FC Porto vs Benfica: result 3-0 and analysis
Taça de PortugalRound of 16Kick-off on December 23, 2021 at 08:45 PM (UTC)Estádio Do Dragão, Porto
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What was the result of FC Porto vs Benfica?
FC Porto won 3-0 on December 23, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 1′EvanilsonFC Porto
- 7′VitinhaFC Porto
- 31′EvanilsonFC Porto
Official lineup for FC Porto vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
FC Porto
4-4-2- 30Evanilson
- 23João Mário
- 7L. Díaz
- 9M. Taremi
- 20Vitinha
- 25Otávio
- 8M. Uribe
- 12Z. Sanusi
- 2Fábio Cardoso
- 19C. Mbemba
- 1A. Marchesín
Benfica
3-4-1-2- 9D. Núñez
- 28J. Weigl
- 27Rafa
- 20João Mário
- 49A. Taarabt
- 3Álex Grimaldo
- 2Gilberto
- 34André Almeida
- 30N. Otamendi
- 5J. Vertonghen
- 77Helton Leite
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, FC Porto have 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats; Benfica have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2021 | Vizela(away) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Rio Ave(home) | 1-0 | Taça da Liga |
| Dec 12, 2021 | SC Braga(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 1-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Portimonense(away) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2021 | Maritimo(home) | 7-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 15, 2021 | SC Covilha(home) | 3-0 | Taça da Liga |
| Dec 12, 2021 | Famalicao(away) | 4-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 8, 2021 | Dynamo Kyiv(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Sporting CP(home) | 1-3 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 FC Porto wins, 2 draws, 0 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2021 | Benfica 1-1 FC Porto | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 15, 2021 | FC Porto 1-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 23, 2020 | FC Porto 2-0 Benfica | Super Cup |
| Aug 1, 2020 | Benfica 1-2 FC Porto | Taça de Portugal |
| Feb 8, 2020 | FC Porto 3-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 24, 2019 | Benfica 0-2 FC Porto | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
FC Porto score 2.3 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.9 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Porto | 2.3 | 0.9 | 7 | 7/15 | 10/15 |
| Benfica | 2.9 | 1.4 | 5 | 9/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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