Vizela vs Benfica prediction and betting tips on February 8, 2024
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Game Prediction
This week, the national cup matches are being played in different European countries. And a couple of meetings are even left for Thursday. One of the eternal giants will play in Portugal – Benfica will come to Vizela. Will the national champion have any troubles there? The journalists of the website have made an exclusive prediction for the match on February 8, 2024.
Vizela is unlikely to continue its stay in the Primeira
“The Vizelenses” were on the verge of extinction for some time. However, they themselves are to blame, because they were active participants in match-fixing in the memorable “Golden Whistle” case. Braga’s farm club status saved it from liquidation. It was only recently that the team managed to emerge from under the “wing” of its neighbours, moreover, the club even made it to the Primeira, after a pause of almost 4 decades, in 2021. Taking into account 2 seasons, the newcomer looked quite cheerful, but now it is frankly failing and the results have become completely terrible since mid-January: 1-4, 2-5, 0-5 (the latter score happened in the struggle with modest Arouca). Still, the same opponent was overcome in the national cup.
Benfica is not as good as in the previous season
“The Eagles” have spent a few mediocre years. Still, the management got it right with their mentor in the off-season of 2022. Roger Schmidt lived up to expectations, finally leading his team to the championship title. At the same time, it was no longer possible to demonstrate the similar pace as at the start in the spring, but then the club won gold medals. It’s not easy to defend the status of the best, Sporting is very good now, and it’s too early to forget about Porto. Moreover, this time, the Portuguese team barely jumped into 3rd place of the Champions League due to the victory in the last round over the rival from Austria, Red Bull. As for the League Cup, it sensationally lost to a clear outsider, Estrella, in a penalty shoot-out in Leiria. It goes without saying that it does not want to repeat the failure, especially so quickly.
Previous head-to-head matches
It is reasonable to take into account 7 head-to-head matches, which have been played between the opponents since 2017. And “the Eagles” did not win in only 1 game – it ended in a draw.
Free prediction for the match Vizela vs Benfica on February 8:
The guests have to win in the following battle; no one will be able to understand another cup failure. We bet on “the Red and Whites” with “a -1.0 goal handicap” (odd: 1.6).