Benfica B vs Farense Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Benfica B

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Benfica B enter this fixture following on from a 0-0 LigaPro stalemate against Farense.

Fixtures with Benfica B have tended to be exciting affairs lately with a lot of goalmouth action anticipated. Over their past six clashes, a total of 21 goals have been recorded for both teams combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 10 of those belonging to Benfica B.

Farense

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A succession of resolute displays from the Farense defence has seen their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 4 from their last 6 outings overall. Over that same time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 12. That sort of trend might not be carried forward into this match, however.

↔️ Head to head

An examination of their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 06/12/2018 shows us that Benfica B have won 4 of them and Farense 1, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.

Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 22 overall which averages out at 3.67 goals per match.

The previous league match between these clubs was LigaPro match day 16 on 15/01/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Farense 5-2 Benfica B.

That time, Farense managed 56% possession and 14 shots on goal with 10 of them on target. Goals were scored by Cristian Ponde (10', 48'), Elves Umar Baldé (27') and Pedro Henrique (37', 57').

Benfica B got 8 shots on goal with 5 on target. Henrique Araújo (17') scored.

🗞️ Team News: Benfica B

The Benfica B manager has no fitness worries at all before this match with a fully healthy squad available to choose from.

ℹ️ Team News: Farense

In an otherwise full-strength group of players, there’s only the sole fitness worry for the Farense manager Jorge Costa to contend with. Jhon Velásquez (Ruptured knee ligament) misses out for this game.

💡 Prediction

We’re envisaging that Benfica B will have their work cut out to hit the back of the net against this Farense outfit who we think might emerge victorious.

That’s why our selection here is for a narrow 0-1 victory for Farense at the end of the 90 minutes.

Expecting it to be tight.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 23:47 14/05/2023