Benfica vs Boavista prediction and betting tips on January 19, 2024
Game Prediction
The football schedule on Friday will be quite standard - not empty, but not particularly saturated. Therefore, attention is drawn to a couple in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, especially since the reigning champion, Benfica, will play at home against Boavista. Is there intrigue in this match? A forecast for the match on January 19, 2024, is available to readers on the website.
Benfica is not as strong as last season
In 2022, the "Eagles" finally succeeded in finding the right coach. Roger Schmidt, having moved from the Netherlands to Portugal, started strongly with his team, eventually winning the Primeira Liga. However, with the renewed squad, they are not replicating those results. In the Champions League, they almost faced a setback, but in the last round, defeating Red Bull Salzburg, they surpassed the Austrians and secured at least third place - now their journey continues in the Europa League. The fight for the title in the national championship is not going smoothly - Sporting (especially!) and Porto are persistently keeping pace. They just need to keep winning, and against Rio Ave in the last round, they did so convincingly.
Boavista made noise only at the start of this campaign
The "Chess" started the season so well that it even forced a recollection of their only full-fledged triumph at the beginning of the century. Then they won the 2021 championship, but there was a noticeable decline afterward, largely due to a corruption scandal. There was even a loss of professional status, and even after returning to the top flight, they managed to show mediocre results. But here, four wins and 13 points in the first 5 rounds. However, a sharp decline followed just as abruptly: they have not managed to win in the Primeira Liga since. Only against Vizela in the last match did they manage to win, and convincingly at that, with a score of 4-1.
Previous matches
The "Eagles" had an almost perfect record in head-to-head matches in recent years. But in August, the "Chess" at home secured a 3-2 victory.
Free prediction for the Benfica - Boavista match on January 19:
"Orlы" is naturally considered an unconditional favorite. However, the guests can also respond with something - we expect a "total over 3.0 goals" (odds - 1.6).