Maritimo Funchal vs. Benfica Lisbon tip, prognosis & odds 11/30/2020 - Primeira Liga Free fixed tips
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Maritimo Funchal vs. Benfica Lisbon tip, prognosis & odds 11/30/2020 - Primeira Liga
FC Porto and Benfica Lisbon have dominated Portuguese football for almost two decades. The last other champion was Benfica’s city rival Sporting Lisbon, who took the crown in the 2001/02 season. The current defending champions are FC Porto, while Benfica Lisbon invested heavily after the runner-up to regain their supremacy.
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After a strong start, however, sand came into the machine in the end and at the end of the eighth game day only a complete success counts for the Europa League participant. The team has to leave the mainland and visit the flower island Madeira. The duel between Maritimo Funchal and Benfica Lisbon will kick off on Monday at 8 p.m.
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The home side have been represented in the Portuguese league upper house for several decades and are mostly found in the no man's land of the table. The quality is usually not enough for Europe, but the club doesn't have to fear relegation either. Accordingly, the starting position for this duel is clear and the best bookmakers only offer betting odds of just over 1.30 between Maritimo Funchal and Benfica Lisbon for the tip on the guests.
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Maritimo Funchal - statistics & current form
Internationally, the team was last briefly represented in the 2018/19 season, but had to admit defeat in the Europa League play-offs Dynamo Kiev. The team finished eleventh in the Portuguese league NOS in the last two seasons. It has been evident for several years that the team has problems, especially in the offensive game.
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The offensive is stingy with goals
No matter which coach is on the sidelines, there are no offensive fireworks with the Madeira team. In the last four seasons, Maritimo Funchal has scored fewer than 40 goals this season. Due to the manageable offensive efforts, the main focus is placed on the defensive, so many goals conceded are also rare. Last season, only 13 of the 34 league games ended with at least three goals.
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In the current season, however, the tide has turned a little and of the first seven games ended with a successful tip on the over 2.5. On Monday evening in the duel between Maritimo Funchal and Benfica Lisbon, betting odds of around 1.65 are offered for this forecast.
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Strong start to the season - currently in crisis
On the first day of the match, neo-coach Lito Vidigal's team suffered one more defeat at Santa Clara, but then regained confidence with two wins. In particular, the completely surprising 3-2 win against champions FC Porto made for a lot of positive headlines on matchday three.
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However, this performance could not be built on, because in the last four league games Maritimo Funchal only collected one point and was thus ranked in the table and is only two points ahead of relegation place 16.
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Expected formation of Maritimo Funchal:
Abedzadeh - Fabio China, Lucas Africo, Junior, Winck - Jean, Bambock - Tagueu, Pelagio, Correa - Pinho
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Benfica Lisbon - stats & current form
Benfica Lisbon collected 77 points last season, making it their weakest season since 2013/14. After the resignation of Bruno Lage, the team under interim coach Nelson Verissimo was able to collect 13 points in six games, but ended up five points behind FC Porto and thus missed out on successfully defending their title.
Jorge Jesus should lead Benfica back to the top
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Verissimo's short-term commitment ended at the end of the season and in the transfer summer 2020 the red eagles managed several well-known coups. Especially the explosive return of successful coach Jorge Jesus caused a sensation. He worked for Benfica between 2009 and 2015 before moving to big rival Sporting Lisbon of all places.
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The club forgave him for this explosive move and even paid a transfer fee, so that he was bought out of his current contract with Flamengo Rio de Janeiro. In 13 months he won six titles with the Brazilians and celebrated, among other things, the triumph in the Copa Libertadores, the counterpart to the UEFA Champions League.
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Two league defeats in a row
However, the Portuguese suffered the first setback early on when the Champions League participation against PAOK Saloniki was gambled away and the team is now represented in the Europa League. With eight points from four games, the knockout phase is at least within reach.
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In the domestic championship, the ambitions were underlined early on and the Jesus-Elf started the new season with five wins en suite. In four of the five league games, the tip on a handicap win was the right choice. In the last two games, however, the vice-champions suffered surprising defeats against Boavista Porto and Braga. In the duel with Braga, the Jesus-Elf was even 2-0 in the lead.
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The Red Eagles conceded three league defeats in a row for the last time in March 2001. Should this also be the case on Monday evening, odds comparison between Maritimo Funchal and Benfica Lisbon are almost in the double-digit range for the home win.
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Expected formation of Benfica Lisbon:
Vlachodimos - Tavares, Vertonghen, Otamendi, Gilberto - Samaris - Everton, Pizzi, Rafa Silva - Seferovic, Waldschmidt
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Direct comparison / H2H balance
After the last duel between the two teams, there was a change of coach on the side of Benfica Lisbon. On the flower island, the big favorite had to give up completely surprisingly 2-0 and a few hours after the final whistle Benfica coach Bruno Lage submitted his resignation.
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The win for Maritimo Funchal was only the tenth win in the 80th clash in the Portuguese upper house of football. Before this success, Benfica Lisbon celebrated four wins in a row, scoring no fewer than 16 goals and conceding no goal.
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Betting base forecast & Portugal Maritimo Funchal - Benfica Lisbon Portugal tip
FC Porto and Benfica Lisbon have dominated the Portuguese league for years because the two teams usually have almost no slip-ups. Sporting Lisbon or Braga can keep up in individual games, but the consistency is usually the decisive factor in favor of the top duo.
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The two most recent defeats at Benfica Lisbon were all the more surprising, and a third bankruptcy in a row is hard to imagine. For the return to the winning road, however, betting odds of around 1.35 are only offered between Maritimo Funchal and Benfica Lisbon.
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Uncertainty or even crisis is certainly too far-fetched with regard to the guests, but the title candidate is not in top form. However, the home side are far from it and given the recent appearances of the Vidigal-Elf it is unimaginable that the home side can annoy the big favorites.
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Rather, it is to be expected that the guests want to shoot the frustration off their hearts. Despite a few well-known failures such as those from Weigl, Nunez or Todibo, the team has an enormous breadth to show. Not only a win is to be expected, but between Maritimo Funchal and Benfica Lisbon a prognosis for the fifth handicap success of the Red Eagles is also likely. Therefore, the bookmaker Bet365, which we tested, placed seven units as stakes for this bet.
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In Portugal, as in several other European countries, the Elite Division Tour ends on Monday. The last one in Primeira will play against Marficima with Benfica this time - will the Lisbon Grand win? The website's writing team has made an exclusive prediction for the game on November 30, 2020.
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Maritimu was without victories for a long time
"Lions of Madeira" could only reach 11th place last season. Now the team got off to a pretty good start. After losing to Santa Clara in the first round, it turned out to be a sensational win not only against Tondela at home but also against Porto. Only after the 3-2 at "Dragau” it turned out that only 1 point was added to their assets - due to a goalless draw at home at Nacional.
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It wasn't until Monday when he played away with Penafiel that Maritimu finally won. And it was only thanks to Pinho from the penalty spot that the main time could be played in a draw. In added time, the 29-year-old striker Rodrigo scored his hat-trick with another goal. Will this inspire the club?
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Benfica is not impressive right now
During the window, the Eagles made many ambitious signatures. Pedrinho Delminho, Waldschmidt, Darwin Nunez, Todibo. Although there are enough casualties, Ruben Dias and Carlos Vinicius moved to England. In any case, after their return to the post of coach Jorge Jesus in Lisbon, they planned to regain the title and show themselves in European competitions. In the Champions League, however, the Portuguese lost to their first qualifying opponent, PAOK, and the decisive goal was scored by Zhivkovic, who had moved to Greece from Lisbon.
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In Primeira, the Eagles have already lost twice with 5 wins and conceded 3 goals each from Boavista and Braga. They fell to 3rd place, 4 points behind Sporting, an unexpected leader. In the cup a week ago, this unfortunate streak was interrupted by a victory over Paredes. But first of all, the humble opponent was minimally won 1-0. Second, the Portuguese only drew in the Europa League on Thursday and then came back 2-0 against Rangers. However, this also made it possible to guarantee 99 percent of the playoffs - up to a few underdogs 8 points.
Previous games
Benfica have had a streak of 6 unbeaten games: one draw and 5 wins, 4 of them in a row. But in the summer Maritimo was confidently defeated at home by the 2-0.
Game prediction
Benfica are not in their best shape and this is an opportunity for the hosts. It is worth taking a closer look at the bet on Maritima with a handicap of "+1.5 goals" (chances of winning - 1.87).
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Free prediction for the game Maritimo Benfica on November 30th: W1 (+1.5)
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