National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Benfica or Porto that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Benfica form and stats
Benfica was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Taça De Portugal. Sporting CP was too strong.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estádio EFAPEL as Benfica have scored 38 goals to get 38 points from 17 games. The overall stats in the Primeira Liga are 12-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Taça De Portugal, Benfica has performed like this (both home and away): 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Benfica, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
The Benfica supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Sporting CP in Primeira Liga and win 2-1. Before that match, a Primeira Liga win away at Desportivo Aves.
The victory against Sporting CP came after Carlos Vinícius's winning goal. The Benfica manager N. da Silva Veríssimo was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 66th minute.
Benfica can score goals in their home matches. After 17 league matches they have found the net 38 times. Benfica have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Porto form and stats
They also participated in Taça De Portugal last season. This ended in the final.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 11 wins, 3 draws and only 3 losses in the Primeira Liga. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Taça De Portugal stats, they have 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away.
Porto lost away at Sporting Braga (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. A home win before that, celebrating 6-1 vs Moreirense.
Porto are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 30 times in 17 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Porto as they have only conceded 15 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Benfica wins - draws - Porto wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Fernandes 18 goals |  C. Alves Morais 18 goals |   M. Marega 12 goals |
Benfica missing players
Porto missing players
| Benfica | Porto | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 45 | 25 | Scored | S | 18 | 50 | ||
| 31 | 18 | Conceded | C | 11 | 22 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 8% | ||
| 7 | 8.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 387 | 217 | Total Shots | T S | 152 | 354 | ||
| 145 | 81 | Shots on Target | S O | 58 | 124 | ||
| 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 40% | ||
| 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 | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 74 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 52 | 82 |
| 2 | Benfica | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 45 | 77 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 61 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 60 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 60 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 55 |
| 6 | Famalicao | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 51 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 54 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 50 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 33 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 24 | -1 | 43 |
| 9 | Gil Vicente | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 23 | -4 | 43 |
| 10 | Santa Clara | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -5 | 43 |
| 11 | Maritimo | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -8 | 39 |
| 12 | Boavista | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -11 | 39 |
| 13 | Pacos de Ferreira | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 52 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 30 | -16 | 39 |
| 14 | Belenenses | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 52 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -25 | 35 |
| 15 | Tondela | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 43 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -15 | 33 |
| 16 | Vitoria Setubal | 33 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -18 | 31 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 33 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 27 | -17 | 30 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 33 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 24 | 66 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 40 | -42 | 17 |