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Farense will host Benfica at the Estadio de Sao Luis on Saturday in another round of the 2024-25 Primeira Liga campaign. The home side have endured a difficult run of results in the league this season and now find themselves rock-bottom in the table with four points from nine matches and are early relegation favorites.
They were beaten 2-0 by Sporting Braga in their last league outing, conceding a goal in either half, and could have no major complaints about the result after failing to create any noteworthy chances to get on the scoresheet.
Meanwhile, Benfica have bounced back from their disappointing home defeat to Feyenoord in the UEFA Champions League with a 5-0 trouncing of Rio Ave in the league last weekend featuring goals from three different players including Kerem Akturkoglu, who netted a brilliant first-half hat-trick to continue his brilliant start to life in Portugal.
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The visitors now sit third in the league table with 19 points from eight games. They are eight points behind rivals Sporting at the top of the pile, although they have played a game fewer and will be looking to reduce that gap on Saturday.
Farense vs Benfica Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Saturday's game will mark the 55th meeting between Farense and Benfica. The home side have won just six of their previous matchups while the visitors have won 36 times, with their other 12 clashes ending in draws.
- The visitors have won their last two games in this fixture and are undefeated in their last 13.
- The home side are without a clean sheet in their last four games in this fixture.
- Farense are the lowest-scoring side in the Primeira Liga this season with a goal tally of just three.
Farense vs Benfica Prediction
The Lions of Faro saw their latest result end a run of back-to-back victories and they will be looking to bounce back here. They have, however, lost four of their last five home league games and have a difficult test ahead of them this weekend.
Benfica are on a run of consecutive wins and have lost just one of their last 12 games across all competitions. They have had the upper hand in this fixture historically and should win this one fairly easily.
Prediction: Farense 0-3 Benfica
Farense vs Benfica Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Benfica to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Eight of the visitors' last nine matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of the hosts' last five matches)
