Benfica expected to show superhero qualities when Belenenses visits

Benfica have less rest than Belenenses in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Champions League game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Liverpool, was also a home game here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica. The away team is better rested.

Benfica form and stats

Benfica are steadily winning Primeira Liga games and points here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica. 9 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 14 games.

Benfica's previous fixture was also a home event, the defeat 1-3 versus Liverpool (in Champions League). The forward Núñez won the honour of being "man of the match" for Benfica with the rating of 8.05/10. Núñez scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times.

A Primeira Liga defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Sporting Braga.

Benfica are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history seven earlier games are comparable to this one, and Benfica has won seven times, drawn zero and lost zero. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Benfica has won by at least two goals five times when in this position.

Benfica are traveling soon after this match as the Champions League match at Liverpool awaits in four days.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (33 in 14 games), Benfica's attacking play is working.

Belenenses form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Belenenses so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 0-6-8 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 14 away games in a row.

Belenenses have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Luiz Felipe da Silva Nunes. It's been 328 minutes since they last conceded in Primeira Liga.

Belenenses won their last game, 2-0 versus Portimonense played at home. Felipe was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.93. The agile goalkeeper Felipe topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Santa Clara that ended 0-0.

Belenenses are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 14 away games. As opposed to that, Belenenses have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This was the scoreline when the squads met previously this season; Belenenses - Benfica 0-7. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Benfica victories, two draws and one Belenenses win. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

D. Núñez Ribeiro 21 goals

R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 8 goals

G. Ramos 7 goals

Benfica missing players

Belenenses missing players