Match Report
The table read 5th (Benfica, 7 pts) against 17th (Estoril, 1 pts), 6 points apart. In league terms the two rates read 3.67/1 for Benfica and 0.5/1.75 for Estoril (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.35.
Benfica entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Estoril's winless run stood at 6. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Benfica against 3/15 for Estoril.
24 meetings are on record — 21 won by Benfica, 0 by Estoril, 3 drawn, at 3.13 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
H. Carvalho officiated: 64 games logged, averaging 2.1 yellow cards each. Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, capacity 68,100, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Benfica led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Benfica: Vangelis Pavlidis (40'), Clément Lenglet (51') · Estoril: Yanis Begraoui (82')
Key stats
Possession: Benfica 66% · Estoril 34% · Total shots: 25-4 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 9-0