A key fixture in Primeira Liga as both teams are challenging for the top spots. With Benfica in 3rd position and Vitória SC at 6th, this is almost guaranteed to be a thriling meeting. Read on to learn more!
- Benfica have the most scored goals (60) in Primeira Liga
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vitória SC have scored away.
Not a lot of time to rest for the home side, as they performed in a Champions League game only four days back. This match was also played here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Vitória SC have had more rest.
Benfica form and stats
Benfica are steadily winning Primeira Liga games and points here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica. 7 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats is the summary from 11 games.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Boavista that finished 2-2.Benfica are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 13 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won ten, drew three and lost zero.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (27 in 11 games), Benfica's attacking play is working. Benfica's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Vitória SC form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Vitória SC so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-6 (win-draw-lose). Vitória SC has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Vitória SC failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Arouca (placed 15th) that ended with defeat 1-3. Attacker Estupiñán got a player rating of 7.04 in the game. "Man of the match" Estupiñán scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Belenenses wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.As opposed to that, Vitória have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The latest logged scoreline involving both these squads is the Vitória SC - Benfica 1-3 played previously this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Benfica six wins, four draws and Vitória SC zero victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Núñez Ribeiro 18 goals |  O. Estupiñán Vallesilla 10 goals |  R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 7 goals |
Benfica missing players
Vitória SC missing players
| Benfica | Vitória SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 60 | 27 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 33 |
| 22 | 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 83% | 87% |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 58% | 70% |
| 65% | 64% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 61% |
| 48% | 36% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 35% |
| 22% | 18% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 13% |
| 65% | 73% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 58% | 65% |
| 30% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 17% | 17% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 42% | 30% |
| 6.5 | 7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| 3.6 | 2.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 15.5 | 17.9 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 11.5 | 13.5 |
| 6 | 6 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 43% | 41% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| 9.3 | 8.2 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 13.2 | 12.2 |
| 3 | 2.9 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vitória SC have scored away.
- Benfica have the most scored goals (60) in Primeira Liga
- Benfica have the most scored goals in the first half (32) in Primeira Liga
- Benfica have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Benfica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vitória SC have won significantly less corners away then at 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 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 42 | 63 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 23 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 31 | 57 |
| 3 | Benfica | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 38 | 51 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 44 |
| 5 | Gil Vicente | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 40 |
| 6 | Vitória SC | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Estoril | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -1 | 30 |
| 8 | Portimonense | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Maritimo | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -3 | 28 |
| 10 | Santa Clara | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -15 | 25 |
| 11 | Pacos de Ferreira | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 24 |
| 12 | Famalicao | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -8 | 23 |
| 13 | Vizela | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | -14 | 23 |
| 14 | Boavista | 23 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -9 | 22 |
| 15 | Arouca | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -20 | 21 |
| 16 | Tondela | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 29 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -16 | 20 |
| 17 | Moreirense | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -16 | 19 |
| 18 | Belenenses | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | -29 | 15 |
