Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica: Benfica vs Porto Primeira Liga preview

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Date: Sat 24.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (65647 seats)

The Benfica manager Bruno Lage attacks this game with the team placed 1st so far. In the visitors dressing room Porto and their manager Sérgio Conceição are in 2nd place before this match.

It's no vacation for neither Benfica nor Porto as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Benfica form and stats

Only two Primeira Liga home games for Benfica so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Benfica's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Porto. In the game before, an away victory match versus Belenenses with a 2-0 scoreline.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Benfica handle that role? We have found two games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W1-D0-L1.

Benfica has scored 5 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Porto form and stats

Things could have gone better for Porto in their Primeira Liga away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.

Porto play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Benfica. Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Vitória Setúbal.

Porto are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of two matches.

It's early days yet, but Porto has scored 3 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Benfica - Porto 0-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Benfica, 3 draws and 5 wins for Porto. Over 2,5 goals: 3 times; under 2,5 goals: 7 games.

Top Goalscorers

Zé Luís
4 goals
Pizzi
3 goals / 1 assists
H. Seferović
1 goals

Benfica missing players

Porto missing players

Benfica Porto
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
3 2 0 Played 0 2 3
2 1 0 Won 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
1 1 0 Lost 0 1 1
7 5 0 Scored 0 3 7
2 2 0 Conceded 0 2 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 50% 0% Over 2.5 0% 50% 67%
33% 50% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 50% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 50% 33%
67% 50% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 50% 67%
33% 50% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
6.3 7.5 0 Corners For (avg) 0 5 5.7
4.3 4 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 4.5 3
1 1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 4 2.7
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Benfica Last season Porto
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
3 2   Played   2 3
2 1   Won   1 2
0 0   Drew   0 0
1 1   Lost   1 1
7 5   Scored   3 7
2 2   Conceded   2 2
100% 100%   Over 0.5   100% 100%
100% 100%   Over 1.5   100% 100%
33% 50%   Over 2.5   50% 67%
33% 50%   Over 3.5   0% 33%
33% 50%   Over 4.5   0% 0%
0% 0%   BTTS   50% 33%
67% 50%   Clean Sheets   50% 67%
33% 50%   Failed To Score   0% 0%
 
6.3 7.5   Corners For (avg)   5 5.7
4.3 4   Corners Against (avg)   4.5 3
1 1   Yellow Cards (avg)   4 2.7
0 0   Red Cards   0 0

Benfica
All Primeira Liga Taça De Portugal Champions League International Champions Cup Europa League League Cup Super Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
28-07-19 ICC Milan 0 - 1 Benfica
04-08-19 SC Benfica 5 - 0 Sporting CP
10-08-19 PL Benfica 5 - 0 Paços de Ferreira
17-08-19 PL Belenenses 0 - 2 Benfica
24-08-19 PL Benfica 0 - 2 Porto
01-09-19 PL Sporting Braga 20:00 Benfica
15-09-19 PL Benfica 15:00 Gil Vicente
22-09-19 PL Moreirense 15:00 Benfica
29-09-19 PL Benfica 15:00 Vitória Setúbal
27-10-19 PL Tondela 16:00 Benfica
Porto
All Primeira Liga Champions League Taça De Portugal League Cup Super Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
07-08-19 CL Krasnodar 0 - 1 Porto
10-08-19 PL Gil Vicente 2 - 1 Porto
13-08-19 CL Porto 2 - 3 Krasnodar
17-08-19 PL Porto 4 - 0 Vitória Setúbal
24-08-19 PL Benfica 0 - 2 Porto
01-09-19 PL Porto 17:30 Vitória Guimarães
15-09-19 PL Portimonense 15:00 Porto
22-09-19 PL Porto 15:00 Santa Clara
29-09-19 PL Rio Ave 15:00 Porto
27-10-19 PL Porto 16:00 Famalicão

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Benfica 3 2 0 1 7 2 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 6
2 Porto 3 2 0 1 7 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 5 6
3 Famalicão 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
4 Moreirense 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 4
5 Boavista 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
6 Sporting CP 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
7 Portimonense 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
8 Rio Ave 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 3
9 Sporting Braga 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
10 Santa Clara 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 3
11 Gil Vicente 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
12 Desportivo Aves 3 1 0 2 5 8 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 2 7 -3 3
13 Vitória Setúbal 3 0 2 1 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 2
14 Vitória Guimarães 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Tondela 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
16 Marítimo 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 1
17 Belenenses 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 1
18 Paços de Ferreira 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 -6 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Benfica 34 28 3 3 103 31 17 14 2 1 63 17 17 14 1 2 40 14 72 87
2 Porto 34 27 4 3 74 20 17 15 0 2 41 9 17 12 4 1 33 11 54 85
3 Sporting CP 34 23 5 6 72 33 17 14 2 1 38 13 17 9 3 5 34 20 39 74
4 Sporting Braga 34 21 4 9 56 37 17 13 1 3 32 15 17 8 3 6 24 22 19 67
5 Vitória Guimarães 34 15 7 12 46 34 17 10 4 3 27 12 17 5 3 9 19 22 12 52
6 Moreirense 34 16 4 14 39 44 17 8 3 6 18 19 17 8 1 8 21 25 -5 52
7 Rio Ave 34 12 9 13 50 52 17 5 6 6 26 28 17 7 3 7 24 24 -2 45
8 Boavista 34 13 5 16 34 40 17 10 1 6 20 13 17 3 4 10 14 27 -6 44
9 Belenenses 34 10 13 11 42 51 17 6 5 6 25 26 17 4 8 5 17 25 -9 43
10 Santa Clara 34 11 9 14 43 45 17 5 5 7 24 26 17 6 4 7 19 19 -2 42
11 Portimonense 34 11 6 17 44 59 17 8 4 5 29 24 17 3 2 12 15 35 -15 39
12 Marítimo 34 12 3 19 26 44 17 8 2 7 17 17 17 4 1 12 9 27 -18 39
13 Vitória Setúbal 34 8 12 14 28 39 17 4 6 7 13 18 17 4 6 7 15 21 -11 36
14 Desportivo Aves 34 10 6 18 35 49 17 5 3 9 20 23 17 5 3 9 15 26 -14 36
15 Tondela 34 9 8 17 40 54 17 7 3 7 22 24 17 2 5 10 18 30 -14 35
16 Chaves 34 8 8 18 34 57 17 4 6 7 20 23 17 4 2 11 14 34 -23 32
17 Nacional 34 7 7 20 33 73 17 5 3 9 12 22 17 2 4 11 21 51 -40 28
18 Feirense 34 3 11 20 27 64 17 2 6 9 19 31 17 1 5 11 8 33 -37 20

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