Porto perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Gil Vicente can look both up and down from their 9th position.
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.
Porto form and stats
Porto have been outstanding at home so far in the Primeira Liga with 7 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss.
Porto's previous game was a Primeira Liga match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Gil Vicente (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Sporting Braga (0-1).
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (19 in 8 games), Porto's attacking play is working. Defensively Porto have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Gil Vicente form and stats
Gil Vicente have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 1-2-5 (8 played).
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Gil Vicente goalkeeper Denis Cesar de Matos is eager to challenge this, with his 265 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Gil Vicente play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Porto (placed 2nd). Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Paços de Ferreira.
As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Gil Vicente's match history for similar games we find one match. The home team won 1 of these as expected, 0 of them by at least two goals. Gil Vicente managed 0 draws and 0 surprise wins.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Gil Vicente's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 8 matches. As opposed to that, Gil Vicente have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Gil Vicente - Porto 2-1 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Porto 8 wins, 1 draw and Gil Vicente 1 victory. As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Mendes Andrade 7 goals |   S. Cordovil de Lima 7 goals |  F. das Chagas Soares dos Santos 6 goals |
Porto missing players
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| Porto | Gil Vicente | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 14 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 37 | 21 | 12 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 18 |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 83% |
| 83% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 72% |
| 56% | 67% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 39% |
| 17% | 11% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | 50% |
| 56% | 78% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 28% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 56% | 39% |
| 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 1.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8.3 | 6.1 | 5.2 |
| 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 279 | 144 | 73 | Total Shots | T S | 29 | 89 | 198 |
| 102 | 58 | 30 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 33 | 78 |
| 36% | 36% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 15% | 23% |
- Gil Vicente have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Gil Vicente have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Porto has the fewest conceded goals (2) at home
- Porto has the most scored goals in the first half (20)
- 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 matches so far.
- Porto have scored more than double the goals of Gil Vicente.
- Porto have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Porto 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 | Benfica | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 38 | 51 |
| 2 | Porto | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 41 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
| 4 | Famalicão | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 31 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Sporting Braga | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | Vitoria Setubal | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Gil Vicente | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Boavista | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 22 |
| 11 | Tondela | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -7 | 20 |
| 12 | Santa Clara | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 20 |
| 13 | Marítimo | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 18 |
| 15 | Belenenses | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -18 | 18 |
| 16 | Paços de Ferreira | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -13 | 16 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -13 | 14 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 9 |