Estrela Amadora vs Benfica betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga Portugal match on February 02th, 2025

Estrela Amadora and Benfica are scheduled to play against each other on February 02th, 2025, Sunday at 20:30h (UTC), in a Liga Portugal match to be held in Portugal, check the Estrela Amadora vs Benfica betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Estrela Amadora vs Benfica will occur

The game takes place in the small Estádio José Gomes stadium, in the city of Amadora, with a capacity for 9000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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

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

The Liga Portugal has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.87 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.57 goals per match played.

Estrela Amadora last match

The last match ended in a draw for the Estrela Amadora team. On that occasion they met Famalicão for the Liga Portugal, and the match ended 0-0. Coach F. Pinto Martins' lined up a 3-5-2 formation.

For this match the rival team had all the favoritism, so considering that factor, the draw (odd 3.50) ended up being a good result.

Amid a performance below the average of Estrela Amadora, one of the few athletes that achieved distinction was Caio Santana. With a good appearance and a few great passes, his performance was important so that the team did not come out defeated.

Benfica last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Champions League, Benfica, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Juventus team with a final score of 0-2.

A win for the home team had odds of 3.40, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Estrela Amadora vs Benfica h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Taça De Portugal, Estrela Amadora was in 2nd place while Benfica was in the 1st place. Estrela Amadora opened with a 5-4-1 arrangement while Benfica charged with a 4-3-3 formation.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 23-11-2024 in a Taça De Portugal match of the 2024/2025 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 7-0 win for Benfica.

The performance of the Benfica team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Estrela Amadora team.

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

Estrela Amadora

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

The Estrela Amadora team with 17 points currently occupies the 16th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Relegation Play-off, with a campaign of 4 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses.

In the 20th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 1 point as opposed to AVS who places just above in 15th place.

Estrela Amadora analysis

At the end of matchday 19 we see that Estrela Amadora conceded more goals than they scored, with 30 goals conceded and 16 scored.

It appears that Estrela Amadora is encountering difficulties in scoring goals, as evidenced by their low number of goals scored and the high number of games in which they have failed to score. This could imply that their attacking play is lacking in quality and they need to work on creating better chances.

Over the course of the tournament, Estrela Amadora recorded an average ball possession of 45%. This indicates that the team usually does not impose its schemes, but adopts more guarded and defensive tactics. For the next game that Estrela Amadora will play against Benfica, fans would like to see more aggressive soccer from their team, and especially a few more goals.

Best goalscorer from Estrela Amadora

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Rodrigo Pinho. He has scored 4 times in the current season and has helped Estrela Amadora come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Benfica

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

The Benfica team with 41 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League Qualifiers, with a campaign of 13 wins, 2 draws, and 4 losses.

Which means that Porto team, at position 3, is in close pursuit of the team, that has the same score number, in the 20th round.

Benfica analysis

Benfica after 19 days has put up 43 goals scored, and taken 14, and thus record has a positive goal difference.

As we approach the Regular Season, Benfica is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 6.47 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

This is a top 5 team in the Liga Portugal that wants to keep up with the good performances!

The Benfica team often tries to control the game through an average ball possession of 59.68%. This is because ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents.

Benfica is a more offensive team than Estrela Amadora, having 2340 attacks vs. 1718 from Estrela Amadora, having scored 43 times, in comparison, Estrela Amadora converted into goal 16 times.

Best goalscorer from Benfica

Ángel Di María has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 7 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Benfica to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 4 of the 7 goals scored have this characteristic.

Interesting Match Facts:

With Benfica boasting an unbeaten record in their recent encounters against Estrela Amadora, all eyes are on them to maintain their dominance on the field.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Estrela Amadora is Rodrigo Pinho, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Benfica is Ángel Di María, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Taking into consideration that Benfica scores an average of 1.33 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.3.

Handicap Betting Tip

It is very clear the huge favoritism that Benfica has for this match. The difference between the teams is big, and that should be evident in the final result. Therefore, a good bet for this clash is on the Asian handicap of -1.5 in favor of the visiting team.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 5.82 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Benfica is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7.37 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Benfica in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.89 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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