The visiting Benfica side should be favourites in this visit to Portimonense, as the away team holds a 43 point advantage from their 24 league games this season.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Portimonense form and stats
With 1 Primeira Liga win, 6 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Portimonense are certainly not brimming with confidence. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in twelve attempts. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
No payout for Portimonense in their previous match, an away game at Sporting Braga that ended in defeat 1-3. Before that, Portimonense drew at home versus Vitoria Setubal.
Portimonense's goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda was extremely busy against Sporting Braga, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Portimonense here at Estádio Municipal de Portimão in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 11 games). Portimonense's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Benfica form and stats
Benfica, who have the most scored goals (52) in Primeira Liga, have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 31 points collected from 12 Primeira Liga games. 10 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the record so far.
Benfica has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Vitoria Setubal for a Primeira Liga game that ended a draw (1-1). Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Moreirense.
The Benfica manager B. Nascimento has got the team scoring on the road, with 24 away goals in 12 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Benfica - Portimonense 4-0. Last nine meetings between the teams: Portimonense won one, Benfica won six and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Alves Morais 15 goals |  L. Fernandes 14 goals |  R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 5 goals |
Portimonense missing players
Benfica missing players
| Portimonense | Benfica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 24 | 52 |
| 34 | 12 | 8 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 83% | 73% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 55% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 79% |
| 38% | 27% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 42% | 46% |
| 17% | 18% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 4% | 9% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 54% | 55% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 42% | 33% |
| 17% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 58% | 58% |
| 46% | 45% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 4 | 4.5 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.2 | 7 |
| 4.5 | 5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 288 | 144 | 53 | Total Shots | T S | 53 | 159 | 357 |
| 86 | 48 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 53 | 120 |
| 19% | 17% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 45% | 43% |
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals (14)
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals (7) away
- 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 clean sheets (7) away
- Benfica has the most points (31) away
- 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 (+17) away
- Benfica has the the best goal difference (+38)
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Benfica have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Benfica have scored more than double the goals of Portimonense.
- Benfica have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Benfica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Portimonense has the fewest scored goals (16)
- Portimonense has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7)
- Portimonense have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Portimonense is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 37 |
| 7 | Famalicao | 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 | Vitoria Setubal | 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 | Maritimo | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 24 |
| 16 | Pacos 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 |