Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Chaves & Porto face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League 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.
Chaves form and stats
Last season, Chaves's League Cup journey ended in the 1st round.When playing at home in the Liga Portugal, Chaves have managed 1 win, 4 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 6 games.
The Chaves manager de Carvalho and his players return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Vizela in the League Cup.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Casa Pia.Chaves have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Porto form and stats
Porto was sent out of League Cup in the group stage last season.Porto's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Porto collect 14 points from their 7 away matches in the Liga Portugal. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Porto delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Mafra in their previous match; a League Cup fixture.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Boavista at their stadium, the result 4-1.Porto has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 7 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
Porto have put together a streak of 12 consecutive matches without defeat (10-2-0) when facing Chaves.Top Goalscorers
  M. Taremi 6 goals |  Evanilson 6 goals |   H. Hernández 5 goals |
Chaves missing players
Porto missing players
| Chaves | Porto | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 8 | 18 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Scored | S | 29 | 61 | ||
| 30 | 9 | Conceded | C | 8 | 20 | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 44% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 6 | ||
| 6.4 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.8 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 16.6 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 6.8 | ||
| 28% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 36% | ||
| 14.3 | 12.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 8.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mafra | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Vizela | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Chaves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Porto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 37 |
| 2 | Porto | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 29 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 25 |
| 5 | Casa Pia | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | Portimonense | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 | Chaves | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 9 | Arouca | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 19 |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | Boavista | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 17 |
| 12 | Estoril | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -4 | 16 |
| 13 | Vizela | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 15 |
| 14 | Santa Clara | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Famalicao | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 16 | Gil Vicente | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 9 |
| 17 | Maritimo | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | -19 | 6 |
| 18 | Pacos de Ferreira | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -19 | 2 |
