Benfica vs Estoril preview: Away side in for a hard task at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica

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

Benfica have played great football this season, proven by 3rd spot in the table. Estoril can look both up and down from the 7th position.

Insights:
  • Benfica have the most scored goals in the first half (35) in Primeira Liga
  • Benfica have scored more than double the goals of Estoril.

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

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica as Benfica have scored 31 goals to get 26 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Primeira Liga are 8-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Grimaldo was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.91 out of 10. The defender Grimaldo served one assist, hit three key passes and won 7 of 12 duels.

In the match before that, Benfica hosted Vizela and drew the Primeira Liga game 1-1.

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 15 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won eleven, drew four and lost zero.

The Benfica manager Veríssimo has got the team scoring with 31 from 13 home games in the league.

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Estoril form and stats

As the visiting team in Primeira Liga matches, Estoril have produced an overall stat of 5-4-4 so far.

Estoril have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Daniel Alexis Leite Figueira. It's been 185 minutes since they last conceded in Primeira Liga.

Impressive finishing from Mboula and Geraldes secured the home win 2-0 against Portimonense in their previous game. Figueira was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.83. The agile goalkeeper Figueira topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Gil Vicente.

You'll want to know how Estoril managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found four similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and four home wins.

It's early days yet, but Estoril has scored 13 and conceded 13 goals from their travels in the league so far (13 games).

Head 2 Head

Estoril - Benfica 1-1 was the story when these participants last met, also in this season. Last ten meetings between these teams: Benfica won eight, Estoril triumphed in zero and we saw two draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

BenficaD. Núñez Ribeiro
D. Núñez Ribeiro
20 goals
EstorilA. Russo Franco
A. Russo Franco
8 goals
BenficaR. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
7 goals

Benfica missing players

Estoril missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Benfica Estoril
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 4 13 26
18 8 3 Won W 0 5 8
4 2 0 Drew D 1 4 10
4 3 1 Lost L 3 4 8
66 31 11 Scored S 1 13 30
24 13 3 Conceded C 8 13 30
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 85% 85%
92% 92% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 69% 69%
65% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 31% 42%
42% 31% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 15% 27%
19% 15% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
65% 69% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 38% 50%
31% 23% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 38% 35%
4% 8% 25% Failed to Score F T 75% 38% 31%
 
6.6 7 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 5.2 4.5
3.9 3.5 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.9 5.2
2.2 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.9 3.1
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
15.6 17.8 20.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 10.9 11
6.1 6.3 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.5 3.7
42% 38% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 8% 29% 32%
 
9.9 9.8 7.2 Shots against (avg) S A 17.2 15.3 14.5
3.2 3.4 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 3.8 4
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Benfica have scored more than double the goals of Estoril.
  • Benfica have the most scored goals in the first half (35) in Primeira Liga
  • Benfica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 26 22 4 0 67 19 13 11 2 0 34 9 13 11 2 0 33 10 48 70
2 Sporting CP 26 20 4 2 51 16 13 11 1 1 24 5 13 9 3 1 27 11 35 64
3 Benfica 26 18 4 4 66 24 13 8 2 3 31 13 13 10 2 1 35 11 42 58
4 Sporting Braga 26 13 7 6 41 25 14 7 4 3 22 11 12 6 3 3 19 14 16 46
5 Gil Vicente 26 12 9 5 37 25 13 5 4 4 19 15 13 7 5 1 18 10 12 45
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 26 10 6 10 36 34 12 7 2 3 23 15 14 3 4 7 13 19 2 36
7 Estoril 26 8 10 8 30 30 13 3 6 4 17 17 13 5 4 4 13 13 0 34
8 Maritimo 26 8 8 10 30 33 13 3 6 4 14 12 13 5 2 6 16 21 -3 32
9 Pacos de Ferreira 26 7 9 10 23 31 13 3 5 5 14 18 13 4 4 5 9 13 -8 30
10 Santa Clara 26 7 9 10 30 43 13 6 4 3 18 21 13 1 5 7 12 22 -13 30
11 Portimonense 26 7 8 11 25 30 13 2 4 7 10 17 13 5 4 4 15 13 -5 29
12 Famalicao 26 6 9 11 32 40 13 3 6 4 13 14 13 3 3 7 19 26 -8 27
13 Boavista 26 4 15 7 31 39 13 3 9 1 18 15 13 1 6 6 13 24 -8 27
14 Vizela 26 5 10 11 28 44 13 3 5 5 12 17 13 2 5 6 16 27 -16 25
15 Arouca 26 5 7 14 23 46 13 3 2 8 11 27 13 2 5 6 12 19 -23 22
16 Tondela 26 6 3 17 31 52 13 4 1 8 18 25 13 2 2 9 13 27 -21 21
17 Moreirense 26 4 8 14 23 42 13 3 3 7 15 19 13 1 5 7 8 23 -19 20
18 Belenenses 26 3 8 15 15 46 13 3 3 7 10 26 13 0 5 8 5 20 -31 17

Table
  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 26 22 4 0 67 19 13 11 2 0 34 9 13 11 2 0 33 10 48 70
2 Sporting CP 26 20 4 2 51 16 13 11 1 1 24 5 13 9 3 1 27 11 35 64
3 Benfica 26 18 4 4 66 24 13 8 2 3 31 13 13 10 2 1 35 11 42 58
4 Sporting Braga 26 13 7 6 41 25 14 7 4 3 22 11 12 6 3 3 19 14 16 46
5 Gil Vicente 26 12 9 5 37 25 13 5 4 4 19 15 13 7 5 1 18 10 12 45
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 26 10 6 10 36 34 12 7 2 3 23 15 14 3 4 7 13 19 2 36
7 Estoril 26 8 10 8 30 30 13 3 6 4 17 17 13 5 4 4 13 13 0 34
8 Maritimo 26 8 8 10 30 33 13 3 6 4 14 12 13 5 2 6 16 21 -3 32
9 Pacos de Ferreira 26 7 9 10 23 31 13 3 5 5 14 18 13 4 4 5 9 13 -8 30
10 Santa Clara 26 7 9 10 30 43 13 6 4 3 18 21 13 1 5 7 12 22 -13 30
11 Portimonense 26 7 8 11 25 30 13 2 4 7 10 17 13 5 4 4 15 13 -5 29
12 Famalicao 26 6 9 11 32 40 13 3 6 4 13 14 13 3 3 7 19 26 -8 27
13 Boavista 26 4 15 7 31 39 13 3 9 1 18 15 13 1 6 6 13 24 -8 27
14 Vizela 26 5 10 11 28 44 13 3 5 5 12 17 13 2 5 6 16 27 -16 25
15 Arouca 26 5 7 14 23 46 13 3 2 8 11 27 13 2 5 6 12 19 -23 22
16 Tondela 26 6 3 17 31 52 13 4 1 8 18 25 13 2 2 9 13 27 -21 21
17 Moreirense 26 4 8 14 23 42 13 3 3 7 15 19 13 1 5 7 8 23 -19 20
18 Belenenses 26 3 8 15 15 46 13 3 3 7 10 26 13 0 5 8 5 20 -31 17

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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.