Struggling Farense will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Benfica in the upcoming league round. It’s 14th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Farense has the fewest clean sheets (0) in Primeira Liga
- Benfica has the most matches under the total-line (13) in Primeira Liga
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Farense form and stats
Farense, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Primeira Liga, have played 10 Primeira Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).
The home team returns to Estádio de São Lúis after being equal after 90 minutes with Vitoria Guimaraes (placed 6th) on their last time out; the Primeira Liga game ended 2-2. In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting Nacional.
The hometeam coach J. Costa Almeida made a successful contribution in the game against Vitoria Guimaraes, bringing on Nikola Stojiljković who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw.
Farense has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. On the other hand, Farense have conceded 13 goals.
Benfica form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Benfica playing as the away team in the Primeira Liga this season.
Benfica's last game was the home draw against Arsenal (1-1). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Moreirense.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Europa League trip to Arsenal.
Benfica are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 9 away games so far. As opposed to that, Benfica have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Benfica - Farense 3-2, played this season. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Farense victories, zero draws and two Benfica wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Seferović 8 goals |   R. Gauld 7 goals |  G. Waldschmidt 6 goals |
Farense missing players
Benfica missing players
| Farense | Benfica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | 14 | 1 | Scored | S | 9 | 15 | 33 |
| 29 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 74% | 70% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 44% | 42% |
| 32% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 11% | 16% |
| 16% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 11% | 16% |
| 58% | 70% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 53% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 22% | 37% |
| 42% | 30% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 22% | 16% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.2 | 11.1 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11 | 13.8 |
| 3.1 | 3.4 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 37% | 41% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 38% | 35% |
- Benfica has the most matches under the total-line (13) in Primeira Liga
- Benfica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Benfica haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Farense has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Primeira Liga
- Farense has the fewest clean sheets (0) in Primeira Liga
- Farense has the most conceded goals in the second half (20) in Primeira Liga
- Farense have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Farense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Farense haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting CP | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 30 | 51 |
| 2 | Porto | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 41 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 40 |
| 4 | Benfica | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 38 |
| 5 | Pacos de Ferreira | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 35 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 32 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -2 | 25 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 25 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 22 |
| 10 | Nacional | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 21 |
| 11 | Tondela | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -11 | 21 |
| 12 | Portimonense | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 19 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Farense | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Maritimo | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -10 | 17 |
| 16 | Gil Vicente | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Boavista | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 16 | -13 | 15 |
| 18 | Famalicao | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -15 | 15 |