National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's SL Benfica W or Sporting W that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both sides have had ample time to rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's agree to expect an energetic game!
SL Benfica W form and stats
Home games in the 1st Division Women have been a walk in the park for SL Benfica W so far, with 18 points won from 6 matches; 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
A nice win for Benfica last time playing, versus Amora W. That was also a home game and the match ended 8-0. As indicated by the result mentioned above, SL Benfica W played a great game against Amora W and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
Before that match, a Taça da Liga Feminina win away at Valadares Gaia W.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Benfica, as the Taça da Liga Feminina home game vs Sporting W is only four days away.
SL Benfica W always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica with 27 goals in 6 league games.
Sporting W form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Sporting W so far, with 5-1-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are 1st Division Women statistics.
Sporting W play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-2 victory visiting Vilaverdense W.
Prior to that result Sporting W won their away game at Damaiense W in the Taça da Liga Feminina. The scoreline was 4-1.Sporting W have another match that requires travelling in just four days, a Taça da Liga Feminina fixture versus SL Benfica W. A demanding schedule for the guests!
The Sporting W manager Almeida has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 27 goals in 6 league matches away. Sporting W are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last four meetings: three - zero - one (SL Benfica W wins - draws - Sporting W wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.
SL Benfica W missing players
Sporting W missing players
| SL Benfica W | Sporting W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 21 | 10 | Won | W | 11 | 18 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 99 | 48 | Scored | S | 55 | 86 | ||
| 29 | 10 | Conceded | C | 8 | 17 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 84% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 57% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 43% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 40% | ||
| 56% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 64% | 56% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 8% | ||
| 6.2 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15.1 | 16.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.4 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 43% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 11.1 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SL Benfica W | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 46 | 33 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga W | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 25 |
| 3 | Famalicão W | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 24 |
| 4 | Sporting W | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 32 | 23 |
| 5 | Damaiense W | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 22 |
| 6 | Vilaverdense W | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Ouriense W | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -11 | 11 |
| 8 | Valadares Gaia W | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | -14 | 11 |
| 9 | Torreense W | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -15 | 10 |
| 10 | Albergaria W | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -19 | 8 |
| 11 | Maritimo W | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | -26 | 6 |
| 12 | Amora W | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 25 | -41 | 0 |
