Benfica B vs Oliveirense Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Benfica B

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Benfica B will be hoping to return to winning ways here following the 2-1 LigaPro loss in their previous game against Sporting da Covilhã.

The only name on the scoresheet from Benfica B was Gilson Tavares (57'). Wilinton Aponza (53') was the scorer for Sporting da Covilhã.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent games where Benfica B have shown defensive steel. In fact, Benfica B have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 games, leaking 10 goals on the way. In any event, we’ll just have to find out whether the trend will persist in this game.

Oliveirense

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After a loss in their previous game against Feirense in LigaPro competition, Oliveirense and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

The stats tell the story, and Oliveirense have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 9 goals in all. At the back, Oliveirense have been far from perfect.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their prior head to head clashes dating back to 12/04/2019 shows us that Benfica B have won 4 of these games & Oliveirense 1, with the number of draws being 1.

An aggregate of 21 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 12 of them from Benfica B and 9 belonging to Unionistas. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.5.

The previous league encounter between these sides was LigaPro match day 8 on 08/10/2022 and the score finished Oliveirense 2-2 Benfica B.

📰 Team News: Benfica B

There aren’t many personnel worries, with just the lone fitness concern for the Benfica B gaffer to be concerned with from of an almost fully healthy group. Martim Neto (Meniscal Injury) is sidelined.

🗞️ Team News: Oliveirense

Owing to a completely healthy group available to choose from, the Oliveirense boss Pedro Miguel has zero fitness concerns to report coming into this match.

✨ Prediction

Our assessment here is that Oliveirense will have to play well to score goals against this Benfica B lineup who we think might well emerge victorious.

Our tip is therefore for a very competitive encounter with a 1-0 victory for Benfica B at the end of the 90 minutes.

It should be a good one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 02:53 15/03/2023