Both teams have scored in five of the last six O Classico clashes.
Porto have not lost any of the last six competitive meetings between the clubs (Four wins, two draws).
Porto have lost only one home domestic match in 2021. (Won 16, Drawn 3)
Benfica have scored 30 goals in ten domestic away games this season (average 3.0 per game)
Porto have scored and conceded in four of their last six domestic home games.
Dragoes to Maintain Recent O Classico Dominance

Porto can maintain their recent dominance over Benfica in Thursday’s first O Classico of the season – with the second one to come in the league a week later. This cup clash will be a chance for either side to lay down a marker for the second game and neither will want to give an inch with two string sides likely to be named.

Jorge Jesus will be absent from the Benfica dugout, however, as he serves out a touchline ban and that could give the hosts an even greater advantage. The Dragons have dominated this fixture anyway in recent times with four wins and two draws from the last six clashes.

Sergio Conceicao’s side arrive off the back of a 4-0 league win against Vizela which they totally dominated. That makes it four domestic clean sheets in a row – alarming for Both Teams To Score backers – but Benfica are a much more potent force than anybody they have faced outside the Champions League.

Eagles’ deadly duo can trouble Porto’s defence

The Eagles scored seven in dismissing Maritimo on Sunday with Darwin Nunez moving onto 13 league goals for the campaign – around half of which have been set-up by Rafa. The deadly duo can wreak havoc among any defence in Portugal so should be able to find the back of the net at least once – even if veteran presence Pepe is expected to return to the Dragons’ line-up.

Porto are a more complete team, however, with Mehdi Taremi and Luis Diaz offering more than enough creativity to ensure they can win this game. Porto have lost only one home domestic match in 2021, winning 16 and drawing three during that span, so w



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在过去的六场比赛中，两队都有五次进球。
在过去的六场比赛中，波尔图没有输掉任何一场(四胜两平)。
波尔图在2021年只输了一场主场比赛。(16韩元，抽签3)
本菲卡本赛季在10场国内客场比赛中攻入30球(场均3.0球)
波尔图在最近的六场主场比赛中有四场进球失球。
巨龙保持了最近O经典的统治地位

波尔图可以在周四的赛季第一场欧赛中继续保持对本菲卡的统治地位，而第二场比赛将在一周后进行。这场杯赛对任何一方来说都是为第二场比赛做准备的机会，双方都不想在两支球队都有可能被提名的情况下做出让步。

豪尔赫·赫苏斯将缺席本菲卡的教练席，然而，由于他被禁赛，这将给主队带来更大的优势。无论如何，在最近的六场比赛中，龙队以4胜2平的战绩统治了这场比赛。

塞尔吉奥·孔塞索的球队在联赛中4-0战胜了维泽拉，他们完全控制了比赛。这使得本菲卡连续四场国内比赛没有失球，这对两支球队的球迷来说都是一个警钟，但本菲卡是他们在欧冠联赛之外遇到过的最强大的球队。

老鹰队的致命二人组可能会给波尔图的防守带来麻烦

老鹰队在周日淘汰马里蒂莫的比赛中进了7个球，而达尔文·努涅斯为本赛季打进了13个联赛进球——其中大约一半是拉法安排的。这对致命的二人组合可以在葡萄牙的任何防守中造成巨大的破坏，所以应该能够找到网后至少一次——即使老将佩佩有望回到龙的阵容中。

然而，波尔图是一支更完整的球队，梅赫迪·塔雷米和路易斯·迪亚兹提供了足够的创造力，以确保他们能够赢得这场比赛。波尔图在2021年只输掉了一场国内比赛，在这段时间里赢得了16场比赛，和局了3场