Benfica vs Porto Preview

Benfica

Benfica won their last league match 3-1 over Portimonense on the road, extending their winning streak to five, and putting them in the third spot on 15 points through six matches. They have only wins after the loss 2-3 to Boavista in their opening game for the 2023/24 Primeira Liga campaign

Angel Di Maria has been the key performer for Benfica this season. He leads the club with four goals, two of those having been the first of the match.

Porto

Porto earned a 2-1 home victory over Gil Vicente in their last league match to extend their unbeaten start to six games (5 wins and one draw), putting them in second spot on 16 points through six matches, level on points with leaders Sporting Lisbon.

Ivan Marcano and Toni Martinez who have each scored twice are the leading scorers for visitors Porto in their 2023/24 Primeira Liga campaign.

Benfica vs Porto History & Statistics

• Porto won the last Primeira Liga meeting between the teams, 2-1 at Da Luz stadium last season.

• Benfica have only won one of their last 5 home games against Porto.

• There has been a first-half goal scored in each of Benfica's last 5 games in a row.

• Di Maria has scored in four of the six Primeira Liga games this season for Benfica.

• 10 of the last 10 games between Benfica and Porto have seen four or more cards. Nine of them had a card inside the first 30 minutes.

• Porto have earned three points in each of their three away league matches this season. They have an 18-match away unbeaten streak in Primera Liga (14 wins and four draws) since August 2022.