In this 11th week match, on Saturday Oct 29th, Benfica will play host to Chaves in a meeting of these two Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Benfica recorded a 4-3 win against Juventus. Antonio Joao Pereira Albuquerque Tavares Silva struck first for Benfica in the 17th minute, but Moise Kean got the equalizer for Juventus in the 21st minute , but luckily for Benfica it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. Benfica is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while chaves is fresh off their 3-1 win against Gil Vicente. Fran Navarro scored the first goal for Gil Vicente in the 25th minute, then Mendes tied it up for Chaves in the 46th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 59th minute on a goal by Arriba Monroy to cap off a wild match. Chaves is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Both Héctor Hernández and Mendes have been the hottest scorers for Chaves in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Rafa Silva has been the most effective weapon for Benfica lately. The Portugeese midfielder has netted three goals in his last 5 matches.