Tondela vs Benfica Prediction – Primeira League

The home team currently stands in 17th place with 12 points, after 3 wins, 3 draws, and 13 losses. In their penultimate match, they lost at home to Sporting Braga (0-1). In the last match, they were defeated away by Famalicão (3-0). Interestingly, this team tends to perform better away than at home, with 5 wins, 2 draws, and 8 losses recorded in their last 30 away matches, scoring 16 goals and conceding 26, compared to 4 wins, 3 draws, and 8 losses at home, with 13 goals scored and 19 conceded. In the league, Tondela has earned 5 points from 27 available, managing 1 win, 2 draws, and 6 losses in their last 9 home matches. The most frequent halftime score at home has been 0-0 (6 out of 9 games). They have conceded goals to their opponents in 9 of the last 10 games they have played in this competition, indicating they have not been strong defensively. Their home matches often see fewer goals, as 4 of their last 9 competitive games ended with fewer than 1.5 goals. In 19 matches in this competition, they conceded the first goal 13 times and have only managed 1 comeback in scoring.

Tondela continues to accumulate losses, and their latest encounter in Famalicão resulted in their 3rd consecutive defeat, and a heavy one at that, losing 3-0. The recent change in coaching has not yielded the desired results, and with 12 points, the team under C. Bacci is now 5 points behind Arouca, the last team in a safe position. At this moment, considering the team’s dismal form, it doesn’t matter who the opponent is; securing points has become urgent, and they will strive to achieve that against José Mourinho’s Eagles. This will be a daunting task on all levels, especially considering the significant improvement of the Lisbon team.