Benfica has started the season perfectly, and the fact that playing at home makes it a favorite. On Saturday, August 24, on “Estadio da Luz”, Benfica vs FC Porto meet in the most spectacular match of the 3rd stage and the “classic” of Lusitanian football.

Benfica: Form of moment, last results, statistics

Benfica is thinking about the Champions League groups and until then they have nothing left but to offer as much as they can in the domestic competitions. So far he has done so, being the team that did not score after three official matches. He has already won his first trophy, the Portuguese Super Cup, and in the championship he did not overcome a team capable enough to put it in difficulty. He is the leader after two rounds, with maximum points and a goal concealer, 7-0. Three of those goals belong to Pizzi, the 29-year-old midfielder, the man who has scored in all matches this season.

FC Porto: Form of moment, last results, statistics

Porto for me is a team that I do not think will keep up with Benfica this season. I say this because the results from this beginning of the season are disappointing. Eliminated from the Champions League and sent directly to the Europa League groups, she also played in the Primera Liga. After two stages, he has three points, because in the opening round he gave up 1-2 in front of Gil Vicente, then scoring from a penalty. Indeed, the team took revenge in the match from the end of last week, when it was imposed on the score of the maidan. 4-0, at home, with Setubal, but both teams met this season were modest.

Benfica vs FC Porto Picks

Porto has scored fairly easily in these matches since the beginning of the season. I want to believe that the team is at a lower level than Benfica, so the hosts allow themselves to keep their opponent under pressure. Indeed, it is a classic of Portuguese football, but last season Benfica was the team that won the matches in the championship, both in the tour and in the return. As a result, going on the same difference and playing “Da Luz”, I think the red and white will play good football. Enough to ensure their victory in at least one half.

Our Prediction: 1

Odds: 1.87