About Match
In the standings it is Porto 1st on 18 points, Benfica 2nd on 16 — separated by 2. Scoring rates set the scale: Porto 2.5 scored and 0.33 conceded per game, Benfica 3.5 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.4. A win would lift Benfica to 19 points and up to 1st, overtaking Porto (other results unchanged).
Benfica enter with seven wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
37 meetings are on record — 18 won by Porto, 9 by Benfica, 10 drawn, at 2.62 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 41% of those meetings.
The venue is Estádio Do Dragão, with room for 50,033 spectators.