Title race set to light up in Lisbon
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BENFICA v PORTO

Estadio da Luz, Lisbon

HEAD-TO-HEAD (All-time meetings)

Benfica 86 Porto 89

D56

RECENT PRIMEIRA LIGA MEETINGS

Dec 2014 Porto 0-2 Benfica

Benfica inflict Porto’s first league defeat of season with two goals from Lima
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PRIMEIRA LIGA STATISTICS (per match)

Goals for 2.50 2.30

Goals against 0.50 0.40

Shots 14.3 16.1

Corners 6.80 7.45

Average possesion 59% 64%

Coach Jorge Jesus

Captain Luisão

Top Primeira Liga scorer Jonas Oliveira, 16

Match record W24 D2 L3

Coach Julen Lopetegui

Captain Helton Arruda

Top Primeira Liga scorer Jackson Martinez, 17

Match record W22 D5 L2
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TITLE CHALLENGERS

“Big Three” of Benfica, Porto and Sporting have won all but two Primeira Liga titles

Benfica titles: 33

Second places: 27

Porto: 27

Second: 24

Sporting: 18

Second: 20

Jonas

Martinez

Benfica are current champions, winning 2014 title by 7 points

Porto have won nine of last 12 titles.  Finished 3rd in 2014

2014/15: Benfica hold narrow 3-point lead over Porto with 5 matches to play
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Source: Infostrada, Benfica, Porto

Pictures: Getty Images

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