Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Porto & Varzim 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 Porto nor Varzim 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.
Porto form and stats
Porto participated in Taça De Portugal the last season, where they reached the final.Home games in the Primeira Liga have been a walk in the park for Porto so far, with 21 points won from 7 matches; 7 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. 3W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Taça De Portugal for Porto. Porto has a nice streak going on as they have played 15 consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Gil Vicente defeat 157 days ago. The Porto fans aren't used to losing here at Estadio do Dragao and will expect new points from this game. Porto has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.
Porto are confident in defense, having played 259 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Happy days for Porto in their previous game, a Primeira Liga match away at Moreirense that ended with a 4-2 victory. Before that match, a Primeira Liga win away at Sporting CP.
A goal frenzy last time out for Porto, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Moreirense. Fun stuff to watch!
Porto are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Estadio do Dragao with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. 14 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Porto has won 14 times, drawn 0 and lost 0. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Porto has won by at least two goals 10 times when in this position.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Primeira Liga game versus Sporting Braga in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio do Dragao.
Porto are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (18 goals in 7 games). Porto have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 0 goals.
Varzim form and stats
Last season their Taça De Portugal adventure ended in the 2nd round.The story so far for the visiting team on their Segunda Liga travels is 2 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Taça De Portugal stats, they have 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Segunda Liga home defeat versus Academico Viseu with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Vilafranquense.
Varzim are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found seven matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Of the defeats, 1 game were lost by at least two goals margin.
Varzim are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 7 away games so far. As opposed to that, Varzim have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Porto 2 wins, 0 draws and Varzim 0 victories. As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Acevedo 10 goals |   J. Mendes 7 goals |  L. Lumeka 6 goals |
Porto missing players
Varzim missing players
| Porto | Varzim | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 6 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 53 | 26 | Scored | S | 14 | 30 | ||
| 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 6.6 | 7.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.7 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.9 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 4 | 6 | ||
| 379 | 176 | Total Shots | T S | 75 | 238 | ||
| 140 | 73 | Shots on Target | S O | 29 | 77 | ||
| 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 38% | ||
| 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 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 34 | 45 |
| 2 | Porto | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 41 |
| 3 | Famalicao | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 27 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| 6 | Sporting Braga | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 21 |
| 8 | Vitoria Setubal | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 19 |
| 9 | Tondela | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 10 | Boavista | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 19 |
| 11 | Gil Vicente | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Maritimo | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 13 | Santa Clara | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -8 | 17 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Belenenses | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -16 | 15 |
| 16 | Pacos de Ferreira | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -11 | 14 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 13 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 24 | -17 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Farense | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 33 |
| 2 | Nacional | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | Mafra | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Varzim | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | Chaves | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | Sporting Covilha | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Leixoes | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | Academico Viseu | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 23 |
| 9 | Estoril | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Academica | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Penafiel | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| 12 | Feirense | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 13 | Benfica II | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | UD Oliveirense | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 17 |
| 15 | Porto II | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 15 |
| 16 | Vilafranquense | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 17 | Casa Pia | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -15 | 8 |
| 18 | Cova Piedade | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -18 | 8 |