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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 33
May 7, 2022 at 6pm UK
Estádio da Luz
Porto

Benfica
0 - 1
Porto


Dias (16'), Ramos (24'), Nunez (53'), Lazaro (62'), Almeida (71'), Otamendi (71'), Mario (82'), Weigl (84'), Yaremchuk (90'), Gilberto (90+6')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Sanusi (90+4')
Grujic (30'), Pepe (40'), Taremi (79'), Costa (90+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Primeira Liga clash between Benfica and Porto, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Benfica

Last Six:
Last Game: Pacos de Ferreira 0-2 Benfica
Friday, May 13 at 8.15pm in Primeira Liga

Porto

Last Six:
Last Game: Porto 3-1 Tondela
Sunday, May 22 at 5.15pm in Taca de Portugal
Next Game: Porto vs. Tondela
Sunday, July 31 at 8.45pm in Portuguese Super Cup

We said: Benfica 1-2 Porto

 Saturday's game sees two of the Portuguese "Big Three" go head to head and this makes for a thrilling and exciting watch. Porto are unbeaten in each of their last eight games against the hosts and we predict they will keep this fine run going and come away with a slender victory.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Porto win with a probability of 39.68%. A win for Benfica has a probability of 35.91% and a draw has a probability of 24.4%.

The most likely scoreline is Benfica 1-1 Porto with a probability of 11.3% and the second most likely scoreline is Benfica 1-2 Porto with a probability of 8.64%.

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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Porto win with a probability of 39.68%. A win for Benfica had a probability of 35.91% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Porto win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.83%) and 0-2 (5.99%). The likeliest Benfica win was 2-1 (8.15%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.3%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Porto would win this match.

Result
BenficaDrawPorto
35.91%24.41%39.68%
Both teams to score 59.8%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.02%42.98%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.62%65.38%
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.37%23.63%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.28%57.72%
Porto Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.3%21.69%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.15%54.85%
Score Analysis
    Benfica 35.91%
    Porto 39.68%
    Draw 24.41%
BenficaDrawPorto
2-1 @ 8.15%
1-0 @ 7.4%
2-0 @ 5.34%
3-1 @ 3.92%
3-2 @ 3%
3-0 @ 2.57%
4-1 @ 1.41%
4-2 @ 1.08%
4-0 @ 0.93%
Other @ 2.12%
Total : 35.91%
1-1 @ 11.3%
2-2 @ 6.23%
0-0 @ 5.13%
3-3 @ 1.53%
Other @ 0.23%
Total : 24.41%
1-2 @ 8.64%
0-1 @ 7.83%
0-2 @ 5.99%
1-3 @ 4.4%
2-3 @ 3.17%
0-3 @ 3.05%
1-4 @ 1.68%
2-4 @ 1.21%
0-4 @ 1.17%
Other @ 2.55%
Total : 39.68%

How you voted: Benfica vs Porto

Benfica
28.2%
Draw
24.4%
Porto
47.4%
78
Head to Head
Dec 30, 2021 9pm
Porto
3-1
Benfica
Vieira (34'), Pepe (37'), Taremi (69')
Cardoso (30'), Pepe (51'), Martinez (90+1')
Yaremchuk (46')
Almeida (8'), Vertonghen (25'), Goncalves (90+3'), Gilberto (90+5')
Almeida (49')
May 6, 2021 6.30pm
Benfica
1-1
Porto
Everton (23')
Weigl (31'), Verissimo (58'), Silva (60'), Leite (71'), Gabriel (81'), Pizzi (81'), Seferovic (83'), Goncalves (89')
Uribe (75')
Oliveira (15'), Pepe (64'), Mbemba (81')
Jan 15, 2021 9pm
Porto
1-1
Benfica
Taremi (25')
Pepe (51'), Corona (64'), Marega (73'), Marchesin (90+5')
Taremi (73')
Grimaldo (17')
Pizzi (50'), Tavares (54'), Chiquinho (78'), Vertonghen (84')
Dec 23, 2020 8.45pm
Porto
2-0
Benfica
Oliveira (25' pen.), Diaz (90')
Pepe (36'), Oliveira (53'), Mbemba (58')

Weigl (30'), Seferovic (90+3')
Aug 1, 2020 8.45pm
Benfica
1-2
Porto
Vinicius (84' pen.)
Dias (12'), Jardel (44'), Weigl (46'), Vinicius (75')
Mbemba (47', 58')
Diaz (9'), Telles (90')
Diaz (38')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon1311024083233
2Benfica1210113172431
3Porto1310123192231
4Santa ClaraSanta Clara139041612427
5Braga137332213924
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes136341612421
7MoreirenseMoreirense136251918120
8FamalicaoFamalicao134631412218
9Rio AveRio Ave134361323-1015
10Casa Pia133551117-614
11Estoril PraiaEstoril133551219-714
12Gil Vicente133461624-813
13Estrela Amadora133371222-1012
14BoavistaBoavista13256816-811
15AVS132561021-1111
16Nacional12237717-109
17SC FarenseFarense13238719-129
18AroucaArouca13229723-168
> Primeira Liga Full Table


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