Perhaps a welcome break from league football as CF Os Belenenses & Sporting CP face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Taça De Portugal. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
CF Os Belenenses form and stats
CF Os Belenenses have reached this Taça De Portugal stage through battling and winning against Pero Pinheiro.In their previous game, the manager N. Oliveira led his Belenenses to a defeat in the 2. Division: Group E match away at Pero Pinheiro. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio do Restelo.
Before that, CF Os Belenenses had a Taça De Portugal home game versus Pero Pinheiro which ended with a victory 5-3.Sporting CP form and stats
They also participated in Taça De Portugal last season. This ended in the 8th finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Primeira Liga travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Sporting CP are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
It's the second away game in a row for Sporting CP, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Arouca in the Primeira Liga last time out. Midfield player Nuno Santos was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.11/10. Santos scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Borussia Dortmund's place.The schedule is very tough for Sporting CP now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Champions League game at Besiktas is waiting in only four days.
Sporting CP has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. Sporting CP are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
CF Os Belenenses missing players
Sporting CP missing players
| CF Os Belenenses | Sporting CP | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 4 | 2 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Scored | S | 15 | 42 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 22 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 68% | ||
| 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 36% | ||
| 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 48% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 48% | ||
| 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 4% | ||
| 3.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.5 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 2.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 13 | ||
| 4.5 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.8 | ||
| 56% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 35% | ||
| 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 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 21 |
| 2 | Porto | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Estoril | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Portimonense | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Sporting Braga | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Boavista | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Gil Vicente | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Tondela | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 11 | Pacos de Ferreira | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 12 | Vizela | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 13 | Maritimo | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 15 | Santa Clara | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -10 | 6 |
| 16 | Arouca | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 5 |
| 17 | Belenenses | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 18 | Famalicão | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 3 |