Where to Watch Vitoria SC vs Benfica in Primeira Liga for Free?

In search of a victory to make up for last weekend’s letdown, Benfica will travel to Vitoria de Guimaraes for round 30 of the Primeira Liga. After failing to beat Arouca on Sunday, a result that ended their nine-game winning streak, the Reds fell to second place in the title race. Benfica was unable to defend their advantage against Arouca, who rescued a 2-2 tie in stoppage time on Sunday, and their stay at the top lasted no more than a week.

The title race has seen an interesting and rapid shift in momentum over the past two game weeks, with both contenders following a strangely similar pattern: the league leaders slipping up a day after the team in pursuit had momentarily surged ahead.

Sporting Lisbon retook the lead with their win over Santa Clara on Saturday, and it was the Reds’ turn to give up control. Benfica, who are tied on 69 points with Sporting and are now just behind on goal difference, will be eager to earn as many points as they can this weekend, even if they have drawn every one of their last three trips to Vitoria in all competitions, highlighting the challenge they face.

Vitoria’s ability to close down shop further complicates their task, as the Conquerors have recorded a league-high 12 draws, a figure that suggests trouble for the visitors’ title hopes. However, there are many reasons to be optimistic about Benfica’s away form, as they have won nine of their 14 league games away from home, including five in a row that have demonstrated that they are currently more merciless outside of Lisbon.

Vitoria certainly has a case for being the team able to stop that away streak. They have demonstrated that they are difficult to beat at Afonso Henriques, where they have only experienced one league loss all year and are unbeaten in their last 11 Primeira Liga games. Luis Freire’s team has won eight of 14 top-tier games at home, earning them 29 points and ranking them fifth in the league for home matches.

Having won five of their last six league games, including a hard-fought 1-0 victory away at Gil Vicente last Friday, Vitoria enters this match on a high note, extending their unbeaten run in the Primeira Liga to ten. The Conquerors have solidified fifth place with 48 points as a result of that run, leaving them 11 points behind Porto in fourth and 2 points ahead of Santa Clara in sixth. Umaro Embalo will be ineligible to play against his parent club Benfica since he is on loan from them.

Given his increasing role as the team’s focal point in attack, Gustavo Silva, who scored the game-winning goal against Gil Vicente, is anticipated to lead the line once more. Mikel Villanueva, on the other hand, is completely healthy and may replace Filipe Relvas in the center of the defense to rejoin the starting XI.

Bruno Lage, the coach, may resist the urge to alter the starting eleven that played in the Arouca match, despite the disappointment of the outcome. After scoring and assisting in his last outing, Orkun Kokcu will be full of confidence and will again be responsible for directing the play from the center of the field.
Alexander Bah and Manu Silva are already on the injury list, and Renato Sanches is out for the remainder of the season.

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Vitoria SC vs Benfica Predicted Lineups

Vitoria SC predicted lineup:

Varela; Maga, Villanueva, Borevkovic, Mendes; Handel, Silva, Samu; Mendes, Silva, Arcanjo

Benfica predicted lineup:

Trubin; Carreras, Silva, Otamendi, Araujo; Florentino, Kokcu, Akturkoglu, Aursnes, Di Maria; Pavlidis

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