There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Benfica leading Tondela by 34 points.
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, who have the most scored goals (52) in Primeira Liga, are steadily winning Primeira Liga games and points here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica. 9 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 12 games.
Benfica drew their last game, 1-1 away at Vitória FC (placed 12th). In the match before that, Benfica hosted Moreirense and drew the game 1-1.
A painful moment in the game against Vitória FC was the missed penalty kick from Pizzi in the 76th minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome.
Goals decide football matches and Benfica are scoring many of them at home; 28 on target from 12 league matches. Benfica are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 12 matches.
Tondela form and stats
5-2-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Tondela in their Primeira Liga matches away. Tondela has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Tondela played 1-1 against Boavista in their previous match. A 0-2 defeat away at Vitória SC before that.
With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any positive result for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with Tondela as the away team, we found three results. Statistics from these were zero away wins, one draw and two defeats. The outsiders lost two of these games by at least two goals.
Tondela are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 12 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Tondela have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Tondela - Benfica 0-1 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: eight wins for Benfica, zero draws and one win for Tondela. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  C. Alves Morais 15 goals |  L. Fernandes 14 goals |  R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 5 goals |
Benfica missing players
Tondela missing players
| Benfica | Tondela | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 19 | 9 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 52 | 28 | 18 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 20 |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 15 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 79% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 54% |
| 46% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 42% | 38% |
| 33% | 42% | 80% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 17% |
| 17% | 17% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 25% | 12% |
| 33% | 25% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 42% |
| 58% | 58% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 46% |
| 7 | 8.8 | 9.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.2 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.2 | 6.3 | 5.6 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 357 | 198 | 90 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 94 | 221 |
| 120 | 67 | 38 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 34 | 72 |
| 43% | 42% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 38% | 28% |
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals (14)
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8)
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6)
- Benfica has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Benfica has the most clean sheets (14)
- Benfica has the most scored goals (28) at home
- Benfica has the most scored goals (52)
- Benfica has the most scored goals in the second half (34)
- Benfica has the the best goal difference (+21) at home
- Benfica has the the best goal difference (+38)
- Benfica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Benfica have scored more than double the goals of Tondela.
- Benfica have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Benfica have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Benfica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tondela have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 34 | 60 |
| 2 | Benfica | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 38 | 59 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 46 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 42 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 38 |
| 6 | Vitória SC | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 37 |
| 7 | Famalicão | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 37 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 30 |
| 9 | Santa Clara | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -7 | 30 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 30 |
| 11 | Boavista | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | Vitória FC | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 28 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -19 | 26 |
| 14 | Tondela | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -10 | 25 |
| 15 | Marítimo | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 24 |
| 16 | Paços de Ferreira | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 22 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 24 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -18 | 16 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 28 | -24 | 13 |