At Estádio da Luz, Dragão has a chance to lift the 30th national title
Classic day in Portugal worth the cup. In a little while, at 2 pm (Brasilia time), at Estádio da Luz, in Lisbon, Benfica welcomes Porto, for the 33rd round of the Portuguese Championship. Dragons only need a draw to be able to crown their 30th national title.
On two previous occasions, Porto had the opportunity to confirm the national title, however, in these cases it did not depend solely on itself for this. Currently, with 85 points (27 wins, four draws and one defeat), Porto has a six-point advantage over Sporting, in second place.
Benfica this season has only to postpone the party of the biggest rival, since there are only two rounds left for the end of the season. With the imminent departure of coach Nelson Veríssimo, the German Roger Schmidt is currently the most quoted to assume this position. Benfica, with 71 points, is in third place, recording 22 wins, five draws and five defeats. 74% utilization.
(3.15) Benfica vs Porto (2.22); hunches and predictions
Both teams score: Due to the technical quality of the rivals, and mainly due to Porto’s need to win, the trend is towards an open classic, with a good number of opportunities. Therefore, one of the most targeted markets in the game is goals for both teams.
For Porto to have more corners: Even playing away from home, Porto should have more ball possession, mainly due to the importance of the positive result. With that, you should create more opportunities, and consequently, your potential for corners is greater.
More than 0.5 goals in the 1st half: Due to the technical quality of the teams, goal opportunities should appear from the first minutes. So another good guess is for at least one goal in the first half of the game.
In the direct confrontation, Porto has the advantage: it has 99 victories, against 88 victories for Benfica and the teams have drawn 62 times.
Statistics of SL Benfica and FC Porto in Liga Portugal 2021/22
Benfica
. Average of 2.4 goals scored and 0.9 conceded
. 11/33 games without conceding a goal
. Over 1.5 at 88% and over 2.5 at 63%
. Both teams score in 63% of games
. Average of 1.22 goals scored and 0.41 conceded in the first half
. 24% of goals conceded between minutes 61 and 70
. Average of 15.5 shots and 6.8 corners
. 61.7% ball possession
. Second half with more goals in 41% of matches
. Average of 2.4 offsides
. Average of 14.0 fouls and 2.2 yellow cards
. 3 reds
. Top scorer: Darwin with 26 goals
Porto
. Average of 2.6 goals scored and 0.7 conceded
. 14/33 games without conceding a goal
. Over 1.5 at 84% and over 2.5 at 69%
. Both teams score in 53% of games
. Average of 1.25 goals scored and 0.44 conceded in the first half
. 40% of goals scored between minutes 31 and 50
. Average of 17.9 shots and 6.4 corners
. 64% ball possession
. First half with more goals at 47%
. Average of 1.8 offsides
. Average of 14.8 fouls and 2.3 yellow cards
. 6 reds
. Top scorer: Taremi with 20 goals
