Vitória SC and Benfica are both riding high in the Primeira Liga with their 5th and 1st positions respectively. Expect a great game!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Vitória SC form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Dom Afonso Henriques as Vitória SC have scored 15 goals to get 14 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Primeira Liga are 4-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The Vitória SC supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Sporting Covilha in League Cup and win 3-0. Before that, Vitória SC played out a Primeira Liga draw 2-2 when visiting Gil Vicente.
Vitória SC can score goals in their home matches. After 7 league matches they have found the net 15 times. Vitória SC are not conceding a lot of goals here at Dom Afonso Henriques in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 7 matches.
Benfica form and stats
Benfica, who have the most scored goals (37) in Primeira Liga, have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 18 points collected from 6 Primeira Liga games. 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats is the record so far. Things are running smoothly for Benfica who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Porto.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Vitória FC (placed 7th) in their previous outing. The League Cup match ended in a draw 2-2. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Sporting Braga in the Taça De Portugal.
It looked so good for Benfica vs Vitória FC, but the job was not completed and two points were lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
Benfica are a potent attacking force on the road with their 15 goals in 6 league games. The Benfica defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (3 goals in 6 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 0 - 1 - 9 (Vitória SC wins - draws - Benfica wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Pizzi 11 goals |  Carlos Vinícius 10 goals |   E. Tapsoba 4 goals |
Vitória SC missing players
Benfica missing players
| Vitória SC | Benfica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 15 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 15 | 37 |
| 17 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 83% | 86% |
| 43% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 36% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 14% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 64% | 43% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 21% |
| 21% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 71% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 7.5 | 8.6 | 12 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.7 | 6.6 |
| 4.7 | 3.4 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 214 | 107 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 88 | 202 |
| 67 | 34 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 27 | 65 |
| 36% | 44% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 56% | 57% |
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals (3) away
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals (5)
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2)
- Benfica has the most points (18) away
- Benfica has the most scored goals (15) away
- Benfica has the most scored goals (37)
- Benfica has the most scored goals in the second half (25)
- Benfica has the the best goal difference (+12) away
- Benfica has the the best goal difference (+32)
- 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 scored in all their away matches so far.
- Benfica have won all their away games so far.
- Benfica have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Benfica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Benfica is in the best form (6-0-0)
- Vitória SC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Vitória SC have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Vitória SC 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 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 32 | 39 |
| 2 | Porto | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 35 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 4 | Famalicão | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 5 | Vitória SC | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | Vitória FC | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 | Tondela | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 9 | Sporting Braga | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | Boavista | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 17 |
| 12 | Gil Vicente | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 15 |
| 14 | Marítimo | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 15 |
| 15 | Santa Clara | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 14 |
| 16 | Portimonense | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 12 |
| 17 | Pacos de Ferreira | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -15 | 6 |