Match Report
45 points separated the sides: Benfica 3rd on 71, Belenenses 18th on 26. Belenenses ranked 10th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. In league terms the two rates read 2.15/0.91 for Benfica and 0.7/1.45 for Belenenses (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.31.
The head-to-head ledger counts 19 games: 15 Benfica wins, 1 for Belenenses, 3 draws, at 3.11 goals per meeting.
Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Lisbon, capacity 64,642, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.