Three points for the home side is expected from this match if the league standings is a guide to future results. The Benfica club members are confident that the difference between 3rd and Famalicão's 13th spot in the table will be visible on the arena.
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Famalicão have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in Primeira Liga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Benfica form and stats
Benfica have performed here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season with 10 wins from 15 Primeira Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 3. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
A good away victory last time out for Benfica, who won 2-0 against Sporting CP (placed 2nd). The home side have an in-form goalscorer in Núñez, having bagged a goal in five consecutive matches. The striker Núñez was announced as "man of the match" for Benfica with a rating of 8.64/10. Núñez scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
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 16 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in twelve wins, four draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, eight matches were won by at least two goals.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (36 in 15 games), Benfica's attacking play is working.
Famalicão form and stats
Famalicão have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 3-4-8 (15 played).
There were no winners in Famalicão's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Gil Vicente (placed 5th). Banza, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.85. Banza scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 0-1 defeat away at Portimonense before that.Famalicão are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 15 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Famalicão have conceded 28 goals in their away games. Famalicão has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The last head-to-head meeting ended Famalicão - Benfica 1-4, played this season. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: five - two - zero (Benfica wins - draws - Famalicão wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Núñez Ribeiro 25 goals |   S. Banza 12 goals |  R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 8 goals |
Benfica missing players
Famalicão missing players
| Benfica | Famalicão | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 75 | 36 | 9 | Scored | S | 4 | 20 | 36 |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 13 | 28 | 46 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 87% | 77% |
| 67% | 67% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 60% | 57% |
| 43% | 33% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 47% | 33% |
| 20% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 13% |
| 67% | 73% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 60% | 57% |
| 30% | 20% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 27% |
| 3% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 27% | 30% |
| 6.8 | 7.3 | 8.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 15.8 | 18.4 | 22 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 10.8 | 11.7 |
| 6 | 6.3 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 41% | 38% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 28% | 27% |
| 10.3 | 10.1 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.2 | 14.6 | 12.1 |
| 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Benfica have scored more than double the goals of Famalicão.
- Benfica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Famalicão have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Famalicão have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in Primeira Liga
- Famalicão have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Famalicão haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 60 | 82 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 39 | 73 |
| 3 | Benfica | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 75 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 46 | 67 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 19 | 55 |
| 5 | Gil Vicente | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 47 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 42 |
| 7 | Maritimo | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -3 | 36 |
| 8 | Pacos de Ferreira | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 36 |
| 9 | Santa Clara | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -14 | 35 |
| 10 | Estoril | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -4 | 34 |
| 11 | Boavista | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 34 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 29 | -11 | 33 |
| 12 | Portimonense | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -14 | 32 |
| 13 | Famalicão | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -10 | 29 |
| 14 | Vizela | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 29 | -17 | 29 |
| 15 | Arouca | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -23 | 27 |
| 16 | Moreirense | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -18 | 26 |
| 17 | Tondela | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 37 | 60 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 30 | -23 | 25 |
| 18 | Belenenses | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 23 | -30 | 24 |
