Benfica v FC Porto

Benfica vs Porto Preview

There is also action from the Portuguese top flight on Friday night which features the pick of the weekend's fixtures in the Primeira Liga as third placed Benfica play host to second placed Porto in what is expected to be a mouthwatering encounter at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

Despite being handed a 3-2 defeat away from home at Boavista on the opening day of the season, Benfica have quickly got themselves back on track by posting an impressive five-match winning streak which has helped the hosts up into third spot on the Primeira Liga table and just a point within their upcoming visitors, Porto, and league leaders, Sporting Lisbon.

Victories against Estrela, Gil Vicente, Vitoria Guimaraes, Vizela and Portimonense underline the early threat that Benfica pose and the hosts will be brimming with confidence ahead of this important showdown on Friday night.

The bigger picture shows that Benfica have suffered just three defeats out of their last 26 matches overall in the Portuguese top flight which included 21 wins but one of the three losses came in the form of a 2-1 defeat home to Porto back in early April of last season.

Incidentally, six of Benfica's last 10 matches overall have also seen both teams score as well.

Porto occupy second place in the Primeira Liga standings as the visitors still remain unbeaten after their opening six games of this new campaign, picking up five wins and two draws in the process but they also face another tough challenge in the shape of Benfica on Friday night.

Early season wins against Moreirense, Farense, Rio Ave, Estrela and Gil Vicente have produced the majority of points to date for Porto who have also picked up a point in a draw with Arouca, so they too will be in confident mood ahead of Friday night's showdown at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

The bigger picture shows Porto have put together a solid and impressive 18-match unbeaten sequence in the Portuguese top flight, a record that extends back into last season's campaign while goals for both teams also looks likely for this upcoming tussle as 11 of Porto's previous 18 league matches have seen both teams score.

In addition, Porto are unbeaten in their last 18 away games and the visitors have scored at least once in 16 of these 18 matches as well.

Benfica v Porto Verdict

Both Benfica and Porto have produced impressive starts to their respective Primeira Liga campaigns and accordingly, both sides carry serious goal threats into this keenly anticipated Friday night clash at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

Therefore, the prospect of both teams hitting the back of the net is an attractive one.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score Yes @ 1.75

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.60

Correct score: 1-1 @ 7.00