Match Report
Benfica, 3rd with 80 points, sat 41 points above Estoril (10th, 39). Estoril ranked just 17th in the league on five-round form despite their 10th table position.
Estoril had not won in 7 games. Benfica had not lost in 10 games, having scored in 12 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Estoril against 11/15 for Benfica.
The head-to-head ledger counts 23 games: 0 Estoril wins, 20 for Benfica, 3 draws, at 3.09 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 65% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 65%.
Goal scorers
Estoril: Peixinho (90') · Benfica: Rafa Silva (16'), Richard Ríos (7'), Alexander Bah (15')
Key stats
Possession: Estoril 48% · Benfica 52% · Total shots: 16-19 · On target: 6-8 · Corners: 2-9