Vizela vs Benfica prediction 08.02.2024

• Competition: Taca de Portugal
• Date: Thursday, 8th February 2024
• Kickoff: 20:45 UTC / 21:45 CET
• Venue: Estádio do Vizela (Caldas de Vizela)

Vizela is enduring a dismal season, occupying the bottom spot of the top Portuguese league, trailing safety by five points. Despite having more than 14 rounds left to play, the situation at Vizela seems dire. The Braga district-based club has experienced four consecutive losses. Their previous match resulted in a 1-0 loss at home to Vitoria Guimaraes. Given that the home side had an expected goals (xG) rate of a mere 0.41 compared to the visitors’ 1.83, it comes as no surprise that Vizela faced yet another defeat.

As usual, Benfica are competing for all titles in Portugal. They lead the league, two points ahead of Sporting CP and six points ahead of Porto. The team has claimed victory in ten of their last 11 matches and hopes to maintain this impressive form in their upcoming Thursday match against Vizela. In their last game, they secured a 3-0 home victory over Gil Vicente, which was also the score in their previous weekend match against the same team.

Vizela vs Benfica pick: Benfica to win and cover AH -1.5 spread

Vizela has conceded 15 goals in their last four games, making it difficult to foresee them succeeding against Benfica. Conversely, Benfica is scoring freely, making them likely to win and cover an AH -1.5 spread. Thus, betting on this outcome appears to be the most promising for this match.