One-sided contest expected as Porto welcomes Portimonense

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Competition: Portugal Liga Portugal
Competition: Sun 08.Oct
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Do Dragão (50033 seats)

Porto have been superior to Portimonense this season, but every game opens at 0-0. Here's all the data you require ahead of kickoff:

Insights:
  • Porto have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Portimonense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Porto have less rest than Portimonense in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Champions League game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Estádio Do Dragão. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Portimonense have had more rest.

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Porto form and stats

Porto have collected seven points from their first three Liga Portugal games here at Estádio Do Dragão, a promising start.

The Porto supporters got no joy from their last fixture, a Champions League duel also played here at Estádio Do Dragão: A 0-1 defeat against FC Barcelona. The attacker Taremi was declared "man of the match" for Porto with the rating of 7.54/10. Taremi hit one key pass.

A Liga Portugal defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Benfica.

Everyone expects Porto to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 8 games: 8 home wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. Porto have won with at least two goals margin 6 times in similar situations.

Porto have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Do Dragão with 5 goals in 3 league matches.

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Portimonense form and stats

Playing away, Portimonense have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Liga Portugal this season.

Portimonense play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-2 victory visiting Vizela (placed 14th). Midfielder Carlinhos was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.62. Carlinhos scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

A 1-3 loss hosting Benfica before that.

Will both teams score at least one goal each? This team's most recent statistics suggest that, having finished 6 league games in a row with one or more goals from each side.

Portimonense has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. For Portimonense, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Porto have been victorious in every one of the 15 latest fixtures versus this opponent. Will the streak continue?

Top Goalscorers

PortimonenseC. Santos de Jesus
C. Santos de Jesus
4 goals
PortoA. Martínez López
A. Martínez López
2 goals
PortoI. Marcano Sierra
I. Marcano Sierra
2 goals

Porto missing players

Portimonense missing players

Porto Portimonense
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
7 3 2 Played P 1 4 7
5 2 2 Won W 1 2 2
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 3
10 5 4 Scored S 2 6 9
6 3 2 Conceded C 1 9 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
57% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 71%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 57%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 43%
71% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 86%
14% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
14% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 14%
 
8 9.3 11.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2 3.6
4.7 2.7 3 Corners against (avg) C A 10 10 7.6
3.7 2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.2 2.3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15.3 22 26.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9 10.3
5.1 6.3 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.5 4
28% 26% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 43% 32%
 
10.1 10 10 Shots against (avg) S A 13 15.8 14
2.4 3 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.8 4.1
Key stats in Liga Portugal this season:
  • All of Portimonense's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Porto's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Portimonense have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Portimonense have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Portimonense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Portimonense have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Portimonense haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Porto have created more than twice as many corners as Portimonense.
  • Porto have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Porto have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Porto haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting CP 7 6 1 0 15 6 4 4 0 0 9 2 3 2 1 0 6 4 9 19
2 Benfica 7 6 0 1 17 7 3 3 0 0 7 0 4 3 0 1 10 7 10 18
3 Porto 7 5 1 1 10 6 3 2 1 0 5 3 4 3 0 1 5 3 4 16
4 Boavista 7 4 2 1 17 12 4 2 2 0 10 6 3 2 0 1 7 6 5 14
5 Sporting Braga 7 4 1 2 18 13 3 1 1 1 6 4 4 3 0 1 12 9 5 13
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 7 4 1 2 9 9 4 3 0 1 8 5 3 1 1 1 1 4 0 13
7 Famalicao 7 3 3 1 7 5 3 2 1 0 2 0 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 12
8 Moreirense 7 3 1 3 10 9 3 1 0 2 4 5 4 2 1 1 6 4 1 10
9 Gil Vicente 7 3 0 4 16 11 4 3 0 1 14 6 3 0 0 3 2 5 5 9
10 Casa Pia 7 2 3 2 7 6 3 0 2 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 5 3 1 9
11 Portimonense 7 2 2 3 9 17 3 0 1 2 3 8 4 2 1 1 6 9 -8 8
12 Farense 7 2 0 5 11 11 4 2 0 2 10 7 3 0 0 3 1 4 0 6
13 Arouca 7 1 3 3 8 11 4 1 1 2 5 7 3 0 2 1 3 4 -3 6
14 Vizela 7 1 2 4 10 14 4 1 1 2 6 7 3 0 1 2 4 7 -4 5
15 Estrela Amadora 7 1 2 4 7 12 4 1 0 3 4 7 3 0 2 1 3 5 -5 5
16 Rio Ave 7 1 2 4 5 12 4 1 1 2 4 7 3 0 1 2 1 5 -7 5
17 Estoril 7 1 1 5 14 18 3 1 1 1 5 4 4 0 0 4 9 14 -4 4
18 Chaves 7 1 1 5 8 19 3 0 1 2 5 8 4 1 0 3 3 11 -11 4

Read more about Liga Portugal

The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.