On Wednesday night, Benfica and Sporting Braga clash at the Estadio da Luz in the pick of the Taca de Portugal's last 16 encounters.
The Eagles head into this cup tie in red-hot form after a 3-0 win at Arouca last time out, making it five straight wins in all competitions.
Roger Schmidt’s team has been highly effective at both ends of the pitch lately. They have scored at least three goals in each of their last three outings and kept clean sheets in three of their previous four matches in all competitions.
The team from the Portuguese capital are unbeaten in their previous six games in this competition over 90 minutes. However, Wednesday’s opponents beat them in a penalty shootout in last season’s quarter-finals.
Benfica’s recent matches in the competition have been low-scoring affairs, with under 2.5 goals scored in five of their previous six games.
The visitors are unbeaten in their previous three games in all competitions after a 1-1 draw against Vitoria Guimaraes last time out. However, the result means that Artur Jorge’s team has won just two of their previous five competitive games.
Braga has struggled to keep opposition teams out of late, as they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous nine games in all competitions.
The visitors have a decent recent record in the Taca de Portugal, winning six of their previous nine games in the competition.
A key factor in Braga’s decent recent record in the cup has been their attacking potency, with over 2.5 goals scored in seven of their last nine matches in the Taca de Portugal.
Forebet predicts that Benfica will record a victory in a high-scoring encounter to progress to the next round of the Taca de Portugal.