Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Chaves
Match Time & Date:
15/04/2023
01:00 PM
Prediction: 0-2
Benfica
Out-of-form Benfica will try to return to winning ways in Primeira Liga when they take on Chaves on Saturday evening. Following a 2-1 loss to their bitter rivals Porto, Benfica suffered a heart-breaking loss to Inter in the Champions League quarter-finals, first leg, meaning that they are low on spirits ahead of the trip to Chaves. Key defender Nicolas Otamendi is back from the Champions League ban, while all Bah, Draxler, and Ristic should miss out with injuries.
The hosts, on the other hand, are stuck in the middle of the table with little to play for in the season finale. Since Porto are breathing down Benfica’s neck, we predict that the league leaders are going to pick up all three points from the match. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team ahead of the visit of Roger Schmidt’s troops.
Highlighted Player (Alex Grimaldo):
Alex Grimaldo is a Spanish footballer who plays for Portuguese side Benfica as a left back. Born in Valencia on September 20, 1995, Grimaldo started his youth career at his hometown club FC Valencia, but in 2008 Barcelona scouts brought him to Camp Nou.
The 171-cm-tall footballer scored six goals in 92 appearances for Barca B before joining Primeira Liga club Benfica in the winter of 2015. Alex Grimaldo made his debut with the Eagles on January 26, 2016 in a 6-1 win at Moreirense in the Taca da Liga. Speaking of his Primeira Liga debut, Grimaldo played his first league game for Benfica on February 29, 2016 in a 2-0 win over Uniao Leiria.
The Benfica defender has two caps for Spain U21 team, but he has yet to make his debut with the senior team. His main position is left-back, but he is capable of producing fine performances as a left winger as well.
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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