The league table is allowed to rest as Estoril and Benfica battle for Taça De Portugal honors in this first Semi-finals leg of two fixtures.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Primeira Liga game only three days ago.
Estoril form and stats
Last season their Taça De Portugal adventure ended in the 3rd round.The story so far in the Segunda Liga for Estoril at their home stadium (Estádio António Coimbra da Mota) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat. On the other hand, in the Taça De Portugal, Estoril has performed like this (both home and away): 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Prior to that, an away loss at Arouca in the Segunda Liga.
The defeat against Academica was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored three minutes into stoppage time (by Traquina).
A decent goal production from Estoril in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 9 league matches. On the other hand, Estoril have conceded 10 goals.
Benfica form and stats
Last season their Taça De Portugal adventure ended in the final.4-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Benfica in their Primeira Liga matches away. When we have look at the Taça De Portugal statistics, we find 4W-0D-0L. This is both home and away.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Benfica goalkeeper Mile Svilar is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Benfica are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Primeira Liga against Famalicao. A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Vitoria Guimaraes in the Primeira Liga.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Benfica manager J. Pinheiro de Jesus as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Moreirense.
The travelling fans enjoy Benfica's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 8 league matches away. 8 goals have been conceded by Benfica in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Estoril won zero games, one match ended with a draw and Benfica has nine wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: nine / oneTop Goalscorers
  A. Yakubu 7 goals |   H. Seferović 7 goals |  G. Waldschmidt 6 goals |
Estoril missing players
Benfica missing players
| Estoril | Benfica | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 46 | 24 | Scored | S | 16 | 46 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Conceded | C | 15 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 44% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.4 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 12 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.6 | ||
| 43% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 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 | Academica | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 39 |
| 2 | Estoril | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 38 |
| 3 | Feirense | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 37 |
| 4 | Vizela | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 5 | Chaves | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | Arouca | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | Casa Pia | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -5 | 26 |
| 8 | Mafra | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Penafiel | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | Benfica II | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 23 |
| 11 | Leixoes | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 22 |
| 12 | Cova Piedade | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -6 | 20 |
| 13 | Academico Viseu | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | Vilafranquense | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | UD Oliveirense | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 16 | Sporting Covilha | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 17 | Porto II | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 14 |
| 18 | Varzim | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -14 | 14 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting CP | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 27 | 45 |
| 2 | Porto | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 40 |
| 3 | Benfica | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 37 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 37 |
| 5 | Pacos de Ferreira | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 35 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 31 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 24 |
| 9 | Nacional | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 21 |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 19 |
| 11 | Tondela | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -12 | 18 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | Maritimo | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 17 |
| 14 | Gil Vicente | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Portimonense | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Boavista | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 14 | -13 | 14 |
| 17 | Famalicao | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -15 | 14 |
| 18 | Farense | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 13 |