FC Porto vs Benfica: result 1-0 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 5Kick-off on September 20, 2015 at 06:15 PM (UTC)Estádio Do Dragão, Porto
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What was the result of FC Porto vs Benfica?
FC Porto won 1-0 on September 20, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 86′André AndréFC Porto
Official lineup for FC Porto vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
FC Porto
- 9V. Aboubakar
- 6Rúben Neves
- 8Y. Brahimi
- 17J. Corona
- 20André André
- 25G. Imbula
- 2M. Pereira
- 4Maicon
- 5Iván Marcano
- 21M. Layún
- 12Iker Casillas Fernández
Benfica
- 11Konstantinos Mitroglou
- 17Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 7A. Samaris
- 10N. Gaitán
- 20Gonçalo Guedes
- 4Luisão
- 19Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 33Jardel
- 34André Almeida
- 50Nélson Semedo
- 12Júlio César
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, FC Porto have 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat; Benfica have 11, 2 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2015 | Dynamo Kyiv(away) | 2-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 12, 2015 | Arouca(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 29, 2015 | Estoril(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 22, 2015 | Maritimo(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 15, 2015 | Guimaraes(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2015 | FC Astana(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Belenenses(home) | 6-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 29, 2015 | Moreirense(home) | 3-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 23, 2015 | Arouca(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 16, 2015 | Estoril(home) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 FC Porto wins, 2 draws, 2 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2015 | Benfica 0-0 FC Porto | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 14, 2014 | FC Porto 0-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| May 10, 2014 | FC Porto 2-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 12, 2014 | Benfica 2-0 FC Porto | Primeira Liga |
| May 11, 2013 | FC Porto 2-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 13, 2013 | Benfica 2-2 FC Porto | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
FC Porto score 2.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.7 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Porto | 2.1 | 0.9 | 8 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Benfica | 2.7 | 0.5 | 9 | 5/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
FC Porto sit 1st in Primeira Liga (24 points from 8 matches) and Benfica sit 2nd (19 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| 2 | Benfica | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 19 |
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