Benfica vs Casa Pia Prediction and Betting Tips

Benfica vs Casa Pia Prediction and Betting Tips | August 17th 2024

Modified Aug 15, 2024 22:02 GMT

FC Famalicao v SL Benfica - Liga Portugal Betclic - Source: Getty — SL Benfica host Casa Pia on Saturday

Benfica welcome city rivals Casa Pia to Estadio da Luz for a Primeira Liga round two fixture on Saturday. The hosts will be hoping to bounce back from the disappointing 2-0 defeat they suffered away to Famalicao in their curtain-raiser last weekend.

Sorriso and Zaydou Youssouf scored in either half to help their side claim all three points.

Casa Pia, meanwhile, suffered a 1-0 defeat at home to Boavista. Miguel Reisinho's 77th-minute strike proved to be the difference between the two sides.

The losses left both sides in 16th and 14th places in the table respectively after one game.

Benfica vs Casa Pia Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

Benfica have three wins and one draw from four head-to-head games against Casa Pia.
Their most recent clash came in March 2024 when Benfica claimed a 1-0 away win.
Five of Casa Pia's last six league games, including each of the last four, have been decided by a one-goal margin.
Benfica's last eight league games have produced over 1.5 goals.
Three of the four head-to-head games between these two sides produced less than three goals.
Casa Pia did not find the back of the net in three of the four head-to-head games.

Benfica vs Casa Pia Prediction

Benfica were pipped to the title by city rivals Sporting Lisbon last season and will have their sights set on winning a 39th Primeira Liga crown this term. They made a nightmare start to the current campaign and are already playing catch-up to fellow title hopefuls Porto and Sporting after one game.

Casa Pia are also Lisbon-based, albeit with a far less storied history than their two more illustrious neighbors. Os Gansos are the heavy underdogs and have not posed much of a threat in previous meetings between these two sides.

Benfica will be keen to avoid dropping points in consecutive games at the start of the season and are likely to start the game on the front foot to assert early dominance. Barring an unlikely upset, there should be only one winner here. We are backing the home side to claim a comfortable victory in addition to a clean sheet.

Prediction: Benfica 3-0 Casa Pia