Portugal - Liga PortugalStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Benfica and Porto, taking place on Friday, 29 September 2023, at Estádio da Luz in Lisboa.
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Benfica, Recent FormBenfica head into this match with some confidence in the knowledge that they recorded a solid 3-1 away win against Portimonense in their last league encounter. During that encounter they had 66% possession and had 14 attempts on goal with 7 on target, while their opponents hit 4 of their 10 shots on goal.
With 16 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, their manager Roger Schmidt will be very pleased with his team's form going forward, but he will be casting a cautious eye over his defence, who have shipped 7 goals in the same period. Their goal scoring streak at home now stands at 19 games in a row, and they're also currently on a run of 5 consecutive clean sheets at Estádio da Luz.
They've had a good run of form recently, with 5 straight wins in a row, and are unbeaten home or away in their last 5 league games.
Ángel Di María will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 4 goals in the last 6 league games for Benfica.
Porto, Recent FormPorto have set themselves up nicely for this match by securing a 2-1 home win against Gil Vicente in their previous league match. In that game they had 61% possession and managed 21 attempts on goal, with 7 on target, compared to Gil Vicente who had 12 attempts and 4 on target.
Manager Sérgio Conceição will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 10 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 5 goals conceded in the same period. Their goal scoring streak now stands at 15 games in a row, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.
They are showing impressive form away from home with a run of 7 straight wins in a row and added to that are unbeaten on their travels in 18 games.
Mehdi Taremi is the man of the moment at Porto right now and the toast of their travelling support, having notched up 6 goals from the last 6 away outings in the league.
Porto recorded a 1-2 win last time these two sides went head to head in the league.
As away records go, Dragões have built up a decent scoring streak against Benfica in the league, having scored at least 1 goal in each of their last 4 away meetings.
In the league, Porto has a good track record when they travel to Benfica, getting the better of them to win their last 2 games.
With no real injury worries, Benfica manager Roger Schmidt will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Sérgio Conceição has a number of injury concerns in his Porto squad to contend with: Francisco Evanilson (Sprained knee), Iván Marcano (Cruciate ligament) and Gabriel Veron (Muscle)
Benfica Playing at home | Porto Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals scored | 1.7 |
| 0 | Goals conceded | 0.7 |
| 45' | Time first goal scored | 62' |
| - | Time first goal conceded | 51' |
| 2.5 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.3 |
| 4.5 | Subs used | 4.7 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 2-1 |
| - | Biggest defeat | - |
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