Porto vs Benfica prediction, odds and how to watch

Benfica made it three wins from five Liga Portugal matches at home with a 2-1 victory over Estoril, but a late Yanis Begraoui goal gave the scoreline a closer look than the stats deserved.

Benfica dismantled AGF with a clinical first half at the Estádio da Luz, and the statistics tell a story of a structural mismatch that the scoreline barely does justice to. This was a coaching problem for AGF, not a performance one.

Porto made it five home wins from five in all competitions this season with a controlled 2-0 victory over Arouca, both goals arriving in the final quarter as the hosts' sustained pressure eventually told. The result tells you the scoreline, but the statistics tell you how completely Porto controlled the afternoon.

Benfica arrive at the San Siro on Wednesday night with goals in their legs and a point to prove in the Europa League. AC Milan had better be ready to compete.

Porto have kept five consecutive home clean sheets and sit top of Liga Portugal, but Benfica bring a high-possession, high-volume attacking pattern that has unpicked defences with regularity. Something has to give on Sunday.

Benfica have scored 14 goals in three home Liga Portugal matches this season, and Gil Vicente arrive at the Estádio da Luz having failed to register a single away goal in their last five road trips. Something has to give.

Porto arrive at Casa Pia on Sunday having conceded zero goals in three league matches, while their hosts have shipped ten without reply. The structural gap between these two sides is about as wide as it gets this early in a season.