, began January with defeats (often painful ones). For instance, Arouca conceded in the 2nd minute of the game, but eventually won with a 2-1 result.
Previous head-to-head matches
Everything that “the Canaries” managed to do in the struggles with the grandee was to occasionally take draws. The last time this was achieved in the autumn of 2021. And “the Eagles” were stronger 5 times in a row.
Free prediction for the match Benfica vs Estoril Praia on January 24:
“The Eagles” are noticeably stronger and must cope with the following opponent without any troubles. We bet on the grandee from the capital of Portugal with “a -1.5 goal handicap” (odd: 1.7).