Neutral parties would believe there's a significant gulf in form between these teams based on the league table so far, with Porto ahead of Gil Vicente by 28 points.
- Porto have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Liga Portugal
- Gil Vicente have the most points from losing position (11) in Liga Portugal
The hosts Porto saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Champions League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Inter.
Porto form and stats
Porto have been outstanding at home so far in the Liga Portugal with 9 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss. days ago.
The supporters are hoping that Porto will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 0-1 away defeat in the Champions League fixture against Inter. Midfield player Uribe got a match rating of 7.44 in that game, the max score being 10. Uribe hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 35 successful passes (of 39 total).
Before that, Porto had a Liga Portugal home game versus Rio Ave which ended with a victory 1-0.Porto always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Estádio Do Dragão with 31 goals in 10 league games. Porto are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Do Dragão in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 10 matches.
Gil Vicente form and stats
There's been little loot from Gil Vicente's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 10 away games in the Liga Portugal. Gil Vicente only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw.
There were no winners in Vicente's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Vizela (placed 8th). Midfield player Souza was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.83/10. Souza hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 28 successful passes (of 32 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Famalicao.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Gil Vicente have scored 12 goals in 10 league games away. Gil Vicente have conceded 17 goals in these games. Vicente has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Porto have managed a sequence of 8 consecutive games without losing (7-1-0) when playing Gil Vicente.The last head-to-head game ended Gil Vicente - Porto 0-2, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Navarro 12 goals |   M. Taremi 11 goals |  W. Rodrigues do Nascimento Galeno 8 goals |
Porto missing players
Gil Vicente missing players
| Porto | Gil Vicente | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 48 | 31 | 13 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 21 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 28 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 76% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 62% |
| 48% | 70% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 70% | 48% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 29% |
| 24% | 40% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 40% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 57% |
| 52% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 19% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 29% |
| 5.5 | 5.2 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 5.6 | 6.2 |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6 | 5.1 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16.8 | 16.6 | 19.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 12.4 | 13.3 |
| 6 | 6.6 | 8.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 38% | 47% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 33% | 24% |
| 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 16.2 | 14.6 |
| 2.3 | 2.6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.2 |
- Gil Vicente have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gil Vicente have the most points from losing position (11) in Liga Portugal
- Gil Vicente haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Porto have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Porto have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Porto have scored more than double the goals of Gil Vicente.
- Porto have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Liga Portugal
- Porto have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Liga Portugal
- Porto have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Liga Portugal
- Porto haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Porto is in the best form (6-0-0) in Liga Portugal
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 41 | 56 |
| 2 | Porto | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 36 | 51 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 27 | 49 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 41 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 34 |
| 6 | Casa Pia | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 32 |
| 7 | Arouca | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 30 |
| 8 | Vizela | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 26 |
| 9 | Chaves | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 10 | Portimonense | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 26 |
| 11 | Boavista | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 26 |
| 12 | Rio Ave | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 24 |
| 13 | Famalicao | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | Gil Vicente | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 23 |
| 15 | Estoril | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -10 | 22 |
| 16 | Santa Clara | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | -14 | 15 |
| 17 | Maritimo | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 27 | -25 | 13 |
| 18 | Pacos de Ferreira | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -22 | 12 |
