Benfica vs FC Porto predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The dragon, having lost their last match against Sporting CP, travel to Lisbon with the intention of achieving the best possible result. In this match of the 25th round of the Portugal League,  Benfica will face FC Porto at Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) stadium on 8 March at 14:00, and will be refereed by Joao Pedro Pinheiro.

The home team, Benfica is currently in 3º position in the tournament with 59 points, while FC Porto is currently in 1º position with 66.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Benfica vs FC Porto.

Benfica

Benfica comes from playing against Gil Vicente and finished the match with a result of 1-2, with win for Benfica. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against dragon coached by F. Farioli. In that last match between Benfica and Gil Vicente, The Lisbon team achieved a 51% possession of the ball, with 3 shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by Vangelis Pavlidis and Andreas Schjelderup.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by José Mourinho has achieved 5 wins, 1 draw y 2 defeats. Benfica average number of goals per game is 1.8 goals, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend they have 2 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 14 goals while conceding 8 goals.

Latest statistics in Benfica matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 6/8
• Both teams to score: 5/8
• First to score: 5/8
• Half-time winner: 4/8
• Draw at half-time: 4/8

FC Porto

FC Porto, meanwhile, are coming off a 1-0 defeat against Sporting CP, and travel to the Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) stadium with the intention of turning this last result around and facing Benfica.

In that match between FC Porto and Sporting CP, the dragon team achieved 42% ball possession, getting 1 shots on goal, without managing to score a goal.

Analysing the last 8 matches, F. Farioli's team has won 5, drawn 1 and lost 2. FC Porto average 1.6 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.8 goals per game. With this trend, they have 2 official matches without clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 13 goals while conceding 6 goals.

Latest statistics in FC Porto matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 4/8
• Under 2.5 goals: 4/8
• Both teams to score: 4/8
• First to score: 5/8
• Half-time winner: 4/8

Benfica vs FC Porto: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Benfica vs FC Porto prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Taça de Portugal competition, in an event that took place at the Do Dragão stadium on 14-01-2026 with the result of 1-0, with FC Porto winning.

The last 5 meetings between Benfica and FC Porto have resulted in 2 wins for Benfica, 2 wins for FC Porto, and 1 draw. In those matches, Benfica managed to score 8 goals, while FC Porto scored 8 goals against Benfica.

• In 2/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals