Only a win will satisfy Benfica supporters in this Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica clash with Tondela, having a healthy lead in the Primeira Liga table.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Benfica form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica as Benfica has scored 43 goals to get 29 points from 12 games. The overall stats are 9-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).Happy days for Benfica in their previous game, a Primeira Liga match away at Moreirense (placed 6th) that ended with a 4-0 victory. Before that, Benfica had a Europa League home game versus Dinamo Zagreb which ended with a victory 3-0.
Benfica are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica with maximum points. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. eleven earlier games are comparable to this one, and Benfica has won 7 times, drawn 2 and lost 2. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Benfica has won by at least two goals 4 times when in this position. A quite possible distraction for the home team is the Benfica - Sporting CP game in the Taça De Portugal only three days away. That match is played on a neutral venue.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Benfica is on fire here. A stunning 43 from 12 matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
Tondela form and stats
Tondela has only collected 10 points from their away games after 2-4-7 (13 played).Tondela's last game was the home draw against Feirense (1-1). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Vitoria Setubal that ended 0-0.
Nobody expects Tondela to collect points from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath 22 times before, with the overall statistics of won 5, draw 8 and lost 9. When defeated, 2 matches have been lost by two or more goals.
Tondela are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 13 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Tondela have conceded 23 goals on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Tondela - Benfica 1-3 earlier this season. Benfica-Tondela H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Benfica 6 wins, Tondela 1 win, 0 draws.Top Goalscorers
  H. Seferović 15 goals / 5 assists |  Rafa Silva 10 goals / 1 assists |  João Félix 10 goals / 4 assists |
Benfica missing players
Tondela missing players
| Benfica | Tondela | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | Played | 13 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 96% |
| 85% | 92% | Over 1.5 | 77% | 77% |
| 62% | 75% | Over 2.5 | 38% | 50% |
| 54% | 75% | Over 3.5 | 8% | 27% |
| 23% | 42% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 12% |
| 42% | 58% | Both teams to score | 54% | 58% |
| 50% | 42% | Clean Sheet | 15% | 12% |
| 8% | 0% | Failed To Score | 31% | 35% |
| 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 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 72 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 49 | 63 |
| 2 | Porto | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 38 | 63 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 58 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 55 |
| 5 | Vitória Guimarães | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 42 |
| 6 | Moreirense | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -3 | 42 |
| 7 | Belenenses | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 38 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | -1 | 32 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 32 |
| 10 | Portimonense | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -5 | 32 |
| 11 | Marítimo | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 27 |
| 12 | Desportivo Aves | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -13 | 26 |
| 13 | Boavista | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 26 |
| 14 | Nacional | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 55 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 38 | -27 | 26 |
| 15 | Vitória Setúbal | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 25 |
| 16 | Tondela | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -11 | 25 |
| 17 | Chaves | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 21 | -17 | 24 |
| 18 | Feirense | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 26 | -29 | 15 |
