Vitória SC will hope to use their home advantage to help in closing the gap to today’s opponents. The host team are currently 11 points behind Benfica.
- Vitória SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Benfica have the most scored goals in the second half (12) in Liga Portugal
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.
Vitória SC form and stats
Vitória SC have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Liga Portugal. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
The Vitória SC manager Moreno and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Arouca (placed 12th). Midfielder Silva was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.32 (out of ten) in that game. Silva hit one key pass and had 21 successful passes (of 25 total).
Before that, Vitória SC had a home game versus Santa Clara which ended with a victory 1-0.Vitória aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques in the league, with only 2 goals from 3 games. Defensively Vitória SC have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Benfica form and stats
Benfica are yet to lose a point on their Liga Portugal travels this season with 3 wins from 3 away games.
Benfica have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Odisseas Vlachodimos. It's been 250 minutes since they last conceded in Liga Portugal.
Benfica go into this game after a win, the home game against Maritimo that ended 5-0. As mentioned above, Benfica was the only team on the pitch versus Maritimo in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task. Midfield player Silva was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.84/10. Silva scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 29 successful passes (of 35 total).
Previously, the Champions League victory away at Juventus.
After this away game Benfica return home for a Champions League game against PSG. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Benfica are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far.
Head 2 Head
Benfica have put together a sequence of 25 consecutive games without losing (20-5-0) when facing Vitória.Top Goalscorers
  João Mário 4 goals |  R. Silva 4 goals |
Vitória SC missing players
Benfica missing players
| Vitória SC | Benfica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 71% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 71% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 43% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 71% |
| 29% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6 | 6.7 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7.3 | 9 |
| 4.1 | 4.3 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 3.1 |
| 4.6 | 3.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 11.3 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14 | 20.7 |
| 4.4 | 3.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 6.4 |
| 19% | 18% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 42% | 42% |
| 11.6 | 8.3 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 3.3 | 2.7 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Benfica have scored in all their matches so far.
- Benfica have scored more than double the goals of Vitória SC.
- Benfica have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have the most clean sheets (3) away in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have the most scored goals in the second half (12) in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have won all their games so far.
- Benfica have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Benfica have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Benfica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vitória SC 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 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 21 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 19 |
| 3 | Porto | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| 4 | Portimonense | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Boavista | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 6 | Casa Pia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Estoril | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Sporting CP | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Vitória SC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 11 | Chaves | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 12 | Arouca | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 8 |
| 13 | Rio Ave | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| 14 | Santa Clara | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Vizela | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Famalicao | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
| 17 | Pacos de Ferreira | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 1 |
| 18 | Maritimo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | -18 | 0 |
