Only a win will satisfy the Porto supporters in this Estádio Do Dragão clash with Belenenses, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Primeira Liga table.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Primeira Liga game only four days ago.
Porto are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Belenenses are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Porto form and stats
12-1-1 is the performance here at Estádio Do Dragão so far in the Primeira Liga, giving Porto a total of 37 from their 14 games here. Outstanding results! The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estádio Do Dragão.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Agustin Federico Marchesin not having conceded a league goal in 372 minutes.
Porto enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Paços de Ferreira's place. The match ended 1-0 with Chancel Mbemba scoring. Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Boavista.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Porto as they are travelling to their away game against Tondela in the Primeira Liga. That match is four days after this one.
The Porto manager S. Marceneiro Conceição has got the team scoring with 31 from 14 home games in the league. As for guarding their own goal, Porto have only let in 6 goals at home.
Belenenses form and stats
As the visiting team in Primeira Liga matches, Belenenses have produced an overall stat of 4-3-7 so far.
There were no winners in Belenenses's previous match, a Primeira Liga home game that ended 1-1 vs Tondela (placed 15th). A loss against Sporting CP was the result prior to that, in a home game.
With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any positive result for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with Belenenses as the away team, we found three results. Statistics from these were zero away wins, one draw and two defeats. The outsiders lost two of these games by at least two goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Belenenses as they have only managed to score 13 times from 14 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Belenenses have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Belenenses - Porto 1-1, played this season. Porto-Belenenses H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Porto six wins, Belenenses one win, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Telles 9 goals |  M. Marega 8 goals |  F. das Chagas Soares dos Santos 7 goals |
Porto missing players
Belenenses missing players
| Porto | Belenenses | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 22 | 12 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 57 | 31 | 11 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 18 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 8 | 21 | 45 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 79% | 86% |
| 76% | 79% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 71% | 69% |
| 52% | 57% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 21% | 21% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 24% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 14% | 14% |
| 41% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 45% |
| 59% | 71% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | 28% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 41% |
| 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 7.2 | 6.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 451 | 238 | 82 | Total Shots | T S | 38 | 123 | 276 |
| 153 | 82 | 30 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 40 | 78 |
| 37% | 38% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 32% | 32% |
- Belenenses has the fewest scored goals in the second half (8)
- Belenenses have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Porto has the fewest conceded goals (18)
- Porto has the fewest conceded goals (6) at home
- Porto has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9)
- Porto has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9)
- Porto has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2)
- Porto has the most clean sheets (10) at home
- Porto has the most clean sheets (17)
- Porto has the most points (37) at home
- Porto has the most scored goals in the first half (30)
- Porto has the the best goal difference (+25) at home
- Porto has the the best goal difference (+39)
- Porto have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Porto have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Porto have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Porto have scored more than double the goals of Belenenses.
- Porto have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Porto haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 39 | 70 |
| 2 | Benfica | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 36 | 64 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 55 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 50 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 47 |
| 6 | Famalicão | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 45 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 43 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 38 |
| 9 | Boavista | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 38 |
| 10 | Santa Clara | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -6 | 38 |
| 11 | Gil Vicente | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -6 | 33 |
| 12 | Marítimo | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -9 | 31 |
| 13 | Paços de Ferreira | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -14 | 31 |
| 14 | Belenenses | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -20 | 31 |
| 15 | Tondela | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -12 | 30 |
| 16 | Vitória FC | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -15 | 30 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -15 | 27 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 29 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 33 | -32 | 14 |