High flying Benfica arrive at Estoril after their 6-1-result vs Maccabi Haifa. Check out our complete preview!
- Estoril have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have the most scored goals (29) in Liga Portugal
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Champions League. That game was also an away game, at Maccabi Haifa. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Estoril form and stats
1-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga Portugal numbers at home for Estoril so far this season.
The home team returns to Estádio António Coimbra da Mota after drawing with Portimonense (placed 9th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Carvalho (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.02/10. Carvalho hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Sporting Braga (0-2).Despite playing at their own arena the home team are massive underdogs in this game. The home fans will enjoy their drinks and snacks knowing that the chances of a positive outcome are very slim. When Estoril have been in this position before, they have won 0, drawn 2 and lost 3 from 5 games. 2 defeats by at least two goals.
Low-scoring affair? In this club's last 11 league games, 9 have produced two goals or less.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Estoril as they have a new game in only three days, a Taça De Portugal match thankfully also at home. Benfica are visiting.
Estoril have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Benfica form and stats
4-1-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Benfica in their Liga Portugal matches away.
184 minutes! That's how long the Benfica goalkeeper Odisseas Vlachodimos and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Two travels in a row for Benfica, whose coach Schmidt could celebrate last time after the Champions League win against Maccabi Haifa. Bah, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.64. Bah signed up for two assists, hit four key passes and won 4 of 8 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 5-0 vs Chaves.Benfica have another match away in just three nights, a Taça De Portugal game versus Estoril. A difficult schedule for the guests!
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Benfica have scored 6 goals in 5 league games away.
Head 2 Head
Benfica have managed a sequence of 18 consecutive games without defeat (15-3-0) when facing Estoril.Top Goalscorers
  G. Ramos 7 goals |  R. Silva 6 goals |  João Mário 4 goals |
Estoril missing players
Benfica missing players
| Estoril | Benfica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 29 |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 91% |
| 73% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 20% | 64% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 20% | 64% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 45% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 36% |
| 36% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 36% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 73% |
| 27% | 40% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| 4.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 6.4 | 8.5 |
| 7.2 | 6.4 | 8.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.3 | 7.4 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 12.6 | 19.8 |
| 3.3 | 2.8 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 7 |
| 33% | 36% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 32% | 38% |
| 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4 | 6.8 | 5.9 |
| 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
- All of Estoril's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Benfica have created more than twice as many corners as Estoril.
- Benfica have not yet conceded a single goal in all their away games.
- Benfica have not yet lost a game.
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Benfica have scored more than double the goals of Estoril.
- Benfica have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have the most clean sheets (5) away in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have the most clean sheets (8) in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have the most points from losing position (9) in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have the most scored goals (29) in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have the the best goal difference (+24) in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Benfica have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Benfica is in the best form (5-1-0) in Liga Portugal
- Estoril have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Estoril have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Estoril have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Liga Portugal
- Estoril have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Liga Portugal
- Estoril have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Estoril haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 31 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 25 |
| 3 | Porto | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| 4 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | Casa Pia | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Sporting CP | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 19 |
| 7 | Boavista | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 8 | Estoril | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Portimonense | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Arouca | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 16 |
| 11 | Chaves | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 15 |
| 12 | Vizela | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Rio Ave | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 12 |
| 14 | Famalicao | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 10 |
| 15 | Santa Clara | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | Gil Vicente | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 | Maritimo | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | -18 | 5 |
| 18 | Pacos de Ferreira | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -13 | 2 |
