It's advantage Benfica so far with their 2nd position in the Primeira Liga table, welcoming Boavista who are placed 9th.
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!
Benfica are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Boavista are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Benfica form and stats
Benfica, who have the most scored goals (59) in Primeira Liga, 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 faced defeat in their previous match, away at Marítimo (0-2). Before that game, the home loss against Santa Clara with the scoreline 3-4.
Benfica are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found two matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won one, drew zero and lost one.
The Benfica manager B. Nascimento has got the team scoring with 31 from 14 home games in the league. Benfica have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Boavista form and stats
As the visiting team in Primeira Liga matches, Boavista have produced an overall stat of 5-4-5 so far.
Boavista had fun at their own home (Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica) last time out, beating Santa Clara 1-0. Lucas Tagliapietra scored. A 0-4 defeat away at Porto before that.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Boavista played away with similar odds. This revealed four games. The visitors overcame the odds to win one time, zero were draws and the home team won as expected three times.
A quick return to home after this game, as Boavista are hosting Marítimo in the Primeira Liga only four days away.
The attacking power of Boavista when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 14 league matches away. As opposed to that, Boavista have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Boavista - Benfica 1-4, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Benfica, two draws and one win for Boavista. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  C. Alves Morais 17 goals |  L. Fernandes 15 goals |  R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 6 goals |
Benfica missing players
Boavista missing players
| Benfica | Boavista | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 59 | 31 | 10 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 24 |
| 23 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | 29 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 79% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 50% | 55% |
| 48% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 14% | 21% |
| 34% | 43% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 7% | 10% |
| 17% | 21% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 38% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 52% | 57% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | 31% |
| 14% | 21% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 43% | 38% |
| 6.9 | 8.9 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 449 | 240 | 65 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 155 | 348 |
| 147 | 79 | 27 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 52 | 106 |
| 40% | 39% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 17% | 23% |
- Benfica has the most points from losing position (14)
- Benfica has the most scored goals (59)
- Benfica has the most scored goals in the second half (39)
- Benfica 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 Boavista.
- Benfica have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Benfica have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Boavista has the fewest matches over the total-line (8)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Porto | 29 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 39 | 70 |
| 2 | Benfica | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 36 | 64 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 55 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 50 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 47 |
| 6 | Famalicão | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 45 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 43 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 38 |
| 9 | Boavista | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 38 |
| 10 | Santa Clara | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -6 | 38 |
| 11 | Gil Vicente | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -6 | 33 |
| 12 | Marítimo | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -9 | 31 |
| 13 | Paços de Ferreira | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -14 | 31 |
| 14 | Belenenses | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -20 | 31 |
| 15 | Tondela | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -12 | 30 |
| 16 | Vitória FC | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -15 | 30 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -15 | 27 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 29 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 33 | -32 | 14 |