Portimonense will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 25 points behind Benfica.
- Benfica have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Primeira Liga
The hosts Portimonense saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Primeira Liga. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Famalicão.
Portimonense form and stats
Overall Primeira Liga stats at home this season for Portimonense are 6-3-4 (wins-draw-losses).
The Portimonense goalkeeper Samuel Portugal Lima is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 202 minutes without conceding a goal in the Primeira Liga.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Vitória SC in a game that was won 3-0.
Portimonense has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Portimonense are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Municipal de Portimão in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 13 matches.
Benfica form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Primeira Liga travels is 7 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. It’s been three wins in a row for Benfica on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Before that one, a nice away victory 5-0 at Pacos de Ferreira.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Santa Clara in just four days.
Benfica has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 25 goals from 13 games. It's not easy to score on Benfica as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Benfica - Portimonense 2-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - three - six (Portimonense wins - draws - Benfica wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Seferović 16 goals |   N. Bercique Gomes Betuncal 10 goals |  G. Waldschmidt 7 goals |
Portimonense missing players
Benfica missing players
| Portimonense | Benfica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 31 | 18 | 5 | Scored | S | 7 | 25 | 49 |
| 31 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 89% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 93% |
| 67% | 69% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 85% |
| 48% | 46% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 46% | 41% |
| 15% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| 7% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| 41% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 41% |
| 33% | 54% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 46% | 52% |
| 37% | 23% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 23% | 15% |
| 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 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.3 | 12.1 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.5 | 14.1 |
| 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 32% | 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 40% | 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 the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Primeira Liga
| 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 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 36 | 69 |
| 2 | Porto | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 32 | 63 |
| 3 | Benfica | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 30 | 57 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 55 |
| 5 | Pacos de Ferreira | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 44 |
| 6 | Vitória SC | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | -4 | 38 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 35 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 34 |
| 9 | Portimonense | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 32 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 31 |
| 11 | Tondela | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 44 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 32 | -16 | 31 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | Rio Ave | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -9 | 29 |
| 14 | Boavista | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 28 |
| 15 | Famalicão | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -12 | 27 |
| 16 | Maritimo | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 20 | -18 | 24 |
| 17 | Farense | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 22 |
| 18 | Nacional | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -21 | 21 |