Most experts are most impressed by Porto so far this season, with their 1st place in the Primeira Liga table and hosting Portimonense (who are sitting at 12th).
- Porto have the the best goal difference (+53) in Primeira Liga
- Porto have scored more than double the goals of Portimonense.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Porto form and stats
Porto have been very solid at home in the Primeira Liga so far, with 38 points collected from 14 matches (12-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena.
Porto are confident in defense, having played 384 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A strong away win for Porto against Vitória SC the last match, as Taremi were on target. Midfielder Grujić was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.42 (out of ten) in that game. Grujić hit one key pass and had 41 successful passes (of 49 total).
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Santa Clara.Porto are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estádio Do Dragão in their league games, having scored an impressive 37 goals in 14 matches. Porto are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Do Dragão in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 14 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Portimonense form and stats
Playing away, Portimonense have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats in the Primeira Liga this season. Portimonense has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Portimonense won their last game, 1-0 versus Famalicão played at home. Moufi was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.63. The defender Moufi hit two key passes and won 9 of 14 duels.
Prior to that match, the Portimonense manager Brito faced defeat when travelling to Belenenses and losing 0-2.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Portimonense have scored 15 goals in 14 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 15 goals have been conceded by Portimonense in these games.
Head 2 Head
The latest past match featuring both these sides is the Portimonense - Porto 0-3 played not long ago this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: nine - zero - one (Porto wins - draws - Portimonense wins). As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being hot-tempered, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  M. Taremi 15 goals |  F. de Lima Barbosa 11 goals | F. Ferreira Vieira 6 goals |
Porto missing players
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| Porto | Portimonense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 72 | 37 | 11 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 27 |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 86% | 93% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 71% | 72% |
| 69% | 79% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 29% | 34% |
| 38% | 43% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 7% | 3% |
| 17% | 14% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 7% | 3% |
| 55% | 57% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 36% | 45% |
| 45% | 43% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 36% | 28% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 29% | 31% |
| 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.6 | 7.2 | 5.9 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 17.2 | 17.7 | 17.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.4 | 9.8 | 12.6 |
| 6 | 6.5 | 8.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| 41% | 41% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 29% | 21% |
| 7 | 7.1 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 22 | 16.9 | 15.1 |
| 2 | 1.6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
- Portimonense haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Porto have not yet lost a game.
- 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 Portimonense.
- Porto have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Primeira Liga
- Porto have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Primeira Liga
- Porto have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Primeira Liga
- Porto have the most points (38) at home in Primeira Liga
- Porto have the most points from losing position (18) in Primeira Liga
- Porto have the most scored goals (37) at home in Primeira Liga
- Porto have the most scored goals in the second half (38) in Primeira Liga
- Porto have the the best goal difference (+28) at home in Primeira Liga
- Porto have the the best goal difference (+53) in Primeira Liga
- 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 | Porto | 29 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 53 | 79 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 29 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 59 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 41 | 73 |
| 3 | Benfica | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 73 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 44 | 64 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 19 | 55 |
| 5 | Gil Vicente | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 46 |
| 6 | Vitória SC | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 39 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 36 |
| 8 | Estoril | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -4 | 34 |
| 9 | Santa Clara | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -14 | 34 |
| 10 | Boavista | 29 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 34 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 25 | -7 | 33 |
| 11 | Maritimo | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 33 |
| 12 | Portimonense | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -7 | 32 |
| 13 | Vizela | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 28 | -16 | 29 |
| 14 | Famalicão | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -10 | 28 |
| 15 | Arouca | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -23 | 26 |
| 16 | Tondela | 29 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 58 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -21 | 25 |
| 17 | Moreirense | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -20 | 23 |
| 18 | Belenenses | 29 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 23 | -31 | 21 |
