With a few poor results of late, Benfica have put their title challenge in Portugal in doubt. Playing the Champions League at the same time as the domestic championship has obviously left consequences for the team and indeed Benfica does not seem as convincing as in the previous part of the season. They won the last 2 matches, but with a lot of trouble. One of the worst teams in the league, Estoril, they defeated only 1-0, while against Gil Vicente they managed to score a goal only 15 minutes before the end of the game. They have 4 more games until the end of the championship, including this one, and their drop in form certainly didn't come at a good time. In the last 5 matches in the league, they scored only 5 goals and conceded 3, which is below average by their standards. In the next round, they have a potentially difficult away game against Portimonense, and after that they play a big derby against Sporting, again as guests. This game has a huge meaning for them and will greatly affect the question of the champion, so the pressure on the players is huge. In the games against Braga, they cannot boast of great success, because in the last 8 games they have only 2 victories. The bookies have placed Benfica as a big favorite before this match, primarily because of the home field, but I really think that Braga really have a chance in this match. As for Braga, they have been playing fantastically lately and with good results in the last few games, they have significantly increased their chances for a direct placement in the Champions League, and maybe even to get involved in the race for the title. However, those places do not only depend on their games, but also on the results of Porto and Benfica. They are currently in 3rd place in the table with 2 points less than Porto and 6 points less than Benfica. They are on a streak of 5 wins in the league and the confidence in the team is quite justified at a very high level. Playing on their home field or on the away field does not pose any problem for them, they even won 1 point more as guests than as hosts in the previous part of the championship. As guests in the last 4 games, they have 4 wins, with only 1 conceded goal. I honestly think that the bookies underestimated them in this match and I believe that if Benfica manages to win this match, it will not be by more than one goal difference.

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由于最近的一些糟糕的结果，本菲卡已经使他们在葡萄牙的冠军挑战成为疑问。在国内联赛的同时打冠军杯显然给球队带来了后果，事实上本菲卡似乎不像本赛季前半段那样令人信服。他们费了很大劲才赢了最后两场比赛。作为联赛中表现最差的球队之一，他们只以1-0击败了埃斯托里尔，而在对阵吉尔·维森特的比赛中，他们在比赛结束前15分钟才攻入一球。在冠军赛结束前，他们还有四场比赛，包括这场比赛，他们的状态下降当然不是在一个好时机。在最近的5场联赛中，他们只进了5球，丢了3球，低于他们的平均水平。下一轮，他们将有一场可能很艰难的客场对阵波尔蒂莫内斯，之后他们将以客队身份与里斯本竞技进行一场德比。这场比赛对他们来说意义重大，会对冠军的争夺产生很大的影响，所以球员的压力是巨大的。在对阵布拉加的比赛中，他们不能吹嘘自己取得了巨大的成功，因为在过去的8场比赛中，他们只有2场胜利。在这场比赛之前，博彩公司已经把本菲卡列为最大的热门，主要是因为主场，但我真的认为布拉加在这场比赛中真的有机会。至于布拉加，他们最近的表现非常出色，在最近几场比赛中取得了不错的成绩，他们大大增加了直接进入欧冠的机会，甚至可能参与到冠军的争夺中来。然而，这些位置不仅取决于他们的比赛，还取决于波尔图和本菲卡的成绩。他们目前在积分榜上排名第三，比波尔图少2分，比本菲卡少6分。他们在联赛中取得了5连胜，人们对球队的信心达到了很高的水平。无论在主场还是客场，他们都不会有任何问题，在之前的冠军赛中，他们作为客队甚至比作为主队多赢1分。作为客队，他们在最近4场比赛中取得4胜，仅丢1球。老实说，我认为博彩公司在这场比赛中低估了他们，我相信如果本菲卡能够赢得这场比赛，比分不会超过一个净胜球。