Portuguese League - Liga Portugal 2025/26

[Pumared]

I have no doubt that Benfica will struggle to win this game against Rio Ave. I understand Benfica's stature, but this is a situation that needs to be seen live. Pre-game betting is very difficult without knowing if Benfica will actually want to play or if there's officially some kind of crisis within the team.

Considering that the recent results haven't been positive, being 10 points behind the leader, and having several key players injured... Benfica is clearly in a minor crisis.

Now, they really have to react to this situation and try to turn things around and do everything they can to improve. We'll see if they're able to.

Last time, they drew 1-1 at home, will they be able to win?

They ended up beating Rio Ave 2-0, a convincing victory. They took the points and could rest without problems. But still, the crisis exists. They are in a situation where they can't afford to rest, to make mistakes, and that's a lot of pressure, it can affect them significantly against bigger teams.

[Slow death]

I have no doubt that Benfica will struggle to win this game against Rio Ave. I understand Benfica's stature, but this is a situation that needs to be seen live. Pre-game betting is very difficult without knowing if Benfica will actually want to play or if there's officially some kind of crisis within the team.

Considering that the recent results haven't been positive, being 10 points behind the leader, and having several key players injured... Benfica is clearly in a minor crisis.

Now, they really have to react to this situation and try to turn things around and do everything they can to improve. We'll see if they're able to.

Last time, they drew 1-1 at home, will they be able to win?

They ended up beating Rio Ave 2-0, a convincing victory. They took the points and could rest without problems. But still, the crisis exists. They are in a situation where they can't afford to rest, to make mistakes, and that's a lot of pressure, it can affect them significantly against bigger teams.

Speaking about Benfica and how they can't afford to lose. Today they're playing against Juventus in the Champions League, a game played at Benfica's home ground, an advantage for them as they've been doing well in home games. However, it will also be a game where the Benfica coach and his players will be under a lot of pressure.

Because in this game they can't afford to lose or draw; only a victory matters if they really want a chance to advance to the next stage of the Champions League. Knowing that clubs earn money in the Champions League, I believe the Benfica management will be very focused on this game.

[odunybiz]

In some Portuguese league games, it's quite difficult to bet on multiple selections. I'll cite the case of Braga and Guimarães, who went to the semi-finals with Sporting, Benfica, etc., competing for the title. So it's something very specific to bet on multiples.

Keep the bet in the league and within trusted teams because you never know the outcome of fluctuating teams like Braga and Gil Vicente.
Interestingly there will be a game today between Benfica and Porto in the cup. Both these teams didn't lose any match in the league so today, after 3 hours and a half, one of them have to lose the game. Most likely it will be Mourinho and his boys.

Mourinho was kicked from the cup as expected by Porto. No shame since Porto is better than them and they were defeated by only a goal. Their performance wasn't that bad after all.
Braga is the other defeated team. They lost with a goal difference against Fafe  a team sitting in the other half of the table. As I mentioned above Braga is fluctuating badly and unpredictable..

Braga have been unpredictable and fluctuating for years. I can't pick them among the top team in this league. Braga is just an average team in the Portuguese league. I could remember they were the only one that spoilt my multiple game sometimes last year (just for them to score). Porto , Sporting and Benfica are my main favorite for betting in this league.

Today they're playing against Juventus in the Champions League

The match is on Wednesday (which is tomorrow) and not today

a game played at Benfica's home ground, an advantage for them as they've been doing well in home games. However, it will also be a game where the Benfica coach and his players will be under a lot of pressure.

Moreover, the game will be played in Juventus home not Benfica's home. Nevertheless, looking at the history of the two teams matching, Benfica had won 4 times out of 5 matches recently played while the remaining 1 match end in draw. Looking at H2H and the fact that Benfica need this game than Juventus, Benfica will want to play to win.

[Accardo]

Speaking about Benfica and how they can't afford to lose. Today they're playing against Juventus in the Champions League, a game played at Benfica's home ground, an advantage for them as they've been doing well in home games. However, it will also be a game where the Benfica coach and his players will be under a lot of pressure.

Because in this game they can't afford to lose or draw; only a victory matters if they really want a chance to advance to the next stage of the Champions League. Knowing that clubs earn money in the Champions League, I believe the Benfica management will be very focused on this game.

The old ladies are in a much better form than Benfica, Mourinho would have a hard time winning Juv tomorrow. No good momentum on the Benfica side, Juv won their last two games, beating the Portuguese club would cement a three straight win, a thirst the old lady wants to quench.

[Pumared]

I have no doubt that Benfica will struggle to win this game against Rio Ave. I understand Benfica's stature, but this is a situation that needs to be seen live. Pre-game betting is very difficult without knowing if Benfica will actually want to play or if there's officially some kind of crisis within the team.

Considering that the recent results haven't been positive, being 10 points behind the leader, and having several key players injured... Benfica is clearly in a minor crisis.

Now, they really have to react to this situation and try to turn things around and do everything they can to improve. We'll see if they're able to.

Last time, they drew 1-1 at home, will they be able to win?

They ended up beating Rio Ave 2-0, a convincing victory. They took the points and could rest without problems. But still, the crisis exists. They are in a situation where they can't afford to rest, to make mistakes, and that's a lot of pressure, it can affect them significantly against bigger teams.

Speaking about Benfica and how they can't afford to lose. Today they're playing against Juventus in the Champions League, a game played at Benfica's home ground, an advantage for them as they've been doing well in home games. However, it will also be a game where the Benfica coach and his players will be under a lot of pressure.

Because in this game they can't afford to lose or draw; only a victory matters if they really want a chance to advance to the next stage of the Champions League. Knowing that clubs earn money in the Champions League, I believe the Benfica management will be very focused on this game.

Regarding the Juventus vs. Benfica game, I think it will be a 1-1 draw or something like that. Benfica is in bad shape, but in their last 12 games they had 8 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses. Juventus has practically the same record: 9 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses. So they are practically equivalent; what will differentiate them is the squad. And I think Benfica doesn't have a good squad compared to Juventus. I would bet on the live results. You can't know anything before the game.

[Webetcoins]

The old ladies are in a much better form than Benfica, Mourinho would have a hard time winning Juv tomorrow. No good momentum on the Benfica side, Juv won their last two games, beating the Portuguese club would cement a three straight win, a thirst the old lady wants to quench.

I am giving both teams same rating even Old Lady is playing at home, but their attack is not solid which is going to be beneficial for the Benfica which is also struggling, but last two games have good results in UEFA champions league while history between both teams are also favouring Benfica which needs to win this match for keeping alive their hopes to jump into top 24.

Even draw is also a strong case, but this will hurt Benfica, they need to be winning this game while Juventus is also having some improvement in Serie A but in their last game against Pafos they were struggling, this can help Benfica and Mourinho to have their best chance for win or draw in this game.

[Pumared]

The old ladies are in a much better form than Benfica, Mourinho would have a hard time winning Juv tomorrow. No good momentum on the Benfica side, Juv won their last two games, beating the Portuguese club would cement a three straight win, a thirst the old lady wants to quench.

I am giving both teams same rating even Old Lady is playing at home, but their attack is not solid which is going to be beneficial for the Benfica which is also struggling, but last two games have good results in UEFA champions league while history between both teams are also favouring Benfica which needs to win this match for keeping alive their hopes to jump into top 24.

Even draw is also a strong case, but this will hurt Benfica, they need to be winning this game while Juventus is also having some improvement in Serie A but in their last game against Pafos they were struggling, this can help Benfica and Mourinho to have their best chance for win or draw in this game.

I'm still thinking it's a draw. The teams are evenly matched in their respective leagues, so I think it will be something similar. If something different happens, it should be clear early in the game, so ideally you should bet live rather than pre-match.

[joker_josue]

In round 18 we saw all the top teams winning, with varying degrees of difficulty.
During the week we have the European competitions, which for Sporting was already very positive with their victory over PSG. We'll see how Benfica, Porto and Braga do.

Here is the list of results from the last round.

MATCH DAY 18 - RESULTS:
Sporting CP 3-0 Casa Pia
Gil Vicente 2-1 CD Nacional
AVS 0-1 Arouca
Alverca 2-1 Moreirense
Rio Ave 0-2 SL Benfica
Santa Clara 0-1 Famalicão
Tondela 0-1 Braga
Vitória SC 0-1 Porto
Amadora 0-5 Estoril Praia

[nikola22]

I'm inclined to disagree with you. If they continue at this pace, Benfica will fall below third place. The other teams are much better than them. In two or three rounds, if they make even one mistake, they'll drop several positions. They need to be much more competitive.

it's football and everything can happen but there are small chances that Benfica will fall below third place. Benfica have 11 points gap from 4th place and I think there is higher probability that Gil Vicente, Braga and others will lose points. now Benfica don't have chances in Champions League so they can focus on Liga Portugal.

[snipie]

it's football and everything can happen but there are small chances that Benfica will fall below third place. Benfica have 11 points gap from 4th place and I think there is higher probability that Gil Vicente, Braga and others will lose points. now Benfica don't have chances in Champions League so they can focus on Liga Portugal.

Gil Vicente has no chance against Porto in my opinion. Benfica opponent this round is a weak team so their victory is almost certain and the odds for these two matches are low and not interesting. Same goes for Sporting and Braga. This round ranks will most likely stay the same for the top teams.
In Champions League Benfica will not stay more than a round because they will face Real Madrid which will kill their weak hope to stay actually.

[Tonimez]

it's football and everything can happen but there are small chances that Benfica will fall below third place. Benfica have 11 points gap from 4th place and I think there is higher probability that Gil Vicente, Braga and others will lose points. now Benfica don't have chances in Champions League so they can focus on Liga Portugal.

Gil Vicente has no chance against Porto in my opinion. Benfica opponent this round is a weak team so their victory is almost certain and the odds for these two matches are low and not interesting. Same goes for Sporting and Braga. This round ranks will most likely stay the same for the top teams.
In Champions League Benfica will not stay more than a round because they will face Real Madrid which will kill their weak hope to stay actually.

Gil Vincente don't stand any chance against Porto at this point because Porto is clearly 21 points ahead which is seven match wins already. The fight is between Sporting CP and Porto because even Benfica is not even advantaged at this point due to their form. Benfica can be after the top 4 but not the league. Porto and Benfica are the two teams that are yet to loose a game this season with Porto having only one draw so far. The season is still going and there is still great potentials.

Benfica is faced with a very tough opponent in this next round and it won't be easy for them. Real Madrid is well formed as compared to them. Benfica has only won 2 of their champions League games of which survival will be difficult in the next round while Porto is well seated at the top of Europa League too.

[joker_josue]

After a week in which Sporting had a historic victory over PSG, Benfica lost to Juventus, Porto drew their UEFA match, and Braga won, we have another round of matches in the league.

Here's a list of games where it seems the top teams will have no trouble winning. It will be interesting to see how Gil Vicente, the surprise of the championship, will play at Porto's home ground.

MATCH DAY 19:
^{23.01 20:15} Casa Pia vs AVS
^{24.01 15:30} Moreirense vs Santa Clara
^{24.01 18:00} Arouca vs Sporting CP
^{24.01 20:30} Estoril Praia vs Vitória SC
^{25.01 15:30} CD Nacional vs Rio Ave
^{25.01 18:00} Famalicão vs Tondela
^{25.01 18:00} SL Benfica vs Amadora
^{25.01 20:30} Braga vs Alverca
^{26.01 20:15} Porto vs Gil Vicente
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[MinMan]

it's football and everything can happen but there are small chances that Benfica will fall below third place. Benfica have 11 points gap from 4th place and I think there is higher probability that Gil Vicente, Braga and others will lose points. now Benfica don't have chances in Champions League so they can focus on Liga Portugal.

After having last few days with surprises and shocking results, I agree about this, everything is now possible because many big teams lose their games against struggling teams which lead scenarios more miserable for punters and fans as well so here currently Porto is looking strong and good but Gil Vicente can give them surprise.

In last 10 games, Gil Vicente have 3 wins 1 loss against relegation zone team Tondela and 6 draws, this giving impression, both will try their best for keeping things on their favour, but it's going to be not easy for them while Porto is having impressive run at home which is also advantage for them in these circumstance.