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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 24
Mar 3, 2024 at 8.30pm UK
Estadio Do Dragao
Benfica

Porto
5 - 0
Benfica

Galeno (20', 44'), Wendell (55'), Pepe (75'), Loader (90')
Conceicao (12'), Gonzalez (79')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Morato (32'), Otamendi (52')
Otamendi (61')

The Match

Match Report

Galeno scores twice as Porto hammer bitter rivals Benfica 5-0 at the Estadio do Dragao, recording their joint-biggest ever victory in O Classico.

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Porto

All competitions
Primeira Liga
Last Game: Santa Clara 1-2 Porto
Thursday, February 29 at 4pm in Taca de Portugal

Benfica

All competitions
Primeira Liga
Last Game: Sporting Lisbon 2-1 Benfica
Thursday, February 29 at 8.45pm in Taca de Portugal

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 44.46%. A win for Benfica had a probability of 31.07% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Porto win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.8%) and 2-0 (7.04%). The likeliest Benfica win was 1-2 (7.44%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.44%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Porto would win this match.

Result
PortoDrawBenfica
44.46% (-0.815 -0.81) 24.46% (0.694 0.69) 31.07% (0.128 0.13)
Both teams to score 58.08% (-2.374 -2.37)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.43% (-3.145 -3.15)44.57% (3.153 3.15)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.06% (-3.116 -3.12)66.94% (3.124 3.12)
Porto Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.83% (-1.617 -1.62)20.17% (1.623 1.62)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.54% (-2.657 -2.66)52.46% (2.665 2.67)
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.75% (-1.468 -1.47)27.25% (1.474 1.47)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.32% (-1.953 -1.95)62.68% (1.959 1.96)
Score Analysis
    Porto 44.46%
    Benfica 31.07%
    Draw 24.46%
PortoDrawBenfica
2-1 @ 9.16% (-0.041 -0.04)
1-0 @ 8.8% (0.744 0.74)
2-0 @ 7.04% (0.258 0.26)
3-1 @ 4.89% (-0.279 -0.28)
3-0 @ 3.76% (-0.051 -0.05)
3-2 @ 3.18% (-0.325 -0.33)
4-1 @ 1.96% (-0.219 -0.22)
4-0 @ 1.51% (-0.1 -0.1)
4-2 @ 1.27% (-0.203 -0.2)
Other @ 2.9%
Total : 44.46%
1-1 @ 11.44% (0.52 0.52)
2-2 @ 5.95% (-0.283 -0.28)
0-0 @ 5.5% (0.716 0.72)
3-3 @ 1.38% (-0.206 -0.21)
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 24.46%
1-2 @ 7.44% (0.034 0.03)
0-1 @ 7.15% (0.664 0.66)
0-2 @ 4.64% (0.251 0.25)
1-3 @ 3.22% (-0.122 -0.12)
2-3 @ 2.58% (-0.238 -0.24)
0-3 @ 2.01% (0.028 0.03)
1-4 @ 1.05% (-0.087 -0.09)
Other @ 2.99%
Total : 31.07%

How you voted: Porto vs Benfica

Porto
44.4%
Draw
26.4%
Benfica
29.2%
72
Head to Head
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Benfica
1-0
Porto
Di Maria (68')
Neves (59'), di Maria (69'), Jurasek (90+5'), Otamendi (90+5')

Carmo (34'), Taremi (35'), Conceicao (45+45'), Wendell (77'), Pedro da Silva Figueiredo Freitas (82'), Conceicao (90+5')
Cardoso (19')
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Final
Benfica
2-0
Porto
Di Maria (61'), Musa (68')
Ristic (15'), Mario (16'), Kokcu (27'), Bah (43'), Neves (49'), Chiquinho (84'), Vlachodimos (87')

Loader (29'), Pepe (33'), Pepe (45+1'), Eustaquio (51'), Sanusi (55')
Pepe (90'), Conceicao (90+8')
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Apr 7, 2023 6pm
Gameweek 27
Benfica
1-2
Porto
Costa (10' og.)
Uribe (45'), Taremi (54')
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Gameweek 10
Porto
0-1
Benfica
Silva (72')
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May 7, 2022 6pm
Gameweek 33
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')
Sanusi (90+4')
Grujic (30'), Pepe (40'), Taremi (79'), Costa (90+1')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CSporting Lisbon32273292296384
2Benfica32244471274476
3Porto32206660263466
4Braga32205768472165
5Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes32186847341360
6MoreirenseMoreirense32147113334-149
7AroucaArouca321371253421146
8FamalicaoFamalicao32912113539-439
9SC FarenseFarense32107154546-137
10Rio AveRio Ave3261793540-535
11Casa Pia3298153648-1235
12Gil Vicente3289154051-1133
13Estoril PraiaEstoril3296174855-733
14BoavistaBoavista32710153658-2231
15Estrela Amadora32612143249-1730
16PortimonensePortimonense3277183469-3528
17ChavesChaves3258193168-3723
RVizela32410183064-3422
> Primeira Liga Full Table


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