Pacos de Ferreira vs Benfica Prediction and Betting Odds | Primeira Liga May 13

Pacos de Ferreira vs Benfica Betting Preview

WagerTalk soccer handicapper Kevin Dolan offers his Pacos de Ferreira vs Benfica betting preview for Friday, May 13 in Portugal’s Primeira Liga. Benfica won the reverse fixture between these two back in January with a 2-0 win inside the Estadio da Luz.

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Friday, May 13	Primeira Liga Betting Notes
Benfica:	-255
Pacos de Ferreira:	+550
Draw:	+400
Total:	3 Goals (Odds Above Courtesy of DraftKings)
Game Time:	3:15pm ET / 12:15pm PT

Pacos de Ferreira vs Benfica Analysis

It’s the final game of the season for both Benfica and Pacos de Ferreira on Friday night over in the Portuguese Primeira Liga as both sides look to see out what has been pretty disappointing seasons domestically.

While Benfica reached an impressive Champions League quarterfinal against Liverpool just last month (gaining a terrific 3-3 draw against the Reds at Anfield as well), they weren’t able to challenge for the Portuguese Primeira title trailing 17 points off the pace against this year’s champions FC Porto.

This marks the third-straight season Benfica has been unable to challenge for the top spot in Portugal and with the looming departure of star striker Darwin Nunez to the Premier League this summer, that streak could well drag on for a few more seasons.

Pacos de Ferreira similarly suffered a disappointing 2021/22 campaign after the highs of last season where they finished in a Europa League playoff spot.

This season, the ‘Castores’ found themselves well off the pace down in 10th position after failing to win a single league game between September to December to start off the year.

Benfica In No Man’s Land

With Benfica securing a third-place Champions League qualifier spot for next season, some of the pressure is already off ahead of this game as they can’t be caught by Braga down in fourth but neither are they able to catch Sporting Lisbon up in second with Benfica a full 11 points off the pace against their rivals.

That puts Benfica in something of a no man’s land ahead of this matchup and with injuries to Rafa Silva in midfield among a few others, interim coach Nelson Verissimo may opt to give some of his backup players a run out in this one.

Pacos de Ferreira’s Defensive Issues

Despite ranking top-half in the league this season in terms of overall goals allowed to opponents, Pacos de Ferreira have been blessed with some above average goalkeeping from the likes of Andre Ferreira this season, as the team has allowed the fourth-most shots in the league this year, with only Estoril, Portimonense and Belenenses allowing opponents more offensive opportunities.

That’s something you definitely don’t want to get comfortable doing against a team in Benfica who ranks No. 1 in road goals scored this season as they’ve averaged a pretty astronomical 2.5 goals per game away from home this year.

Pacos de Ferreira vs Benfica Prediction

We’re going to look towards taking the over 3 goals on Friday.

With so little to play for in this one it’s tough to see either side playing with any great urgency on defense and Pacos de Ferreira have a ton of absences across their backline also with Flavio, Jorge Silva, Maracas, Joao Vigario and Ze Uilton all out for the home side ahead of this game.

That should spell goals in this one and we’re taking the over 3 goals between Benfica and Pacos de Ferreira on Friday night over in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

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‘The sharpest sports mind in Ireland’ is how one prominent newspaper dubbed Kevin Dolan after he became the first foreigner ever to win the World Series of Handicapping tournament back in 2015. “The Irishman” made his start wagering on GAA, football, soccer and boxing, all to immense success. Since becoming a professional bettor, he has since lit up the sports betting scene in the U.S. and abroad, winning two handicapping awards and writing a best-selling book on sports handicapping named ‘The Complete Guide to Sports Betting’.

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