Match Report
Benfica, 2nd with 80 points, sat 56 points above Boavista (18th, 24). On the form table Boavista stood 8th over the last five rounds, despite being 18th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Benfica 2.47 scored and 0.82 conceded per game, Boavista 0.71 and 1.74, with the league averaging 1.28.
Benfica carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Boavista had been beaten in seven straight games. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for Benfica, 0/15 for Boavista.
GioScore's database holds 22 meetings between the two: 16 for Benfica, 3 for Boavista and 3 drawn, at 3.36 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 73% of the meetings.
Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, capacity 68,100, hosted the game. Benfica led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Benfica: Vangelis Pavlidis (70'), Orkun Kökçü (77'), Andrea Belotti (28')
Key stats
Possession: Benfica 73% · Boavista 27% · Total shots: 30-6 · On target: 14-2 · Corners: 13-2