- Casa Pia form: Casa Pia have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five across all competitions.
- Benfica form: Benfica have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five games across all competitions.
- Head-to-head: The last Primeira Liga 2025/26 meeting at Casa Pia was drawn 1-1 and the hosts have taken one of the last three meetings with Benfica winning none.
Casa Pia face the champions at last
Casa Pia Atletico have some momentum behind them ahead of the visit of SL Benfica to Estadio Municipal de Rio Maior, Portugal, on Monday. The hosts are in the midst of a two-match losing run after a 1-0 away loss to Marítimo in their Primeira Liga 2026/2027 opener last Friday, followed by a 1-0 loss to Benfica Lisbon B in a friendly last Wednesday.
Filipe Coelho's side, who have been under his direction since 5 July 2026, already sit 15th in the table with zero points from one match and can be dragged into a relegation battle if they lose again here. But Gaizka Larrazabal has provided the spark of life in their recent games with two of his two goals coming in the last five matches and he will need to be in form again here if the home side are to stay alive for long spells in this one.
Benfica will be the overwhelming favorite at 1.27, but the draw is currently priced at 5.5 and Casa Pia will have to pull off a major upset to upset the odds and get anything from this game. The Eagles are sixth in the Primeira Liga 2026/2027 standings with one point from one game played and seem to have the bigger guns, but Marco Silva's men are just getting used to their new style of play.
Benfica have the bite to win this
Recent form
They have blasted FC St. Gallen 5-0 and Hearts of Midlothian 6-1 in the two Europa League qualifiers since taking over on 1st July 2026, so we must take them seriously.
Tactics and threats
The difference in styles will be fascinating to watch as Benfica will look to control the ball, hit the channels and take advantage of open spaces that Casa Pia's press will create.
If they can hold the centre of the pitch and stop them, they can make this a tricky night for the visitors, but if the away team can break the blockade early on, then this game could get out of hand quickly.
- The visitors have got Vangelis Pavlidis in ruthless form right now, he has seven of Benfica's 20 goals in their last five matches and the home team look like they will need more than one player to outscore him if they are to get anything from this.
- Coelho will set his team up to be compact and well-organised, they can't play a high-risk passing game but will look to slow the pace of the game.
Casa Pia can make this awkward for Benfica
Casa Pia have won zero, drawn one and lost zero of their home matches across all competitions in 2026-27, so they won't be intimidated by Benfica. They also look more settled in the final third and may not be as toothless as the odds suggest, but they still need an extra sharp edge in the forward line to win this.
Benfica are certainly the more likely winner, but the head-to-head record and the value on the draw line, makes it tempting to take Casa Pia to avoid defeat for long periods. Under 2.5 goals at 2.25 looks like a lively alternative market for what is a typically cagey match-up, with Casa Pia averaging 1.3 goals and Benfica 1.0 across the last five head-to-heads in the Primeira Liga at this venue.
