Tondela will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 26 points behind Benfica.
- Tondela have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Primeira Liga
- Benfica have the most scored goals (30) away in Primeira Liga
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Tondela and Benfica.
Tondela form and stats
Overall Primeira Liga stats at home this season for Tondela are 8-2-4 (wins-draw-losses).
Before that, Tondela had a home game versus Nacional which ended with a victory 2-1.
Trouble was brewing at the score 0-2 against Famalicão last time out, but a goal from Jhon Murillo completed a comeback to a draw result for Tondela.
Tondela are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 14 games. From these home matches, Tondela have conceded only 13 goals.
Benfica form and stats
The away team, who have the most scored goals (30) away in Primeira Liga, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 4 draws and only 2 losses in the Primeira Liga. Benfica has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Farense.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Portimonense at their stadium, the result 5-1.
Chiquinho came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Santa Clara last time out, making the manager J. Pinheiro de Jesus feel like a tactical genius.
Benfica have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 30 goals from 14 away matches. Benfica are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Benfica - Tondela 2-0 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Tondela won one, Benfica won eight and one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Seferović 18 goals |   M. González Gutiérrez 12 goals |  G. Waldschmidt 7 goals |
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| Tondela | Benfica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 10 | 8 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | 15 | 0 | Scored | S | 12 | 30 | 56 |
| 47 | 13 | 9 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 83% | 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 48% | 29% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 50% | 45% |
| 24% | 14% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 21% | 17% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 21% | 17% |
| 48% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 43% | 45% |
| 21% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 43% | 48% |
| 34% | 36% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 21% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.4 | 9.9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 11.9 | 14 |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 33% | 28% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 44% | 38% |
- 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 most scored goals (30) away in Primeira Liga
- Tondela have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) 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 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 37 | 73 |
| 2 | Porto | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 57 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 33 | 66 |
| 3 | Benfica | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 34 | 60 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 29 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 58 |
| 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -1 | 45 |
| 6 | Vitória SC | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | -5 | 38 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 35 |
| 9 | Belenenses | 29 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 34 |
| 10 | Tondela | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 32 | -15 | 34 |
| 11 | Portimonense | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 21 | -4 | 32 |
| 12 | Gil Vicente | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -11 | 31 |
| 13 | Famalicão | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Maritimo | 29 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 20 | -16 | 30 |
| 15 | Rio Ave | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -10 | 30 |
| 16 | Boavista | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -11 | 28 |
| 17 | Farense | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 25 |
| 18 | Nacional | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -22 | 21 |