Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Benfica
Match Time & Date:
07/02/2021
11:00 AM
Prediction: 2-0
Famalicao
After dropping two points in a goalless draw with Guimaraes, Benfica will be looking to return to winning ways in the Primeira Liga when they host Famalicao at their Estadio da Luz. The Eagles are 11 points behind league leaders Sporting CP, meaning that this has to go down as a must-win game for the hosts. Summer signing Luca Waldschmidt remains quarantined, while Almeida, Everton, and Jardel are all sidelined with injuries.
Famalicao, on the other hand, suffered yet another dip in form, with the team losing each of their previous there league fixtures. Jorge Silas’ troops have already suffered four defeats on the road this season, and given the importance of Monday’s clash for the hosts, we predict that the visiting team will return home empty-handed. Teenage midfielder Joao Neto should be the only absentee in the away team in the Estadio da Luz clash.
Highlighted Player (Jan Vertonghen):
After spending four years at Ajax, in 2006 Jan Vertonghen signed a loan deal with RKC Waalwijk. The left-footed defender spent one season at Mandemakers Stadion and he returned to Ajax for the 2007/2008 season. The highly rated footballer, who is capable of playing as both centre back and left back, signed a deal with Tottenham Hotspur on 8 July, 2012 and he has been playing for the Premier League outfit ever since.
The Belgian defender scored four goals for the Spurs in the 2012/2013 Premier League season and he made 34 league appearances for the White Hart Lane outfit back then. In the 2015/2016 season Jan Vertonghen and his teammates were producing brilliant displays with Tottenham, but the Spurs eventually finished the campaign in third place in the standings.
Speaking of his international career, Vertonghen made it to both World Cup (2014) and Euro (2016) quarter-finals with the Belgian national team. Jan was born on 24 April, 1987 and his shirt number is 5.
Highlighted Team (Famalicao):
Founded on August 21, 1931, Famalicao are a Portuguese football club that compete in the Primeira Liga. The colour of their home kit is white, with the team wearing blue shirts and blue shorts when playing on the travels.
Famalicao welcome their rivals at Estadio Municipal 22 de Junho Vila Nova de Famalicao, the venue with the capacity of 5,307 people. The stadium was opened in 1952 and ever since has been serving as the team’s home ground. Famalicao are owned by Quantum Pacific Group, the company which has a 32% share of famous La Liga side Atletico Madrid as well.
The Azuis e Brancos secured promotion to Primeira Liga for the first time in the 1946/1947 season and they returned to the Portuguese elite division in 2019. Famalicao recorded a 2-0 win over Santa Clara on their return to the Portuguese top flight, with Toni Martinez and Anderson finding the net for the visitors.
