Only a win will satisfy the Benfica Castelo Branco supporters in this Estádio Municipal Vale do Romeiro clash with Alcains, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the 2. Division: Group E table.
- Benfica Castelo Branco has the fewest conceded goals (4) in 2. Division: Group E
- Alcains has the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in 2. Division: Group E
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a 2. Division: Group E game only four days ago.
Benfica Castelo Branco form and stats
Benfica Castelo Branco, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) in 2. Division: Group E, have collected 10 points from their 2. Division: Group E home games so far after 3-1-0. The Benfica Castelo Branco fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estádio Municipal Vale do Romeiro and will expect new points from this game. Benfica has played 14 games in a row here without a defeat.
Benfica are confident in defense, having played 184 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The spoils were shared in Benfica's previous game, also at home. Visiting Mortagua (placed 10th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against GRAP.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Benfica, as the 2. Division: Group E home game vs Oleiros is only four days away.
A decent goal production from Benfica Castelo Branco in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. Benfica have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Alcains form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Alcains, who have the most conceded goals (17) away in 2. Division: Group E, so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-4 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Alcains are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Alcains have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 251 minutes ago. Pedro Almeida was the goal scorer.
A 0-2 defeat away at Carapinheirense before that.
Goals are few and far between in Alcains's away league games. Only 3 goals from 6 travels. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Alcains's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 17 goals in 6 travels.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Alcains - Benfica 0-0. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: one win for Benfica, one draw and one win for Alcains. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Turé 3 goals |  F. Brito Cesário 2 goals | L. Pais Pinto 2 goals |
Benfica Castelo Branco missing players
Alcains missing players
| Benfica Castelo Branco | Alcains | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 8 | 17 | 22 |
| 75% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 73% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 64% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 45% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 36% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 27% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 36% |
| 50% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 36% |
| 38% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 67% | 55% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9.7 | 11.3 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| 4.7 | 6.3 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 1.4 |
| 24% | 21% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 38% |
- Alcains has the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in 2. Division: Group E
- Alcains has the most conceded goals (17) away in 2. Division: Group E
- Alcains has the the worst goal difference (-14) away in 2. Division: Group E
- Alcains have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Alcains have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Alcains have yet to win a game away.
- Benfica Castelo Branco has the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in 2. Division: Group E
- Benfica Castelo Branco has the fewest conceded goals (4) in 2. Division: Group E
- Benfica Castelo Branco has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in 2. Division: Group E
- Benfica Castelo Branco has the fewest points from losing position (0) in 2. Division: Group E
- Benfica Castelo Branco have not yet lost a game at home.
- Benfica Castelo Branco have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Benfica Castelo Branco have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Benfica Castelo Branco have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Alcains have scored away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Uniao de Leiria | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Marinhense | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | Oliveira Hospital | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Benfica Castelo Branco | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | Oleiros | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | Vitoria de Sernache | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | Condeixa | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Sertanense | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 9 | Carapinheirense | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Mortagua | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Alcains | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -16 | 8 |
| 12 | GRAP | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | -23 | 2 |