Benfica massive favourites before trip to Belenenses

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Date: Sat 17.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Nacional (37593 seats)

It's game two of the Primeira Liga season and everything to play for. Read our full preview!

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Belenenses form and stats

The home team returns to Estádio Nacional after sharing the points with Portimonense on their last time out; the Primeira Liga game ended 0-0. Preceding that match was a League Cup defeat to Santa Clara (0-1).

No one expects the home team to get anything from this game. It's not often a home team are such massive outsiders as in this game. We've searched our database for matches where Belenenses had similar winning odds as today, and found four games. In these, the hosts won 2, drew 0 and lost 2. Betting people looking at handicaps might be interested to know that Belenenses lost 0 similar games by at least two goals.

Last season, Belenenses's league statistics were 10 wins, 13 draws and 11 losses, resulting in a 9th position in the Primeira Liga. Over these 34 matches they scored 42 goals and conceded 51. Playing at home last season Belenenses managed 6-5-6 (win-draw-lost) with 25 goals and 26 conceded.

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Benfica form and stats

Benfica have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena. Benfica has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

The supporters enjoyed Benfica's previous game versus Pacos de Ferreira, a Primeira Liga 5-0 win played at home. Before that, Benfica secured a home win against Sporting CP with the score 5-0.

As mentioned earlier, Benfica will not be satisfied unless they get maximum points from this game. Performing as huge favourites away from home has earlier resulted in 4 wins (2 by two or more goals winning margin), 0 draws and 1 surprising defeat.

Let's have a look at how Benfica performed last season in the Primeira Liga: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 28 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. In total they scored 103 and conceded 31 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 14 - drew 1 and lost 2 with 40/14 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Belenenses, 2 draws and 7 wins for Benfica. Over 2,5 goals: 6 times; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.

Top Goalscorers

Pizzi
2 goals / 1 assists
H. Seferović
1 goals
Carlos
1 goals

Belenenses missing players

Benfica missing players

Belenenses Benfica
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored 0 0 5
0 0 0 Conceded 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
5 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 10
5 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 3
1 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Belenenses Last season Benfica
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
34 17   Played   17 34
10 6   Won   14 28
13 5   Drew   1 3
11 6   Lost   2 3
42 25   Scored   40 103
51 26   Conceded   14 31
85% 88%   Over 0.5   100% 100%
68% 65%   Over 1.5   82% 85%
50% 53%   Over 2.5   59% 68%
35% 41%   Over 3.5   47% 62%
15% 18%   Over 4.5   24% 38%
44% 41%   BTTS   41% 50%
38% 41%   Clean Sheets   47% 44%
32% 29%   Failed To Score   12% 6%
 
3.8 3.9   Corners For (avg)   5.6 6.5
5.2 4.2   Corners Against (avg)   3.9 3.3
2.2 1.9   Yellow Cards (avg)   2.6 2.1
6 2   Red Cards   5 7
Key stats last season:
  • Belenenses have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Benfica have scored more than double the goals of Belenenses.
  • Benfica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Belenenses
All Primeira Liga Taça De Portugal League Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
05-05-19 PL Belenenses 1 - 8 Sporting CP
12-05-19 PL Vitoria Guimaraes 5 - 1 Belenenses
16-05-19 PL Belenenses 3 - 0 Nacional
03-08-19 LC Belenenses 0 - 1 Santa Clara
09-08-19 PL Portimonense 0 - 0 Belenenses
17-08-19 PL Belenenses 18:00 Benfica
24-08-19 PL Santa Clara 15:30 Belenenses
30-08-19 PL Belenenses 20:15 Boavista
15-09-19 PL Maritimo 15:00 Belenenses
22-09-19 PL Belenenses 15:00 Rio Ave
Benfica
All Primeira Liga Taça De Portugal Champions League International Champions Cup Europa League League Cup Super Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
20-07-19 ICC Benfica 3 - 0 Guadalajara
25-07-19 ICC Fiorentina 1 - 2 Benfica
28-07-19 ICC Milan 0 - 1 Benfica
04-08-19 SC Benfica 5 - 0 Sporting CP
10-08-19 PL Benfica 5 - 0 Pacos de Ferreira
17-08-19 PL Belenenses 18:00 Benfica
24-08-19 PL Benfica 18:00 Porto
01-09-19 PL Sporting Braga 20:00 Benfica
15-09-19 PL Benfica 15:00 Gil Vicente
22-09-19 PL Moreirense 15:00 Benfica

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Benfica 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 Famalicão 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Sporting Braga 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Boavista 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Gil Vicente 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Belenenses 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
7 Marítimo 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Portimonense 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Sporting CP 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Tondela 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Vitória Setúbal 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Desportivo Aves 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
15 Porto 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
16 Moreirense 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
17 Santa Clara 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Paços de Ferreira 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0

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