The Estoril & Benfica head coaches B. Nogueira Pinheiro and J. Pinheiro de Jesus are both fearing and feeling excited about this important fixture in the upper area of the Primeira Liga standings.
- Estoril have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Benfica have the most scored goals in the second half (11) in Primeira Liga
The visiting Benfica played their last game only three days ago, a League Cup match. That game was also an away game, at Vitoria Guimaraes. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Estoril form and stats
1-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Primeira Liga numbers at home for Estoril so far this season.
A strong away win for Estoril against Portimonense the last match, as Bruno Lourenco and André Franco were on target. Midfield player André Franco got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, the max score being 10. Franco scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that match, a Taça De Portugal win away at Felgueiras 1932.The Estoril fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 4 matches. Estoril's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Benfica form and stats
The visitors, who have the most points (15) away in Primeira Liga, are W5-D0-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Primeira Liga. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Benfica's record of five away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Moreirense game.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Vitoria Guimaraes (placed 7th) in their previous outing. The League Cup match ended in a draw 3-3. It looked so good for Benfica vs Vitoria Guimaraes, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 3-3 draw. A crazy, crazy fixture with an abundance of goals last time out for Benfica, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that match, will this game be as full of joy? The attacker Pizzi got a match rating of 8.45 in that game. Pizzi scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Prior to that result Benfica won their away game at Vizela in the Primeira Liga. The scoreline was 1-0.Benfica have another match that requires travelling in just three nights, a Champions League match against Bayern München. A difficult itinerary for the guests!
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 13 goals in 5 league games away this season. Benfica are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Estoril zero wins, one draw and Benfica nine victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Russo Franco 5 goals |  D. Núñez Ribeiro 4 goals |  R. Yaremchuk 4 goals |
Estoril missing players
Benfica missing players
| Estoril | Benfica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 89% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 78% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 56% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 44% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 60% | 44% |
| 22% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 4.2 | 3.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6.8 | 7.4 |
| 5.4 | 6.8 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.1 | 10 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14 | 16.2 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
| 61% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 45% | 35% |
- Benfica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals away as Estoril have scored home.
- Benfica have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Benfica have the most points (15) away in Primeira Liga
- Benfica have the most scored goals (13) away in Primeira Liga
- Benfica have the most scored goals in the second half (11) in Primeira Liga
- Benfica have the the best goal difference (+11) away in Primeira Liga
- Benfica have won all their away games so far.
- Benfica have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Benfica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Estoril have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Estoril have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Estoril have won significantly less corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 24 |
| 2 | Porto | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Estoril | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Sporting Braga | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Portimonense | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Boavista | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Pacos de Ferreira | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 11 | Tondela | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 12 | Vizela | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 8 |
| 13 | Maritimo | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 7 |
| 15 | Famalicao | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Arouca | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 6 |
| 17 | Santa Clara | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -12 | 6 |
| 18 | Belenenses | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 5 |