Vitória FC will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 31 points behind Benfica.
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!
Vitória FC form and stats
The story so far in the Primeira Liga for Vitória FC at their home stadium (Estádio do Bonfim) is 3 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats. With Vitória FC having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager J. Velázquez Santiago.
The home team returns to Estádio do Bonfim after being equal after 90 minutes with Portimonense (placed 17th) on their last time out; the Primeira Liga game ended 0-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Sporting Braga.
Vitória FC have scored 6 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Vitória FC have conceded only 10 goals.
Benfica form and stats
The strength of Benfica, who have the most scored goals (51) in Primeira Liga, on their travels this season is incredible with 30 points collected from 11 Primeira Liga away games. Benfica has 10-0-1 on the road, with 23 goals scored and 6 conceded.
Benfica played 1-1 against Moreirense in their previous match. A draw for Benfica before that, at their own venue hosting Shakhtar Donetsk (3-3).
The Benfica manager B. Nascimento has got the team scoring on the road, with 23 away goals in 11 league matches. It's not easy to score on Benfica as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Benfica - Vitória FC 1-0. Vitória FC-Benfica H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Vitória FC one win, Benfica six wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  C. Alves Morais 15 goals |  L. Fernandes 13 goals |  R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 5 goals |
Vitória FC missing players
Benfica missing players
| Vitória FC | Benfica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 10 | 23 | 51 |
| 26 | 10 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 74% | 64% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 48% | 36% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 73% | 78% |
| 35% | 27% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 45% | 48% |
| 22% | 18% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 27% | 35% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 30% | 27% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 36% | 30% |
| 48% | 64% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 64% | 61% |
| 48% | 45% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5 | 7 |
| 7.1 | 5.5 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 226 | 118 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 56 | 143 | 341 |
| 69 | 29 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 48 | 115 |
| 23% | 21% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 48% | 44% |
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals (13)
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals (6) away
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5)
- Benfica has the most clean sheets (14)
- Benfica has the most clean sheets (7) away
- Benfica has the most points (30) away
- Benfica has the most scored goals (51)
- Benfica has the most scored goals in the second half (33)
- Benfica has the the best goal difference (+17) away
- Benfica has the the best goal difference (+38)
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Benfica have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Benfica have scored more than double the goals of Vitória FC.
- Benfica have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Benfica 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 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 34 | 59 |
| 2 | Benfica | 23 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 38 | 58 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 43 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 39 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | Famalicao | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 36 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 29 |
| 9 | Gil Vicente | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 29 |
| 10 | Boavista | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 28 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| 12 | Vitória FC | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 27 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -19 | 25 |
| 14 | Tondela | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -10 | 24 |
| 15 | Maritimo | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 24 |
| 16 | Pacos de Ferreira | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -15 | 22 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 23 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -16 | 16 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 23 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -22 | 13 |