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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
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CSporting Lisbon34293296296790
2Benfica34255477284980
3Porto34226663273672
4Braga34215871502168
5Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes34196952381463
6MoreirenseMoreirense34167113635155
7AroucaArouca34137145450446
8FamalicaoFamalicao341012123741-442
9Casa Pia34108163850-1238
10SC FarenseFarense34107174651-537
11Rio AveRio Ave3461993843-537
12Gil Vicente3499164252-1036
13Estoril PraiaEstoril3496194958-933
14Estrela Amadora34712153353-2033
15BoavistaBoavista34711163962-2332
16PortimonensePortimonense3488183972-3332
RVizela34511183666-3026
RChavesChaves3458213172-4123


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