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- Competition: Primeira Liga
- Date: 02/04/2025
- KO: 20:15 UK / 21:15 CEST
- Venue: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa)
Primeira Liga action takes place at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica on Wednesday evening as Benfica takes on Farense in a re-arranged league fixture.
Benfica vs Farense Betting Tips - Benfica to Win/Over 2.5 Team Goals
Benfica will be looking to maintain the pressure on title-rivals Sporting when they take on relegation-threatened Farense this week. With momentum firmly on their side and a dominant home record, another comfortable win for the hosts seems likely at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
Roger Schmidt’s side are locked in a tight title race with Sporting, sitting three points behind their rivals, having played one game fewer than the league leaders.
Benfica have hit their best form at just the right time, winning seven league matches in a row, including a commanding 3:0 win at Gil Vicente on Friday.
At home, Bruno Lage´s side have been particularly dominant. The Eagles won 23 of their last 24 Primeira Liga games at Estádio da Luz, scoring three or more goals in 19 of those victories. They’ve also won each of their last four matches against Farense. All four games saw at least three goals scored.
Farense arrives in Lisbon in dismal awful form with relegation looking increasingly likely. Winless in their last 11 league outings and sitting 17th, six points from safety, the visitors have yet to win in 2025.
On the road, Farense failed to win all but one of 13 away Primeira Liga games, and another fruitless trip seems likely for the Leões de Faro.
All things considered, it's hard to see past Benfica securing another simple win on Tuesday. I'm backing Lage´s side to win, with at least three home goals expected.
Benfica vs Farense Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Farense
1 : 3
Benfica
Taça De Portugal
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Farense
1 : 2
Benfica
Liga Portugal
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Benfica
5 : 0
Farense
Club Friendlies 3
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Farense
1 : 3
Benfica
Liga Portugal
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Benfica
1 : 1
Farense
Liga Portugal
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Benfica
3 : 2
Farense
Club Friendlies 1
Benfica team news
Head coach Bruno Lage has no new injury concerns after Benfica´s 3:0 win against Gil Vicente. Tiago Gouveia, Alexander Bah and Manu Silva remain long-term absentees.
Vangelis Pavlidis is set to return to the first XI after a second-half substitute appearance in Friday's win at Gil Vicente.
Last matches of Benfica
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Rio Ave
2 : 3
Benfica
Liga Portugal
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FC Barcelona
3 : 1
Benfica
Champions League
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Benfica
3 : 0
CD Nacional
Liga Portugal
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Benfica
0 : 1
FC Barcelona
Champions League
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Benfica
1 : 0
Braga
Taça De Portugal
Benfica lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Anatoliy Trubin
Defenders
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44
Tomas Araujo
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4
Antonio Silva
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30
Nicolas Otamendi
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3
Alvaro Carreras
Midfielders
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61
Florentino Luis
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10
Orkun Kokcu
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7
Zeki Amdouni
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8
Fredrik Aursnes
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27
Bruma
Forwards
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14
Vangelis Pavlidis
Farense team news
Tozé Marreco has no reported injury issues as Farense face their first fixture in 17 days. Experienced forward Tomané is set to lead the visitors attack on Tuesday.
Last matches of Farense
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Farense
0 : 1
Braga
Liga Portugal
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Estoril
2 : 2
Farense
Liga Portugal
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Farense
0 : 1
AVS
Liga Portugal
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Arouca
2 : 2
Farense
Liga Portugal
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Farense
0 : 1
Porto
Liga Portugal
Farense lineup
Goalkeeper
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33
Ricardo Velho
Defenders
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31
Derick Poloni
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3
Marco Moreno
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28
Pastor
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6
Neto
Midfielders
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29
Cláudio Falcão
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8
Zé Carlos
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9
Tomané
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20
Rony Lopes
Forwards
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19
Rui Costa
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10
Y. Njie
Key Facts Benfica vs Farense
- Benfica won 23 of their last 24 home matches (Primeira Liga)
- Benfica scored 3+ goals in 19 of their last 23 home wins (Primeira Liga)
- Benfica won their last 4 matches against Farense
- Farense lost 6 of their last 8 matches
- Farense have seen over 2.5 goals in 4 of their last 6 away matches
Main prediction Benfica - Farense
Over 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
Additional predictions
Benfica & Farense current standing in Liga Portugal
Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sporting CP | 27 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 73 - 23 | +50 | 65 |
2 | Benfica | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 62 - 20 | +42 | 62 |
3 | Porto | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 53 - 21 | +32 | 56 |
4 | Sporting Braga | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 44 - 23 | +21 | 56 |
5 | Santa Clara | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 28 - 25 | +3 | 46 |
6 | Vitória SC | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 38 - 29 | +9 | 42 |
7 | Casa Pia | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 34 - 36 | -2 | 39 |
8 | Famalicão | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 33 - 30 | +3 | 37 |
9 | Estoril | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 - 43 | -8 | 36 |
10 | Moreirense | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 33 - 39 | -6 | 32 |
11 | Nacional | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 26 - 37 | -11 | 29 |
12 | Rio Ave | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 30 - 45 | -15 | 29 |
13 | Arouca | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 26 - 41 | -15 | 29 |
14 | Gil Vicente | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 27 - 41 | -14 | 26 |
15 | Estrela Amadora | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 - 41 | -20 | 23 |
16 | AVS | 27 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 21 - 41 | -20 | 23 |
17 | Farense | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 17 - 37 | -20 | 17 |
18 | Boavista | 27 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 - 46 | -29 | 15 |