The visiting Sporting CP side should be favourites in this visit to Belenenses, as the away team holds a 16 point advantage from their 26 league games this season.
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.
Belenenses form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Belenenses have to build on here at Estádio Nacional in the Primeira Liga. Two draws in a row at home now for Belenenses.
In their previous game, the manager A. Gonçalves Teixeira led his Belenenses to a defeat in the Primeira Liga match away at Paços de Ferreira. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio Nacional. Before that, Belenenses drew at home versus Vitória SC.
Heartbreak for Belenenses in their last match as Paços de Ferreira's T. Phete (own goal) scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Belenenses have scored 10 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. Belenenses have conceded 20 from these games.
Sporting CP form and stats
As the visiting team in Primeira Liga matches, Sporting CP have produced an overall stat of 5-4-4 so far.
The Sporting CP goalkeeper Luis Manuel Arantes Maximiano is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 202 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Jovane Cabral and Andraž Šporar scored in Sporting CP's previous match, the home game against Tondela that ended 2-0. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Paços de Ferreira.
The travelling fans enjoy Sporting CP's attacking play in away games, having scored 20 goals in 13 league matches away. As opposed to that, Sporting CP have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Belenenses and Sporting CP have met before this season: Sporting CP - Belenenses 2-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Belenenses won one, Sporting CP won seven and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Pereira Carneiro 6 goals |   L. Luciano Silva 6 goals |  A. Šporar 5 goals |
Belenenses missing players
Sporting CP missing players
| Belenenses | Sporting CP | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 23 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 7 | 20 | 42 |
| 41 | 20 | 12 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 28 |
| 85% | 92% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 62% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 77% | 78% |
| 37% | 23% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 54% | 48% |
| 22% | 15% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 46% | 30% |
| 15% | 15% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 41% | 38% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 69% | 56% |
| 30% | 23% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 15% | 33% |
| 44% | 46% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 15% | 11% |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| 6.2 | 5.2 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 255 | 132 | 44 | Total Shots | T S | 69 | 177 | 383 |
| 72 | 32 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 52 | 111 |
| 32% | 31% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 38% | 38% |
- Belenenses has the fewest scored goals in the second half (8)
- Sporting CP have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sporting CP haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sporting CP is in the best form (4-1-1)
| 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 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 39 | 64 |
| 2 | Porto | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 34 | 64 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 49 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 47 |
| 5 | Famalicão | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 44 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 41 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 40 |
| 8 | Boavista | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 35 |
| 9 | Santa Clara | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -6 | 35 |
| 10 | Moreirense | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Gil Vicente | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 12 | Vitória FC | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -12 | 30 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -18 | 30 |
| 14 | Tondela | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -10 | 29 |
| 15 | Marítimo | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 28 |
| 16 | Paços de Ferreira | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -15 | 28 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 27 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -17 | 21 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 27 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 51 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -28 | 14 |