Chaves vs Benfica: Prediction, Preview, lineups, tips and odds on October 17, 2025
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In the 1/32 finals of the Portuguese Cup on October 17, 2025, Chaves will face Benfica. The top club will try to move forward without expending too much effort.
Our Prediction for Chaves vs Benfica
The club from Vila Real district is currently just a mid-table team in the country’s second division. Last season, they earned only 51 points, which allowed them to finish in seventh position. So far this season, they have not lost, but with three wins and four draws.
The capital’s giant again lost the championship race to neighboring Sporting last season (as well as the cup final). The new season started well: they claimed the Super Cup, advanced through the Champions League qualifiers defeating Nice and Fenerbahce, and began the Primeira Liga with victories. But after a draw with Santa Clara in September and a lackluster 2-3 defeat in Qarabag in the Champions League, Bruno Lage was dismissed. Mourinho, who started with a 3-0 win against ABC, then only beat Gil Vicente, drawing with Rio Ave and Porto and losing to Chelsea.
The home side already managed to beat Paredes in the cup—winning 2-0. For the visitors from Lisbon, this is the start of their campaign in the tournament.
Chaves vs Benfica: Key Statistics and Trends
- Chaves have won four of their last five matches
- On average, Chaves score 1.43 goals and concede 0.71 goals per match
- 57% of Chaves’ matches end with goals from both teams, and the average total goals per match is 2.14.
- Benfica have won two of their last seven matches
- On average, Benfica score 1.63 goals and concede 0.5 goals per match
- 50% of Benfica’s matches end with goals from both teams, and the average total goals per match is 2.13
Chaves vs Benfica: Probable Starting Lineups
Chaves (probable lineup): Vózinha – Simões, Bruno Rodrigues, Tiago Almeida, Muscat – Pinho, João Teixeira – Esayas, Kusso, Henrique Pereira, Roberto
Benfica (probable lineup): Trubin – Dahl, Otamendi, António Silva, Dedić – Barrenechea, Rios, Aursnes, Sudakov, Lukebakio – Pavlidis
Previous Matches: Chaves vs Benfica
Although the strength of the teams is very different, in the last four head-to-head matches they have alternated victories over each other.
Free Prediction for Chaves vs Benfica
The visitors should win here, as there have been too many setbacks this autumn. We suggest betting on them with a "-1 goal" handicap (odds – 1.7).
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