📊 Form Guide

Porto

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Porto will be looking for a repeat result of a 1-2 Primeira Liga success versus Estoril.

In that match, Porto managed 60% possession and 14 shots on goal with 6 on target. For Porto, the scorers were Samu Aghehowa (45') and Rodrigo Mora (64'). At the other end, Estoril got 3 shots at goal with 2 on target. Yanis Begraoui (15') was the scorer for Estoril.

Martín Anselmi's Porto have hit the target 9 times over their last six outings. The number of goals that have been scored against them in those games stands at 6.

Ahead of this clash, Porto are undefeated in their last 16 home league matches. So impressive.

Benfica

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Benfica will go into this encounter following a 3-2 Primeira Liga win with the defeat of Farense in their most recent game.

In that game, Benfica managed 71% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. For Benfica, the scorers were Kerem Aktürkoğlu (7', 54') and Vangelis Pavlidis (23'). Farense had 12 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Tomás Ribeiro (43') and Rony Lopes (63') scored for Farense.

In a total of 5 out of the previous 6 clashes involving Benfica, a minimum of three goals have been struck. The average number of goals per game during that spell is 3.17, with the number of goals averaged by Benfica being 2.17.

Heading into this contest, Benfica are unbeaten in their last 4 away league matches.

↔️ Head to head

Looking over their most recent head to head meetings going back to 21/10/2022 tells us that Porto have won 2 of them & Benfica 4, with the tally of drawn games being 0.

17 goals were scored between them in these games, with 8 for Dragões and 9 for Benfica. The average goals per game has been 2.83.

The previous league meeting featuring these clubs was Primeira Liga match day 11 on 10/11/2024 when the final score was Benfica 4-1 Porto.

On that day, Benfica had 48% possession and 16 shots at goal with 7 on target. Goals were scored by Álvaro Carreras (30') and Ángel Di María (56', 82').

Porto had 8 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Samu Aghehowa (44') and Nehuén Pérez (61' Own goal) scored.

The match was refereed by Jose De Almeida.

📋 Team News: Porto

Vasco Sousa (Broken fibula) and Marko Grujić (Heel injury) are unavailable for Porto gaffer Martín Anselmi.

It seems likely that Dragões will possibly go for a 3-4-3 system in the match, utilising Diogo Costa, Nehuen Perez, Stephen Eustaquio, Ivan Marcano, Joao Mario, Fabio Vieira, Alan Varela, Francisco Moura, Rodrigo Mora, Samuel Aghehowa and Pepe.

📰 Team News: Benfica

Benfica manager Bruno Lage has multiple availability issues to deal with. Renato Sanches (Muscle injury), Manu Silva (Cruciate ligament tear) and Alexander Bah (Cruciate ligament tear) can’t be considered.

We’re of the thinking that Benfica will likely begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 lineup, giving starts to Anatoliy Trubin, Samuel Dahl, Antonio Silva, Nicolas Otamendi, Alvaro Carreras, Fredrik Aursnes, Leandro Barreiro, Angel Di Maria, Orkun Kokcu, Kerem Akturkoglu and Vangelis Pavlidis.

🧠 Prediction

Our feeling is that Benfica and Porto should both be able to find the back of the net here although it’s difficult to select a clear winner.

Shouldn’t be much in it, and a draw looks quite a realistic result. We’re therefore predicting a very close game with a 1-1 scoreline when the full-time whistle blows.

Lucas Pereira, 19:01 06/04/2025