National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Porto or Academico Viseu that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Porto form and stats
Last season, Porto's League Cup journey ended in the group stage.Porto have been very solid at home in the Liga Portugal so far, with 21 points collected from 8 matches (7-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 3rd position in the table.
Happy days for Porto in their previous game, a fixture away at Vitoria Guimaraes that ended with a 1-0 victory. Wendell was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.85 out of 10. The defender Wendell hit one key pass and won 11 of 18 duels.
Previous to that game, a Liga Portugal home match hosting Famalicao in a game that was won 4-1.It would be a shock if the hosts fail to win this game. Let's see how Porto have performed as huge favourites like they are today: 8 games found in the database showing 8 Porto wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
It's goals goals goals for Porto who have scored 28 goals from 8 league home games. Porto are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.
Academico Viseu form and stats
Academico Viseu was sent out of League Cup in the 1st round last season.3-4-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Academico Viseu in their Segunda Liga matches away.
There were no winners in Academico Viseu's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Nacional.
Before that, Academico Viseu travelled to Feirense and returned home with a draw after the Segunda Liga game finished 1-1.Academico are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 8 away games so far. As opposed to that, Academico Viseu have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Porto-Academico Viseu H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Porto two wins, Academico Viseu zero wins, one draw. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  A. Silva Filho 14 goals |   M. Taremi 10 goals |  W. Rodrigues do Nascimento Galeno 7 goals |
Porto missing players
Academico Viseu missing players
| Porto | Academico Viseu | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 64 | 36 | Scored | S | 21 | 52 | ||
| 16 | 11 | Conceded | C | 14 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 6.1 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 6.6 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 6 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 5 | ||
| 16.4 | 16.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 14 | ||
| 6.8 | 7.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.7 | ||
| 38% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 36% | ||
| 9.2 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 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 | Benfica | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 31 | 44 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 26 | 40 |
| 3 | Porto | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 30 | 39 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 32 |
| 5 | Casa Pia | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
| 6 | Arouca | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 26 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 24 |
| 8 | Vizela | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | Chaves | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 20 |
| 11 | Portimonense | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 20 |
| 12 | Boavista | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 20 |
| 13 | Estoril | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 19 |
| 14 | Gil Vicente | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Famalicao | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 17 |
| 16 | Santa Clara | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | -10 | 14 |
| 17 | Maritimo | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 23 | -20 | 13 |
| 18 | Paços de Ferreira | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -22 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Moreirense | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 40 |
| 2 | Farense | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 34 |
| 3 | Estrela Amadora | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Vilafranquense | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Academico Viseu | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Feirense | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 24 |
| 7 | Porto II | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 24 |
| 8 | Tondela | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Benfica II | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 23 |
| 10 | Penafiel | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | UD Oliveirense | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 21 |
| 12 | Mafra | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 13 | Leixoes | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 19 |
| 14 | Nacional | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Torreense | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -9 | 15 |
| 16 | Belenenses | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -9 | 15 |
| 17 | Trofense | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -18 | 12 |
| 18 | Sporting Covilha | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -19 | 8 |
