Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Benfica & Monte Carlo face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Benfica form and stats
Benfica participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd place final.Benfica have collected 10 points from their Primeira Division home games so far after 3-1-1.
Benfica are returning here after visiting CPK in a FA Cup fixture and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
In the game before, an away victory in the Primeira Division match versus Lun Lok with a 4-1 scoreline.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Benfica, as the Primeira Division home game vs Cheng Fung is only three days away.
It's goals goals goals for Benfica who have scored 19 goals from 5 league home games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Benfica defense is not exactly impregnable. 8 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Monte Carlo form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the final.The strength of Monte Carlo on their travels this season is incredible with 16 points collected from 6 Primeira Division away games. Monte Carlo has 5-1-0 on the road, with 18 goals scored and 3 conceded.
Monte Carlo have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 218 minutes since they last conceded in Primeira Division.
Monte Carlo delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Cheng Fung in their previous match; a FA Cup duel.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Sporting Macau at their stadium, the result 2-0.Monte have another game that requires travelling in just three nights, a Primeira Division game vs CPK. A grim programme for the visitors!
They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
These opponents have met earlier this season: Monte Carlo - Benfica 3-0. Head to head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Benfica won five games, one match ended with a draw and Monte Carlo have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.
Benfica missing players
Monte Carlo missing players
| Benfica | Monte Carlo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 8 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 19 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 80 | 31 | Scored | S | 42 | 122 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 70% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 32% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 11.1 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.4 | ||
| 65% | 72% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 79% | 74% | ||
| 6.2 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CPK | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 55 | 40 |
| 2 | Monte Carlo | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 48 | 34 |
| 3 | Benfica | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 32 | 31 |
| 4 | Cheng Fung | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 25 |
| 5 | Lun Lok | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 23 | -26 | 13 |
| 6 | Tak Chun Ka I | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 34 | -27 | 13 |
| 7 | Hang Sai | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 61 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 27 | -40 | 10 |
| 8 | Sporting Macau | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 21 | -27 | 7 |
| 9 | Toi Seng | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 27 | -33 | 6 |
