In a weekend match on Saturday Mar 18th, in week 25, Benfica will host Vitória SC in a meeting of these two closely matched Primeira Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Benfica recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Marítimo. David Neres scored the first goal for Benfica in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then João Mário added another in the 50th minute In the end, Marítimo couldn’t muster any offence and Benfica ran away with the shutout win. Benfica is on a hot streak lately, with 9 wins in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Vitória SC is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Arouca. Rafa Mujica struck first for Arouca in the 50th minute, then Antony added another in the 77th minute on a feed from Benji Michel At the end of 90 a dissapointed Vitória SC couldn’t manage to score, and Arouca took the shutout win. Vitória SC should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques, Vitória SC and Benfica battled to a 0-0 draw. Vitória SC had 6 on net, and Benfica had 6, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Vitória SC’s most prolific scorer has been Safira. The Brazilian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Benfica has been fortunate! In the last 5 matches, both Ramos and João Mário are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 5 goals for Benfica and look to continue their dominance.