Benfica will be hoping to make it four wins in a row in the Portuguese Superliga when they face Vizla this Saturday night. At a time when last season's champions are currently sitting fourth in the league, Vizla are in 12th and will likely be happy with that start as they try to avoid a relegation scrap.
Vizsla will be looking to replicate their previous 1-0 Portuguese Superliga success against Gil Vicente. In that game, Vizela maintained 40% of the possession and took 19 shots, seven of which were on target. Vizela's only goal came from Matthews Pereira (55'). In comparison, Gil Vicente had six shots, none of which were on goal.
In recent times, Vizsla have rarely managed to keep a clean sheet. They have failed to stop their opponents from scoring in 5 of their last 6 games, conceding 10 goals in that time. That trend may not continue into this game. Going into this game, Vizsla are unbeaten in their last two home league games.
Benfica clinched the Portuguese Superliga with a 4-0 victory over Vitoria Guimarães in their previous match. In that match, Benfica maintained 70% of the possession and took 20 shots, 8 of which were on target. Benfica's goals came from Angel Di Maria (31'), Olkun Kokchu (45') and Frederic Olsnes (46'). Opponent Vitoria Guimarães had eight shots, none of which were on target. Georges Fernandez (11' UCL), on the other hand, scored a goal for Vitoria Guimarães.
Proving that they are involved in a vibrant competition, Benfi** fielded a total of 21 goals in their first six matches, an average of 3.5 goals per game. Opponents, on the other hand, have scored five goals from that total.
In the last Portuguese Superliga match between these two teams, the result was Vizla 0-2 Benfica. On that day, Vizla kept 40% of the possession and took 9 shots, 3 of which were on target. Meanwhile, Benfica had 11 shots, 6 of which were on target. The goal was scored by Gio Mario (38', 95').
Vizla boss Pablo Villa has no health problems ahead of the game and can opt for a full squad. Benfica boss Roger Schmidt has only one player out due to injury and that is David Juracek (ankle injury).
The score predicts that Benfica might get a lot of chances on goal and convert them into goals. On the other hand, Vizla might find it hard to score goals, but we think they are likely to get chances to score as well. Therefore, we predict that the match will end with a 3-1 victory for Benfica.
