Benfica vs Porto: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sat 07.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (64642 seats)

A total of 32 sets of games have been played and both Benfica and Porto are up there with the best. Let's get started!

Insights:
  • Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Porto have the most scored goals (83) in Primeira Liga

This could be an engrossing fixture with lots of spark and energy as both contenders are well rested since they last played a game. Bring it on!

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Benfica form and stats

33 points is a decent return from 16 Primeira Liga games here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica for Benfica. The data says 10 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Odisseas Vlachodimos not having conceded a league goal in 357 minutes.

A good away victory last time out for Benfica, who won 1-0 against Maritimo (placed 7th). Vlachodimos, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.84 out of 10 in that game. Vlachodimos topped it up with a clean sheet.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Famalicao.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (36 in 16 games), Benfica's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Benfica have conceded only 15 goals.

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Porto form and stats

Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Porto so far, with 13-2-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Primeira Liga statistics.

Porto go into this game after a win, the home game against Vizela that ended 4-2. A bonkers fixture with plenty of goals last time out for Porto, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that match, will this match be as refreshing? Midfield player Taremi was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.0/10. Taremi scored two goals and hit one key pass.

A 0-1 defeat away at Sporting Braga before that.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Porto are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Porto are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This was the score when the contenders faced each other previously this campaign; Porto - Benfica 3-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - two - seven (Benfica wins - draws - Porto wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less. The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

BenficaD. Núñez Ribeiro
D. Núñez Ribeiro
26 goals
PortoM. Taremi
M. Taremi
20 goals
PortoF. de Lima Barbosa
F. de Lima Barbosa
14 goals

Benfica missing players

Porto missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Benfica Porto
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 4 16 32
22 10 2 Won W 2 13 27
5 3 0 Drew D 1 2 4
5 3 2 Lost L 1 1 1
76 36 11 Scored S 4 35 83
29 15 6 Conceded C 3 11 22
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 84%
62% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 56% 69%
41% 31% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 31% 41%
19% 12% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 19% 22%
62% 69% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 53%
34% 25% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 44% 44%
6% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 6% 3%
 
6.8 7.3 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 6.3 6.4
4.1 3.8 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3 2.6 2.9
2.2 2.1 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.6 2.4
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 6
 
16.1 18.9 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 14 17.1 17.4
5.9 6.3 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 5.4 6.1
40% 36% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 41% 42%
 
10.2 9.8 12.5 Shots against (avg) S A 8 7.1 6.8
3.1 3.1 5.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 2.6 2.1
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Porto have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Porto have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the most points (41) away in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the most points from losing position (18) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the most scored goals (83) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the most scored goals in the first half (40) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the most scored goals in the second half (43) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the the best goal difference (+61) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Porto 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 32 27 4 1 83 22 16 14 2 0 48 11 16 13 2 1 35 11 61 85
2 Sporting CP 31 24 4 3 62 20 15 12 1 2 26 7 16 12 3 1 36 13 42 76
3 Benfica 32 22 5 5 76 29 16 10 3 3 36 15 16 12 2 2 40 14 47 71
4 Sporting Braga 32 18 8 6 49 28 16 9 4 3 26 13 16 9 4 3 23 15 21 62
5 Gil Vicente 31 12 12 7 43 33 16 5 6 5 22 19 15 7 6 2 21 14 10 48
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 31 12 7 12 43 39 15 8 2 5 28 19 16 4 5 7 15 20 4 43
7 Maritimo 32 9 10 13 38 42 16 4 6 6 19 16 16 5 4 7 19 26 -4 37
8 Pacos de Ferreira 31 9 10 12 28 39 15 5 5 5 18 19 16 4 5 7 10 20 -11 37
9 Estoril 32 8 12 12 35 41 16 3 8 5 20 21 16 5 4 7 15 20 -6 36
10 Santa Clara 31 8 12 11 35 49 16 7 6 3 22 23 15 1 6 8 13 26 -14 36
11 Portimonense 32 9 8 15 28 42 16 4 4 8 13 19 16 5 4 7 15 23 -14 35
12 Famalicao 32 7 12 13 39 47 16 4 7 5 19 19 16 3 5 8 20 28 -8 33
13 Boavista 31 6 15 10 34 48 16 4 9 3 19 19 15 2 6 7 15 29 -14 33
14 Vizela 32 7 11 14 35 53 16 4 6 6 15 20 16 3 5 8 20 33 -18 32
15 Arouca 32 7 9 16 30 53 16 5 3 8 15 29 16 2 6 8 15 24 -23 30
16 Moreirense 31 6 8 17 28 47 15 4 3 8 17 20 16 2 5 9 11 27 -19 26
17 Tondela 31 7 5 19 38 61 16 4 3 9 22 31 15 3 2 10 16 30 -23 26
18 Belenenses 32 5 10 17 21 52 16 5 3 8 13 27 16 0 7 9 8 25 -31 25

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 32 27 4 1 83 22 16 14 2 0 48 11 16 13 2 1 35 11 61 85
2 Sporting CP 31 24 4 3 62 20 15 12 1 2 26 7 16 12 3 1 36 13 42 76
3 Benfica 32 22 5 5 76 29 16 10 3 3 36 15 16 12 2 2 40 14 47 71
4 Sporting Braga 32 18 8 6 49 28 16 9 4 3 26 13 16 9 4 3 23 15 21 62
5 Gil Vicente 31 12 12 7 43 33 16 5 6 5 22 19 15 7 6 2 21 14 10 48
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 31 12 7 12 43 39 15 8 2 5 28 19 16 4 5 7 15 20 4 43
7 Maritimo 32 9 10 13 38 42 16 4 6 6 19 16 16 5 4 7 19 26 -4 37
8 Pacos de Ferreira 31 9 10 12 28 39 15 5 5 5 18 19 16 4 5 7 10 20 -11 37
9 Estoril 32 8 12 12 35 41 16 3 8 5 20 21 16 5 4 7 15 20 -6 36
10 Santa Clara 31 8 12 11 35 49 16 7 6 3 22 23 15 1 6 8 13 26 -14 36
11 Portimonense 32 9 8 15 28 42 16 4 4 8 13 19 16 5 4 7 15 23 -14 35
12 Famalicao 32 7 12 13 39 47 16 4 7 5 19 19 16 3 5 8 20 28 -8 33
13 Boavista 31 6 15 10 34 48 16 4 9 3 19 19 15 2 6 7 15 29 -14 33
14 Vizela 32 7 11 14 35 53 16 4 6 6 15 20 16 3 5 8 20 33 -18 32
15 Arouca 32 7 9 16 30 53 16 5 3 8 15 29 16 2 6 8 15 24 -23 30
16 Moreirense 31 6 8 17 28 47 15 4 3 8 17 20 16 2 5 9 11 27 -19 26
17 Tondela 31 7 5 19 38 61 16 4 3 9 22 31 15 3 2 10 16 30 -23 26
18 Belenenses 32 5 10 17 21 52 16 5 3 8 13 27 16 0 7 9 8 25 -31 25

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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.