Only three points good enough for Benfica in Vitória SC game

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Competition: Portugal Liga Portugal
Competition: Sat 02.Sep
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (64642 seats)

This promises to be yet another action-packed run-in at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the Liga Portugal. Benfica is in 4th place and receive Vitória SC in 1st position. Read about the match here!

Insights:
  • Vitória SC have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Liga Portugal

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Benfica form and stats

The hosts won their first Liga Portugal game here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Benfica last season were 15 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from 17 games.

A strong away win for Benfica against Gil Vicente the last match, as Silva, María and Musa were on target. Soares loved the game against Gil Vicente. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 3-2 victory. Midfield player Silva got a match rating of 8.45 in that game, the max score being 10. Silva scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Before that, Benfica had a home game versus Estrela Amadora which ended with a victory 2-0.

At Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Benfica has the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Vitória SC form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Liga Portugal, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 6 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats from 17 matches.

Vitória SC go into this game after a win, the home game against Vizela that ended 2-0. Silva, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.04. Silva scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Gil Vicente.

It's early days yet, but Vitória SC has scored 1 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Benfica have avoided a loss in the last 27 fixtures (21-6-0) facing Vitória SC.

Top Goalscorers

BenficaR. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
3 goals
BenficaÁ. Di María Hernández
Á. Di María Hernández
2 goals
BenficaC. Tengstedt
C. Tengstedt
1 goals

Benfica missing players

Vitória SC missing players

Benfica Vitória SC
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 3
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
7 2 0 Scored S 0 1 5
5 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 67%
67% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
67% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
33% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.7 9 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 10 6.3
2.7 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3 3.7
3.3 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
19.7 30 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11 11.3
7 9 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 3.7
33% 22% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 45%
 
10.3 8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 5 9
4.3 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 3.7
Key stats in Liga Portugal this season:
  • Vitória SC have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Liga Portugal
  • Vitória SC have the most clean sheets (2) in Liga Portugal
Benfica Last season Vitória SC
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
28 15   Won W   6 16
3 1   Drew D   2 5
3 1   Lost L   9 13
82 48   Scored S   16 34
20 12   Conceded C   27 39
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 88%
74% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 53%
62% 76%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   65% 47%
35% 53%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 15%
21% 29%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 9%
32% 47%   BTTS BTTS   47% 35%
62% 53%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 41%
9% 0%   Failed to Score F T   29% 35%
 
8 8.1   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5
3.4 2.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.8 5
1.9 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.9 3.5
3 2   Red cards R C   8 9
 
17.4 19.6   Shots (avg) S (   11.1 12
6.5 7.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.4 3.7
37% 39%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 27%
 
7.3 5.6   Shots against (avg) S A   14.9 12.4
2.4 1.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.6 3.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Vitória SC 3 3 0 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 9
2 Sporting CP 3 3 0 0 6 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 9
3 Boavista 3 2 1 0 8 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 4 7
4 Benfica 3 2 0 1 7 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 5 5 2 6
5 Porto 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
6 Arouca 3 1 2 0 7 6 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 5
7 Casa Pia 3 1 1 1 5 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 4
8 Famalicão 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 4
9 Gil Vicente 3 1 0 2 8 5 2 1 0 1 7 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 3
10 Farense 3 1 0 2 6 5 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
11 Sporting Braga 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 3
12 Estoril 3 1 0 2 6 6 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 4 6 0 3
13 Rio Ave 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
14 Estrela Amadora 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 3
15 Moreirense 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
16 Vizela 3 0 1 2 4 7 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 1
17 Portimonense 3 0 1 2 2 10 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 6 -8 1
18 Chaves 3 0 0 3 2 11 1 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 7 -9 0
Last season 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 34 28 3 3 82 20 17 15 1 1 48 12 17 13 2 2 34 8 62 87
2 Porto 34 27 4 3 73 22 17 15 0 2 44 11 17 12 4 1 29 11 51 85
3 Sporting Braga 34 25 3 6 75 30 17 13 2 2 40 11 17 12 1 4 35 19 45 78
4 Sporting CP 34 23 5 6 71 32 17 13 2 2 42 12 17 10 3 4 29 20 39 74
5 Arouca 34 15 9 10 36 37 17 10 2 5 22 17 17 5 7 5 14 20 -1 54
6 Vitória SC 34 16 5 13 34 39 17 10 3 4 18 12 17 6 2 9 16 27 -5 53
7 Chaves 34 12 10 12 35 40 17 6 5 6 20 21 17 6 5 6 15 19 -5 46
8 Famalicão 34 13 5 16 39 47 17 9 1 7 21 19 17 4 4 9 18 28 -8 44
9 Boavista 34 12 8 14 43 54 17 8 6 3 23 21 17 4 2 11 20 33 -11 44
10 Casa Pia 34 11 8 15 31 40 17 6 5 6 18 17 17 5 3 9 13 23 -9 41
11 Vizela 34 11 7 16 34 38 17 5 4 8 18 19 17 6 3 8 16 19 -4 40
12 Rio Ave 34 10 10 14 36 43 17 8 3 6 18 14 17 2 7 8 18 29 -7 40
13 Gil Vicente 34 10 7 17 32 41 17 6 6 5 15 14 17 4 1 12 17 27 -9 37
14 Estoril 34 10 5 19 33 49 17 7 2 8 20 24 17 3 3 11 13 25 -16 35
15 Portimonense 34 10 4 20 25 48 17 6 3 8 14 21 17 4 1 12 11 27 -23 34
16 Maritimo 34 7 5 22 32 63 17 6 3 8 21 23 17 1 2 14 11 40 -31 26
17 Pacos de Ferreira 34 6 5 23 26 62 17 3 2 12 13 33 17 3 3 11 13 29 -36 23
18 Santa Clara 34 5 7 22 26 58 17 4 5 8 18 29 17 1 2 14 8 29 -32 22

Read more about Liga Portugal

The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.