
In a weekend match in week 10, on Friday Oct 21st, Benfica will travel to Porto to battle Porto in a Primeira Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. Porto is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Bayer Leverkusen. Wenderson Galeno struck first for Porto in the 6th minute on a feed from Diogo Meireles Costa, then Mehdi Taremi added another in the 53rd minute on a penalty shot In the end, Bayer Leverkusen couldn’t muster any offence and Porto ran away with the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Porto should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Benfica recorded a 1-1 draw against Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé struck first for Paris Saint Germain in the 40th minute on a penalty shot, but João Mário got the equalizer for Benfica in the 62nd minute on a penalty shot earning Benfica at least a draw. Benfica is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Porto won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Ramos has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Benfica. Both Mehdi Taremi and Wenderson Galeno have been the hottest scorers for Porto in the last five each having scored 3 goals.