SL Benfica vs GD Estoril Praia

Benfica welcome Estoril to the Estádio da Luz sitting 5th with 4 points from two games under new coach Marco Silva, who replaced José Mourinho after his departure for Real Madrid. Estoril, meanwhile, are struggling in 16th place with just a single point from three outings, making this an early chance for the Eagles to close the gap on the league's front-runners. Benfica have been ruthless in front of goal, drawing 2-2 with Académico Viseu before thrashing Casa Pia 7-0, with Vangelis Pavlidis in red-hot form and Gianluca Prestianni chipping in with goals and assists. Estoril arrive on the back of three winless matches, including back-to-back 0-2 defeats to Nacional and Rio Ave, and have managed just one goal in that span. Historically, this fixture has been one-sided — Estoril have never beaten Benfica in their recorded meetings, with the Eagles winning the vast majority and holding a huge scoring advantage overall. Our prediction: 3-0