It's the Super Cup: Benfica and Porto face off

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Competition: Portugal Super Cup
Competition: Wed 09.Aug
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro (30127 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Benfica & Porto face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Super Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!

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Benfica form and stats

Benfica have been outstanding at home so far in the Liga Portugal with 15 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss.

Benfica's last game was hosting Santa Clara and winning 3-0. Midfield player Luís got a match rating of 8.1 in that game, the max score being 10. Luís hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 64 successful passes (of 67 total).

Before that, Benfica had a Liga Portugal home game versus Santa Clara which ended with a victory 3-0.

Goals are plentiful at Estádio Municipal de Aveiro in the league this season as Benfica has scored 48 goals here in 17 home games. From these home matches, Benfica have conceded only 12 goals.

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Porto form and stats

Nothing but glory last season for Porto, as they won the Super Cup.

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 12 wins, 4 draws and only 1 loss in the Liga Portugal.

Two away games in a row for Porto, whose boss Conceição could celebrate last time after the Taça De Portugal win against Sporting Braga. Otávio got a match rating of 8.35 in that game, top player of the team. Otávio scored one goal, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Previously, the Taça De Portugal victory away at Sporting Braga.

The travelling fans enjoy Porto's attacking play in away games, having scored 29 goals in 17 league matches away. Porto are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Benfica victory, two draws and seven Porto wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.

Benfica missing players

Porto missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Benfica Porto
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   13 25
18 10   Won W   11 21
3 0   Drew D   1 2
4 2   Lost L   1 2
57 28   Scored S   23 46
19 7   Conceded C   7 15
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 92%
84% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   69% 68%
52% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   38% 48%
32% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   15% 20%
20% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 12%
44% 33%   BTTS BTTS   38% 40%
48% 58%   Clean Sheets C S   54% 56%
8% 8%   Failed to Score F T   15% 12%
 
6 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   3.8 5.2
3.4 3.2   Corners against (avg) C A   3.6 3.2
1.4 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.8 2.6
2 0   Red cards R C   3 7
 
14.2 14.2   Shots (avg) S (   10.5 12.9
5.1 4.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 5
45% 48%   Goal Efficiency G E   43% 37%
 
7.8 6.7   Shots against (avg) S A   9.8 9.4
2.5 1.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.6 2.8

  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 34 28 3 3 82 20 17 15 1 1 48 12 17 13 2 2 34 8 62 87
2 Porto 34 27 4 3 73 22 17 15 0 2 44 11 17 12 4 1 29 11 51 85
3 Sporting Braga 34 25 3 6 75 30 17 13 2 2 40 11 17 12 1 4 35 19 45 78
4 Sporting CP 34 23 5 6 71 32 17 13 2 2 42 12 17 10 3 4 29 20 39 74
5 Arouca 34 15 9 10 36 37 17 10 2 5 22 17 17 5 7 5 14 20 -1 54
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 34 16 5 13 34 39 17 10 3 4 18 12 17 6 2 9 16 27 -5 53
7 Chaves 34 12 10 12 35 40 17 6 5 6 20 21 17 6 5 6 15 19 -5 46
8 Famalicao 34 13 5 16 39 47 17 9 1 7 21 19 17 4 4 9 18 28 -8 44
9 Boavista 34 12 8 14 43 54 17 8 6 3 23 21 17 4 2 11 20 33 -11 44
10 Casa Pia 34 11 8 15 31 40 17 6 5 6 18 17 17 5 3 9 13 23 -9 41
11 Vizela 34 11 7 16 34 38 17 5 4 8 18 19 17 6 3 8 16 19 -4 40
12 Rio Ave 34 10 10 14 36 43 17 8 3 6 18 14 17 2 7 8 18 29 -7 40
13 Gil Vicente 34 10 7 17 32 41 17 6 6 5 15 14 17 4 1 12 17 27 -9 37
14 Estoril 34 10 5 19 33 49 17 7 2 8 20 24 17 3 3 11 13 25 -16 35
15 Portimonense 34 10 4 20 25 48 17 6 3 8 14 21 17 4 1 12 11 27 -23 34
16 Maritimo 34 7 5 22 32 63 17 6 3 8 21 23 17 1 2 14 11 40 -31 26
17 Pacos de Ferreira 34 6 5 23 26 62 17 3 2 12 13 33 17 3 3 11 13 29 -36 23
18 Santa Clara 34 5 7 22 26 58 17 4 5 8 18 29 17 1 2 14 8 29 -32 22

Table
  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 34 28 3 3 82 20 17 15 1 1 48 12 17 13 2 2 34 8 62 87
2 Porto 34 27 4 3 73 22 17 15 0 2 44 11 17 12 4 1 29 11 51 85
3 Sporting Braga 34 25 3 6 75 30 17 13 2 2 40 11 17 12 1 4 35 19 45 78
4 Sporting CP 34 23 5 6 71 32 17 13 2 2 42 12 17 10 3 4 29 20 39 74
5 Arouca 34 15 9 10 36 37 17 10 2 5 22 17 17 5 7 5 14 20 -1 54
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 34 16 5 13 34 39 17 10 3 4 18 12 17 6 2 9 16 27 -5 53
7 Chaves 34 12 10 12 35 40 17 6 5 6 20 21 17 6 5 6 15 19 -5 46
8 Famalicao 34 13 5 16 39 47 17 9 1 7 21 19 17 4 4 9 18 28 -8 44
9 Boavista 34 12 8 14 43 54 17 8 6 3 23 21 17 4 2 11 20 33 -11 44
10 Casa Pia 34 11 8 15 31 40 17 6 5 6 18 17 17 5 3 9 13 23 -9 41
11 Vizela 34 11 7 16 34 38 17 5 4 8 18 19 17 6 3 8 16 19 -4 40
12 Rio Ave 34 10 10 14 36 43 17 8 3 6 18 14 17 2 7 8 18 29 -7 40
13 Gil Vicente 34 10 7 17 32 41 17 6 6 5 15 14 17 4 1 12 17 27 -9 37
14 Estoril 34 10 5 19 33 49 17 7 2 8 20 24 17 3 3 11 13 25 -16 35
15 Portimonense 34 10 4 20 25 48 17 6 3 8 14 21 17 4 1 12 11 27 -23 34
16 Maritimo 34 7 5 22 32 63 17 6 3 8 21 23 17 1 2 14 11 40 -31 26
17 Pacos de Ferreira 34 6 5 23 26 62 17 3 2 12 13 33 17 3 3 11 13 29 -36 23
18 Santa Clara 34 5 7 22 26 58 17 4 5 8 18 29 17 1 2 14 8 29 -32 22

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