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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

Last Game: Pacos de Ferreira 0-2 Benfica
Friday, May 13 at 8.15pm in Primeira Liga
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
CSporting Lisbon34293296296790
2Benfica34255477284980
3Porto34226663273672
4Braga34215871502168
5Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes34196952381463
6MoreirenseMoreirense34167113635155
7AroucaArouca34137145450446
8FamalicaoFamalicao341012123741-442
9Casa Pia34108163850-1238
10SC FarenseFarense34107174651-537
11Rio AveRio Ave3461993843-537
12Gil Vicente3499164252-1036
13Estoril PraiaEstoril3496194958-933
14Estrela Amadora34712153353-2033
15BoavistaBoavista34711163962-2332
16PortimonensePortimonense3488183972-3332
RVizela34511183666-3026
RChavesChaves3458213172-4123


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