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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 1
Aug 14, 2023 at 8.45pm UK
Estadio do Bessa Seculo XXI
Benfica

Boavista
3 - 2
Benfica

Bozenik (55', 90+13'), Lourenco (90' pen.)
Reisinho (1'), Petit (2'), Makouta (11'), Perez (14'), Onyemaechi (67'), Silva Conceicao (90+8'), Bozenik (90+15')
Lourenco (90+11')
FT(HT: 0-1)
di Maria (22'), Silva (75')
di Maria (54'), Silva (65'), Bah (82'), Silva (88')
Musa (50')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's Primeira Liga clash between Boavista and Benfica, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Benfica 2-0 Porto
Wednesday, August 9 at 8.45pm in Portuguese Super Cup

We said: Boavista 0-2 Benfica

Though they have been forced to make changes to a title-winning squad, Benfica still look strong enough to retain their status as Portugal's top dogs this year and they should start their Liga campaign with a win. Boavista lack a major goal threat and surely cannot defy their visitors' fearsome front line for a full 90 minutes. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Benfica win with a probability of 54.63%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Boavista had a probability of 21.35%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.05%) and 1-2 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.42%), while for a Boavista win it was 1-0 (6.72%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood.

Result
BoavistaDrawBenfica
21.35% (-0.793 -0.79) 24.02% (-0.044999999999998 -0.04) 54.63% (0.839 0.84)
Both teams to score 50.57% (-0.916 -0.92)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.74% (-0.687 -0.69)50.26% (0.688 0.69)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.79% (-0.612 -0.61)72.21% (0.613 0.61)
Boavista Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.89% (-1.167 -1.17)38.11% (1.168 1.17)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.13% (-1.143 -1.14)74.87% (1.144 1.14)
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.71% (0.059999999999988 0.06)18.29% (-0.059000000000001 -0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.64% (0.102 0.1)49.36% (-0.1 -0.1)
Score Analysis
    Boavista 21.35%
    Benfica 54.62%
    Draw 24.02%
BoavistaDrawBenfica
1-0 @ 6.72% (-0.026 -0.03)
2-1 @ 5.51% (-0.189 -0.19)
2-0 @ 3.24% (-0.118 -0.12)
3-1 @ 1.77% (-0.12 -0.12)
3-2 @ 1.51% (-0.099 -0.1)
3-0 @ 1.04% (-0.073 -0.07)
Other @ 1.55%
Total : 21.35%
1-1 @ 11.42% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-0 @ 6.97% (0.192 0.19)
2-2 @ 4.68% (-0.151 -0.15)
Other @ 0.95%
Total : 24.02%
0-1 @ 11.84% (0.35 0.35)
0-2 @ 10.05% (0.307 0.31)
1-2 @ 9.7% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
0-3 @ 5.7% (0.188 0.19)
1-3 @ 5.5% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.65% (-0.08 -0.08)
0-4 @ 2.42% (0.084 0.08)
1-4 @ 2.33% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
2-4 @ 1.13% (-0.032 -0.03)
Other @ 3.31%
Total : 54.62%

How you voted: Boavista vs Benfica

Boavista
9.1%
Draw
6.8%
Benfica
84.1%
44
Head to Head
Feb 20, 2023 9.15pm
Gameweek 21
Benfica
3-1
Boavista
Gilberto (55'), Ramos (82'), Musa (90+2')
Njie (58')
Aug 27, 2022 6pm
Gameweek 4
Boavista
0-3
Benfica

Lourenco (27'), Cannon (52'), Sasso (81'), Makouta (90+2')
Morato (30'), Mario (67', 82')
Silva (7'), Schmidt (52'), Grimaldo (57')
Feb 18, 2022 8.15pm
Gameweek 23
Boavista
2-2
Benfica
Sauer (74'), Makouta (80')
Perez (40'), Garcia (47'), Gorre (69'), Musa (84'), Hamache (90')
Taarabt (21'), Grimaldo (30')
Weigl (15'), Otamendi (27'), Grimaldo (84')
Jan 25, 2022 7.45pm
Semi-Finals
Benfica
1-1
Boavista
Benfica win 3-2 on penalties
Everton (16')
Bernardo (29')
Sauer (53' pen.)
Musa (17'), Abascal (36'), Makouta (46'), Petit (70')
Sep 20, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 6
Benfica
3-1
Boavista
Nunez (14', 61'), Weigl (34')
Verissimo (59')
Sauer (32')
Nathan (36'), Porozo (69'), Musa (74')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CSporting Lisbon32273292296384
2Benfica32244471274476
3Porto32206660263466
4Braga32205768472165
5Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes32186847341360
6MoreirenseMoreirense32147113334-149
7AroucaArouca321371253421146
8FamalicaoFamalicao32912113539-439
9SC FarenseFarense32107154546-137
10Rio AveRio Ave3261793540-535
11Casa Pia3298153648-1235
12Gil Vicente3289154051-1133
13Estoril PraiaEstoril3296174855-733
14BoavistaBoavista32710153658-2231
15Estrela Amadora32612143249-1730
16PortimonensePortimonense3277183469-3528
17ChavesChaves3258193168-3723
RVizela32410183064-3422


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