Benfica vs Estrela Amadora betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Portuguese Cup match on November 23rd, 2024

Benfica and Estrela Amadora are scheduled to play against each other on November 23rd, 2024, Saturday, in a Portuguese Cup match to be held in Portugal, check the Benfica vs Estrela Amadora betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

We are now at the tournament stage where the teams from the lower divisions that managed to win the past matches try to stay alive, having to face theoretically stronger teams from the Segunda Liga or even from the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

It's at this stage that the bettors can start paying attention to the surprise teams, which aren't usually favorites in their matches, studying their last games in the competition, in comparison with the current form of the teams from the upper echelons, which start their way in the Portuguese Cup at this time.

Unlike other competitions, the Portuguese Cup has a one-leg format per round, with the exception of the semi-final which is played two-legged. Thus, each game will be seen as a final and there is no room to let your guard down.

However, not every team goes through every knockout round. Clubs from the Portuguese first league only compete from the third qualifying round onwards and as visitors. In the previous rounds, clubs from the second league, senior national championship or below play.

The game takes place in the well-known Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica stadium, in the city of Lisbon, with a capacity for 64642 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events, and odds.

Introduction to the Benfica vs Estrela Amadora betting tip 2024/2025

Two teams from the national lower division will be playing in this match, which guarantees a competitive game, disputed until the last minute. The home factor in these qualifiers also influences and allows the home team to dream of advancing to the next phase.

In the matches for this competition, there are always different match facts. And, if wins are always needed to get to this stage (including overtime and/or penalties), we have to look at other criteria that makes them get here. Benfica performance to this stage is 2 goals scored and still 0 against.

On the other hand, Estrela Amadora come this far with 3 goals scored and 1 conceded.

The last encounter between these teams was a Liga Portugal game on 24-08-2024, in the 2024/2025 season, that ended with Benfica winning 1-0.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it should be noted that Benfica has in its curriculum 29 wins of the Portuguese Cup while Estrela Amadora has won the competition 1 time.

It is important to note that the total number of trophies won includes the awards related to the predecessor competition of the Portuguese Cup, the Portuguese Championship, which took place between the 1921/22 and 1937/38 seasons. There were 7 different winners in this competition, such as Porto, Benfica, Sporting, Olhanense, Marítimo, Os Belenenses, and Carcavelinhos.

Regarding the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that with more consistent results over the last five meetings, accumulating 4 wins, the Benfica team contrasts with Estrela Amadora, which won 2 games.

Benfica

Benfica come from a victory in the last match. The game against Porto, valid for the Liga Portugal, ended with a 4-1. The team coached by B. Nascimento lined up in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

On the last matchday of the premier competition of Portuguese football, the team of Benfica faced and beat the team of Pevidem, with a score of 2-0, in a game counting for the 3rd Round putting them in the game against Estrela Amadora.

Estrela Amadora

The visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga Portugal, Estrela Amadora, who used a 3-4-3 formation, faced the Nacional team with a final score of 2-0.

On the last matchday of the premier competition of Portuguese football, the team of Estrela Amadora faced and beat the team of Anadia, drawing 1-1 after 90 minutes played and with a 0-2 win in extra time, in a game counting for the 3rd Round putting them in the game against Benfica.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Score market betting suggestions

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

In order to generate a good prediction on the goal market for this match, we must first analyze the average number of goals in each team's games this season. Thus, we were able to obtain that in their matches, the Benfica team scores a total of 2 goals on average and accumulates a total of 0 goals conceded.

On the other hand, in the matches of Estrela Amadora, they score an average of 3 goals per match and conceed a total of 1 goals. After analyzing this data, we are convinced that good bets can result from this market. Therefore, the betting odds selected by us for the goal market are Both Teams to Score - Yes. Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - Yes market are quoted at 2.38.