Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Benfica
Match Time & Date:
23 August 2025
20:30
Prediction: 2-0
Tondela
Benfica will be aiming to extend their winning run to five games in all competitions when they take on Tondela in the Primeira Liga round 3. The Eagles have been impressive at the back of late and you should know that they are after their fifth consecutive clean sheet. Benfica boss Bruno Lage is likely to stick to the 4-4-2 formation with summer signing Franjo Ivanovic and Vangelis Pavlidis up front. The likes of Bruma, Bah, Felix, and Manu have been struggling with injuries of late.
Os Auriverdes, on the other hand, failed to impress in back-to-back defeats to Braga (0-3) and Famalicao (0-1) and given Benfica’s flying start to the season, we predict that the visitors are going to return home with their hands empty. In their last meeting in Lisbon, Benfica defeated Tondela 2-1, which goes in favour of our previous betting prediction. Midfielder Cicero limped off with injury in the last league match, with Juan Rodriguez likely to step up.
Highlighted Team (Benfica):
Member of the ‘Big Three’ clubs in Portugal alongside FC Porto and CP Sporting, Sport Lisboa e Benfica are the football club that has never been relegated from the Primeira Liga. The club is nicknamed Aguias because of the Eagle symbol atop the club’s crest. Benfica play their home games at the Estadio da Luz which replaced the original one in 2003 and which boasts the capacity of more than 64,000. Arguably the most successful club in Portugal, Benfica have won a record of 35 Primeira Liga titles and also a record 25 Taca de Liga and 7 Taca da Liga trophies.
Two-time European Cup winners, Benfica are the club known for their diligent work with youth players, many of which went on to make great careers abroad. The most prominent players to wear a Benfica shirt are legendary Eusebio, Manuel Bento, Jorge Tavares and most recently Javier Saviola, Nuno Gomes, David Luiz and Angel Di Maria.
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