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Boavista vs Benfica: result 2-1 and analysis

Primeira LigaRegular Season - 6Kick-off on September 16, 2017 at 05:15 PM (UTC)Estádio do Bessa Século XXI, Porto

Boavista
2-1
Benfica

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What was the result of Boavista vs Benfica?

Boavista won 2-1 on September 16, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 7′Jonas Gonçalves OliveiraBenfica
  • 55′Renato SantosBoavista
  • 74′Fábio EspinhoBoavista

Official lineup for Boavista vs Benfica

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Boavista

4-2-3-1
  1. 18Kuca
  1. 19I. Bulos
  2. 7Renato Santos
  3. 45Gilson Costa
  1. 42I. Mandiang
  2. 10Fábio Espinho
  1. 3Raphael Rossi
  2. 22S. Sparagna
  3. 5Talocha
  4. 20Edu Machado
  1. 33Vagner

Benfica

4-4-2
  1. 14H. Seferović
  2. 10Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
  1. 6Filipe Augusto
  2. 17A. Živković
  3. 18E. Salvio
  4. 21Pizzi
  1. 66Rúben Dias
  2. 3Álex Grimaldo
  3. 34André Almeida
  4. 4Luisão
  1. 30Bruno Varela
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Boavista have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Benfica have 11, 3 and 1.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Boavista
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 10, 2017Guimaraes(away)0-1Primeira Liga
Aug 27, 2017Aves(home)1-0Primeira Liga
Aug 20, 2017Maritimo(away)0-1Primeira Liga
Aug 12, 2017Rio Ave(home)1-2Primeira Liga
Aug 7, 2017Portimonense(away)1-2Primeira Liga
Benfica
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 12, 2017CSKA Moscow(home)1-2UEFA Champions League
Sep 8, 2017Portimonense(home)2-1Primeira Liga
Aug 26, 2017Rio Ave(away)1-1Primeira Liga
Aug 19, 2017Belenenses(home)5-0Primeira Liga
Aug 14, 2017Chaves(away)1-0Primeira Liga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Boavista wins, 2 draws, 4 Benfica wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 20, 2017Boavista 2-2 BenficaPrimeira Liga
Jan 14, 2017Benfica 3-3 BoavistaPrimeira Liga
Mar 20, 2016Boavista 0-1 BenficaPrimeira Liga
Nov 8, 2015Benfica 2-0 BoavistaPrimeira Liga
Jan 31, 2015Benfica 3-0 BoavistaPrimeira Liga
Aug 24, 2014Boavista 0-1 BenficaPrimeira Liga

Last archived meeting: Boavista vs Benfica on May 20, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Boavista score 0.8 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.2 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Boavista0.81.164/156/15
Benfica2.20.769/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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2Benfica861124719

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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