Penafiel vs Benfica II betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League 2 Portugal match on December 29th, 2024

Penafiel will be playing against Benfica II in a League 2 Portugal football match scheduled to take place on Sunday, December 29th, 2024, at 11:00h (UTC), in Portugal, check the Penafiel vs Benfica II betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Penafiel vs Benfica II will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril stadium, in the city of Penafiel, with a capacity for 5230 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Penafiel vs Benfica II betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the League 2 Portugal has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.53 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.45 goals per game of the last championship.

Penafiel last match

Penafiel in its last official match won (0-1) against Torreense, in a match valid for League 2 Portugal. Coach H. Rodrigues Cristóvão's lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 3.50.

Benfica II 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 League 2 Portugal, Benfica II, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Felgueiras 1932 team with a final score of 2-0.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 2.50.

Penafiel vs Benfica II h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Segunda Liga, Benfica II was in 11th place while Penafiel was in the 13th place. Benfica II opened with a 4-2-3-1 arrangement while Penafiel charged with a 4-4-2 formation.

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 16-03-2024. The match was valid for the 2023/2024 season of the League 2 Portugal, and it ended with a 0-1 win for Benfica II.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

Penafiel

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

The Penafiel team with 31 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses.

Tondela ranks just above, occupying 1st place in the 16th round, with the same number of points.

Penafiel analysis

The ratio of goals scored to goals conceded for Penafiel is positive: after 15 rounds the team has scored 25 goals, conceding only 19.

Over the course of the tournament, Penafiel recorded an average ball possession of 40%. This indicates that the team usually does not impose its schemes, but adopts more guarded and defensive tactics. For the next game that Penafiel will play against Benfica II, fans would like to see more aggressive soccer from their team, and especially a few more goals.

Best goalscorer from Penafiel

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Gabriel Barbosa. Penafiel owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 6 goals in this season.

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

Benfica II

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

The Benfica II team with 27 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 8 wins, 3 draws, and 4 losses.

Which means that Academico Viseu team, at position 4, is in close pursuit of the team, that has an advantage of 2 points, in the 16th round.

Benfica II analysis

We have reached matchday 15 in League 2 Portugal and at the moment Benfica II has made 22 goals and conceded 19.

Benfica II has a relatively low average of shots towards the goal, with only 4.33 attempts per game, and this is an indication that the team has a poor attack, and therefore scores few goals.

This is a top 5 team in the League 2 Portugal that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Chances of winning against Benfica II who playing away has a balance of 3 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws in the League 2 Portugal, are very slim.

Best goalscorer from Benfica II

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Gustavo Miguel Pereira De Sousa. The Attacker has scored 5 times in the current season and has helped Benfica II come out with a positive result on several occasions.

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 Penafiel is Gabriel Barbosa, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Benfica II is Gustavo Miguel Pereira De Sousa, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 0.94 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.07 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Penafiel side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 4 times this season, very different from Benfica II who only saw the red card 3 times. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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