Benfica vs Braga Prediction 26.02.2025 | Taca de Portugal

• Competition: Taca de Portugal - Quarter-Finals
• Date: Wednesday, 26th, February 2025
• Kickoff: 20:45 UK / 21:45 CET
• Venue: Estádio da Luz (Lisbon)

In the battle for a spot in the final four of the Taca de Portugal, two top-flight giants will go head-to-head as Benfica hosts Braga at Estadio da Luz on Wednesday evening.

At the beginning of February, Benfica found themselves six points adrift of the league leaders, but after just three weeks, they have caught up with Sporting CP on points, driven by a stellar offensive performance in their most recent outing, where they netted three unanswered goals against Boavista. Following a brilliant weekend victory that has reignited their push for the Primeira Liga title, the Lisbon Eagles are now focused on the Taca de Portugal, with hopes of ending their nine-year drought for this trophy, which they last lifted in the 2016-17 season.

On the other side of the median, Braga may not have showcased the same level of dominance as Benfica in the weekend's league action, but they still claimed all three points and remained in third place ahead of Porto, with Gorby's first-half solo strike proving enough to see off Nacional. In a fascinating turn of events, Braga will face Benfica for the fourth time in the last six editions of the Taca de Portugal, with their 2020-21 encounter bringing them a trophy after a routine 2-0 victory over the Eagles in the final, but they were also knocked out by the same rivals in the last-16 round last year.

Benfica vs Braga Betting Tips : BENFICA TO WIN

On their way to the League Cup trophy earlier this year, Benfica sent Braga packing from the semifinals with a dominant 3-0 victory, and we remain confident that the Eagles will replicate that strong performance and once again prove their worth. While Os Arebispos have made their defense rock-solid and hard to break down recently, boasting five shutouts in their past six contests in any format, it's still tough to envision them, it's tough to see them resisting Benfica's relentless attacking line. We say this because Pavlidis-inspired Eagles have been terrorizing opposing defenses without mercy at Estadio da Luz recently, registering an incredible 3+ goals in six straight home matches, so we expect them to apply yet another ruthless attacking mentality in their quest to reach the Taca de Portugal final four. What doesn’t bode well for Braga is that they’ve struggled on recent visits to this ground, succumbing to three defeats in their last four meetings and conceding three goals in each match, so we feel confident backing Benfica to come out as winners in a routine manner.