Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The visiting Porto played their last game only three days ago, a Taça De Portugal match.
Chaves form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Chaves have performed here at Estadio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira this season with 4 wins from 6 Segunda Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2. This match is a League Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Igor Carreira Rodrigues not having conceded a league goal in 192 minutes.
Chaves lost their last game at Academico Viseu after a 0-1 scoreline. A 1-1 draw away in the Segunda Liga before that, with Porto II the opponent.
Chaves have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira with 10 goals in 6 league matches. Chaves's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Porto form and stats
They also participated in League Cup last season. This ended in the final.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Primeira Liga. In general it has been a productive period now for Porto as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games.
180 minutes! That's how long the Porto goalkeeper Diogo Meireles Costa and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Porto are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Taça De Portugal against Santa Clara. Before that, Porto secured a home win against Tondela with the score 3-0.
Porto are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 7 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Chaves won 0 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Porto has 8 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 6 / 4Top Goalscorers
  André Luis 8 goals |   Zé Luís 7 goals |  M. Marega 4 goals |
Chaves missing players
Porto missing players
| Chaves | Porto | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 19 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 35 | 16 | Scored | S | 19 | 51 | ||
| 33 | 10 | Conceded | C | 9 | 16 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 8% | ||
| 6.7 | 7.6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.8 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 2.6 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 295 | 136 | Total Shots | T S | 172 | 396 | ||
| 106 | 48 | Shots on Target | S O | 51 | 147 | ||
| 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Porto | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Chaves | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Santa Clara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Casa Pia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Farense | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 33 |
| 2 | Nacional | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 31 |
| 3 | Varzim | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 23 |
| 4 | Estoril | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Mafra | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Leixoes | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | Sporting Covilha | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | Chaves | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Academico Viseu | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Feirense | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Academica | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 12 | Porto II | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Vilafranquense | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | Penafiel | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | UD Oliveirense | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 14 |
| 16 | Benfica II | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -7 | 14 |
| 17 | Casa Pia | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -12 | 7 |
| 18 | Cova Piedade | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -16 | 7 |
| 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 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 32 | 39 |
| 2 | Porto | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 35 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 4 | Famalicao | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | Vitoria Setubal | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 | Tondela | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 9 | Sporting Braga | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | Boavista | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 17 |
| 12 | Gil Vicente | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 15 |
| 14 | Maritimo | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 15 |
| 15 | Santa Clara | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 14 |
| 16 | Portimonense | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 12 |
| 17 | Pacos de Ferreira | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -15 | 6 |