Benfica II vs Chaves — match summary
Portugal · Liga Portugal 2 · kick-off 1 Nov 2026 01:00
Full time · score 3-1
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Benfica II 53 · Chaves 26
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Benfica II 76 · Chaves 30
Shots on target 8-2 · corners 5-0 · possession 48-52
NextGOAL tip: Chaves +0.25 · 3 stars
Benfica II and Chaves meet often enough that they should know each other's game well. The last two meetings were very tight: the most recent saw Benfica II edge it 1-0, and before that they drew 1-1. This time both come in in a very different state from then. Chaves have just returned to winning ways in the league with two wins in a row, after an early-season spell in which their defence leaked badly, conceding 15 goals in 8 matches. Benfica II themselves are not exactly steady: in their last five they lost the first two, then came back to win two and closed with a 0-0 draw. Their attack is not as sharp as it should be, but a defence that has conceded only 5 goals in 8 matches is what keeps them in the upper half of the table, while Chaves have scored the same 8 goals but conceded twice as many. Defence is therefore the deciding factor in what they take home. If Chaves play with the confidence from their two wins, the game should be close and finish with a narrow margin. Benfica II have the tighter defence, but past meetings say they cannot blow Chaves away easily. This therefore looks more like a game where the points are traded back and forth than one that tilts heavily to one side.