The league table in Primeira Liga tells a story about these teams so far, with Benfica leading Boavista by 21 points. Match preview to follow:
- Benfica have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Primeira Liga
- Boavista have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Primeira Liga
Benfica and Boavista should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Benfica form and stats
26 points is a decent return from 11 Primeira Liga games here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica for Benfica. The data says 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
The Benfica goalkeeper Helton Brant Aleixo Leite is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 230 minutes without conceding a goal in the Primeira Liga.
Benfica drew their last game, 0-0 away at Belenenses (placed 12th). Before that, Benfica had a Taça De Portugal home game versus Estoril which ended with a victory 2-0.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Benfica home games with this odds we find nine games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in six wins, two draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, five matches were won by at least two goals.
The Benfica fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 11 league matches. Benfica are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 11 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Boavista form and stats
Boavista have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 1-7-3 (11 played).
Boavista had fun at their own home (Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica) last time out, beating Famalicao 3-0. Paulinho, Ricardo Mangas and Sebastián Pérez scored. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Vitoria Guimaraes's place.
You'll want to know how Boavista managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found five similar matches resulting in one away win, one draw and three home wins.
Boavista find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Boavista have conceded 18 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Boavista - Benfica 3-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Benfica won six games, two matches ended with a draw and Boavista has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / twoTop Goalscorers
  H. Seferović 9 goals |  G. Waldschmidt 6 goals |  D. Núñez Ribeiro 4 goals |
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| Benfica | Boavista | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 35 | 20 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 24 |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 34 |
| 86% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 86% |
| 82% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 73% |
| 36% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | 55% |
| 14% | 18% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 45% | 32% |
| 14% | 18% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 14% |
| 45% | 45% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 82% | 55% |
| 45% | 55% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 27% |
| 23% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 32% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.6 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 13.6 | 16.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 9.3 | 11.4 |
| 4.8 | 5.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 33% | 32% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 33% | 26% |
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Benfica have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Primeira Liga
- Benfica have the most matches under the total-line (15) in Primeira Liga
- Boavista have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Boavista have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Primeira Liga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting CP | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 33 | 58 |
| 2 | Porto | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 25 | 48 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 46 |
| 4 | Benfica | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 42 |
| 5 | Pacos de Ferreira | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 41 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 35 |
| 7 | Moreirense | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 25 |
| 10 | Tondela | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 28 | -15 | 24 |
| 11 | Portimonense | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -5 | 23 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 22 |
| 13 | Nacional | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 21 |
| 14 | Boavista | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -10 | 21 |
| 15 | Farense | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Gil Vicente | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -13 | 19 |
| 17 | Famalicao | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -17 | 19 |
| 18 | Marítimo | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -13 | 18 |