Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Estrela Amadora & Benfica face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Taça De Portugal. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Estrela Amadora nor Benfica as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Estrela Amadora form and stats
Last season their Taça De Portugal adventure ended in the semi-finals.Home games in the 2. Division: Group G have been a walk in the park for Estrela Amadora so far, with 18 points won from 6 matches; 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. On the other hand, in the Taça De Portugal, Estrela Amadora has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. Estrela haven’t lost a league-game in eleven attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Real, 3908 days ago. Estrela has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here. We remember; it was Real.
The Estrela goalkeeper Filipe Joaquim Goncalves Andrade Ponce de Leao is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 256 minutes without conceding a goal in the 2. Division: Group G.
Estrela drew their last game, 0-0 away at Rabo Peixe. Before that, Estrela Amadora had a 2. Division: Group G home game versus Fabril Barreiro which ended with a victory 1-0.
Goals decide football matches and Estrela are scoring many of them at home; 13 on target from 6 league matches. Defensively Estrela Amadora have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Benfica form and stats
Last season their Taça De Portugal adventure ended in the final.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Primeira Liga.
The supporters enjoyed Benfica's previous game versus Tondela, a Primeira Liga 2-0 win played at home. A 1-1 draw at Santa Clara's stadium before that.
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 Porto.
The Benfica manager J. Pinheiro de Jesus has got the team scoring on the road, with 13 away goals in 6 league matches. 6 goals have been conceded by Benfica in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's zero Estrela victories, one draw and seven Benfica wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Seferović 7 goals |  G. Waldschmidt 6 goals |   T. Dias Watche 3 goals |
Estrela Amadora missing players
Benfica missing players
| Estrela Amadora | Benfica | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 30 | 20 | Scored | S | 23 | 56 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 16 | 28 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 14% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 12.9 | 16.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 13 | ||
| 5.1 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5 | ||
| 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 45% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Estrela Amadora | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 26 |
| 2 | Sporting CP II | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 24 |
| 3 | Oriental Dragon | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Real | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Praiense | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Rabo Peixe | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Fabril Barreiro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 7 | Fontinhas | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Ideal | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 10 |
| 9 | Belenenses II | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 9 |
| 10 | Olimpico do Montijo | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -12 | 6 |
| 11 | Fabril Barreiro | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 3 |
| 12 | Oriental Lisboa | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 3 |
| 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 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 35 |
| 2 | Porto | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 31 |
| 3 | Benfica | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| 5 | Pacos de Ferreira | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Maritimo | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 14 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 14 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 | Nacional | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 13 |
| 12 | Moreirense | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -5 | 13 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 12 |
| 14 | Tondela | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 12 |
| 15 | Portimonense | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Famalicao | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -10 | 11 |
| 17 | Boavista | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
| 18 | Farense | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 9 |