Benfica are huge odds-on favourites to win home game vs Boavista

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Mon 20.September
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (64642 seats)

Benfica contest Boavista for praise and sporting success.

Insights:
  • Benfica have the most scored goals (13) in Primeira Liga
  • Boavista have yet to win a game away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Benfica form and stats

Perfect Primeira Liga season at home so far for Benfica 2 wins from 2 appearances.

The home team returns to Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica after being equal after 90 minutes with Dynamo Kyiv on their last time out; the Champions League game ended 0-0. Nicolás Otamendi was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.63 out of 10. The defender Otamendi won 6 of 12 duels.

In the game before, an away victory in the Primeira Liga match versus Santa Clara with a 5-0 scoreline.

Early season league goal statistics from Benfica's 2 home games: 4 goals, 1 conceded.

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Boavista form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Primeira Liga for Boavista with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

Boavista delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Portimonense (placed 7th) in their previous match; a Primeira Liga game. The attacker Petar Musa got a match rating of 7.21 in that game. Musa scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, Boavista travelled to Vizela and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

The home team is given a winning chance of about 80 percent by the betting public. This does not leave much hope for the visitors, but some teams enjoy the outsider role and perform well in it. Looking at similar away games for Boavista we find two games. Results are zero Boavista wins, zero draws and two defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The League Cup trip to Pacos de Ferreira.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Boavista has managed 1 goal and let in 4 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Benfica six wins, two draws and Boavista two victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BenficaL. Verissimo da Silva
L. Verissimo da Silva
2 goals
BenficaR. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
2 goals
BenficaD. Núñez Ribeiro
D. Núñez Ribeiro
2 goals

Benfica missing players

Boavista missing players

Benfica Boavista
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
5 2 0 Played P 0 2 5
5 2 0 Won W 0 0 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
13 4 0 Scored S 0 1 7
2 1 0 Conceded C 0 4 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
60% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 40%
20% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
20% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 40%
60% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 40%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 20%
 
6.4 7.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.5 4.6
2.4 1 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6 5.4
2 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16.6 21 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10 9.8
6.8 7.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 3.2
38% 27% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 44%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • All of Benfica's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Boavista's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Benfica have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Benfica have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Primeira Liga
  • Benfica have the most scored goals (13) in Primeira Liga
  • Benfica have the most scored goals in the second half (8) in Primeira Liga
  • Benfica have the the best goal difference (+11) in Primeira Liga
  • Benfica have won all their games so far.
  • Benfica have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Benfica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Benfica is in the best form (5-0-0)
  • Boavista have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Boavista have yet to win a game away.
  • Boavista haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Benfica Last season Boavista
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
23 12   Won W   3 8
7 3   Drew D   8 12
4 2   Lost L   6 14
69 31   Scored S   22 39
27 15   Conceded C   27 49
94% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 91%
88% 88%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   82% 71%
47% 41%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   59% 47%
24% 18%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 26%
18% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 15%
50% 53%   BTTS BTTS   71% 50%
44% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   18% 26%
12% 6%   Failed to Score F T   24% 32%
 
6.1 6.5   Corners for (avg) C F   3.1 3.9
3.5 3.4   Corners against (avg) C A   7.3 6.3
2.4 2.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.5
0 0   Red cards R C   8 10
 
13.7 15.1   Shots (avg) S (   9 11
5.1 5.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.9
40% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 29%

  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 5 5 0 0 13 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 3 0 0 9 1 11 15
2 Estoril 5 4 1 0 9 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 3 0 0 7 2 6 13
3 Porto 5 3 2 0 9 3 2 2 0 0 5 0 3 1 2 0 4 3 6 11
4 Sporting CP 5 3 2 0 9 3 3 2 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 6 11
5 Boavista 5 2 2 1 7 5 3 2 1 0 6 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 8
6 Sporting Braga 5 2 2 1 6 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 8
7 Portimonense 5 2 1 2 5 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 7
8 Gil Vicente 5 2 1 2 6 5 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 7
9 Pacos de Ferreira 5 2 1 2 4 6 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 7
10 Vitoria Guimaraes 5 1 3 1 4 1 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 6
11 Maritimo 5 1 2 2 6 8 3 0 2 1 3 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 5
12 Vizela 5 1 2 2 5 11 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 0 1 2 2 9 -6 5
13 Arouca 5 1 1 3 4 10 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 0 1 2 2 7 -6 4
14 Santa Clara 5 1 1 3 3 12 3 1 1 1 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 5 -9 4
15 Moreirense 5 0 3 2 8 10 3 0 1 2 5 7 2 0 2 0 3 3 -2 3
16 Tondela 5 1 0 4 6 9 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 0 0 2 2 4 -3 3
17 Famalicao 5 0 2 3 5 9 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 1 2 3 6 -4 2
18 Belenenses 5 0 2 3 2 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 1 2 0 4 -5 2

Read more about Primeira Liga

The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.