It's advantage Porto so far with their 2nd position in the Primeira Liga table, welcoming Boavista who are placed 10th.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Porto form and stats
This stadium, Estádio Do Dragão, has been a fortress for Porto in the Primeira Liga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 11-1-1.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Agustin Federico Marchesin not having conceded a league goal in 192 minutes.
The home team returns to Estádio Do Dragão after being equal after 90 minutes with Desportivo Aves (placed 18th) on their last time out; the Primeira Liga game ended 0-0. Before that, Porto had a home game versus Maritimo which ended with a victory 1-0.
A painful moment in the game against Desportivo Aves was the missed penalty kick from Zé Luís in the 22nd minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Porto home games with this odds we find six games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in six wins, zero draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, two matches were won by at least two goals.
Porto can score goals in their home matches. After 13 league matches they have found the net 27 times. As for guarding their own goal, Porto have only let in 6 goals at home.
Boavista form and stats
The visitors are W5-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Primeira Liga.
Boavista play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Sporting Braga (placed 3rd). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Moreirense.
You'll want to know how Boavista managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found three similar matches resulting in one away win, zero draws and two home wins.
The attacking power of Boavista when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 13 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Boavista as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Boavista - Porto 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Porto won ten games, zero matches ended with a draw and Boavista has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  A. Telles 8 goals |  F. das Chagas Soares dos Santos 7 goals |  J. Mendes Andrade 7 goals |
Porto missing players
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| Porto | Boavista | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 20 | 11 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 52 | 27 | 11 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 18 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 24 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 78% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 46% | 54% |
| 52% | 54% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 8% | 15% |
| 19% | 15% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 11% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 44% | 31% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 31% | 38% |
| 56% | 69% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 31% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 38% | 38% |
| 6.8 | 7.3 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 431 | 223 | 70 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 149 | 327 |
| 144 | 76 | 27 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 50 | 96 |
| 36% | 36% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 18% | 21% |
- Boavista has the fewest matches over the total-line (6)
- Porto has the fewest conceded goals (6) at home
- Porto has the most clean sheets (9) at home
- Porto has the most points (34) at home
- Porto has the most scored goals in the first half (29)
- 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 Boavista.
- 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 | Benfica | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 39 | 64 |
| 2 | Porto | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 34 | 64 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 46 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 46 |
| 5 | Famalicao | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 43 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 41 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 39 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -6 | 35 |
| 9 | Moreirense | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 33 |
| 10 | Boavista | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 32 |
| 11 | Gil Vicente | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 12 | Vitória FC | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -10 | 30 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -18 | 30 |
| 14 | Tondela | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -8 | 29 |
| 15 | Maritimo | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 28 |
| 16 | Pacos de Ferreira | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -15 | 28 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 27 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -17 | 21 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 27 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 51 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -28 | 14 |