Portugal - Primera Liga - 2012/13

If Porto can keep their 3 best players in defender Rolando,
midfielder Joao Moutinho and striker Hulk they should be favourites to win the title again.

They have made one very good signing in that of Columbian forward Jackson Martinez for £7 million.

Vítor Pereira could lead his team to seven title wins in the last eight years if they triumph again this season.

Benfica have as good a squad as their Northern rivals but do not have the same belief or killer instinct.

Coach Jorge Jesus has brought in the Dutch winger Ola John from Dutch side FC Twente to help supply Oscar Cardozo.

Sporting Lisbon have been busy in the transfer marker bringing in Croatian winger Daniel Pranjic from Bayern Munich.

manager Ricardo Sa Pinto has already been put under pressure by his president who thinks his team should challenge for the title.


Sun 19/08/12
Rio Ave 16 : 00 Marítimo
Nacional 16 : 00 Vitória Setúbal
Benfica 16 : 00 Sporting Braga
Paços de Ferreira 16 : 00 Moreirense
Beira-Mar 16 : 00 Académica
Olhanense 16 : 00 Estoril
Vitória Guimarães 16 : 00 Sporting CP
Gil Vicente 16 : 00 Porto

Fri 17/08/12
Olhanense 20 : 15 Estoril

Sat 18/08/12
Rio Ave 18 : 15 Marítimo
Benfica 20 : 15 Sporting Braga

Sun 19/08/12
Nacional 16 : 00 Vitória Setúbal
Paços de Ferreira 18 : 00 Moreirense
Gil Vicente 18 : 15 Porto
Vitória Guimarães 20 : 30 Sporting CP

Mon 20/08/12
Beira-Mar 20 : 15 Académica

Fri 17/08/12
Olhanense 2 - 1 Estoril

Sat 18/08/12
Rio Ave 0 - 1 Marítimo
Benfica 2 - 2 Sporting Braga

Sporting Braga earned a 2-2 draw away at Benfica in their opening game of the season.

Sun 19/08/12
Nacional 2 - 2 Vitória Setúbal
Paços de Ferreira 1 - 1 Moreirense
Gil Vicente 0 - 0 Porto
Vitória Guimarães 0 - 0 Sporting CP

None of the big 3 as in Benfica,Porto or Sporting managed to win on the opening weekend of the season.

Fri 24/08/12
Académica 20 : 15 Olhanense

Sat 25/08/12
Sporting Braga 18 : 15 Beira-Mar
Porto 20 : 30 Vitória Guimarães

Sun 26/08/12
Moreirense 16 : 00 Nacional
Estoril 17 : 00 Paços de Ferreira
Marítimo 18 : 00 Gil Vicente
Vitória Setúbal 20 : 15 Benfica

Mon 27/08/12
Sporting CP 20 : 15 Rio Ave

Fri 24/08/12
Académica 1 - 1 Olhanense

Sat 25/08/12
Sporting Braga 3 - 1 Beira-Mar
Porto 4 - 0 Vitória Guimarães

Porto won their 1st game of the season 4-0 against Vitoria Guimaraes.

Sun 26/08/12
Moreirense 3 - 1 Nacional
Estoril 1 - 1 Paços de Ferreira
Marítimo 0 - 0 Gil Vicente
Vitória Setúbal 0 - 5 Benfica

Benfica also won their first game of the season 5-0 away at Vitoria Setubal.

Mon 27/08/12
Sporting CP 0 - 1 Rio Ave

Sporting Lisbon suffered a surprise 1-0 defeat at home to Rio Ave!

Sat 01/09/12
Vitória Guimarães 18 : 30 Estoril
Olhanense 20 : 30 Porto

Sun 02/09/12
Beira-Mar 16 : 00 Moreirense
Gil Vicente 16 : 00 Vitória Setúbal
Rio Ave 18 : 00 Académica
Paços de Ferreira 18 : 00 Sporting Braga
Benfica 20 : 15 Nacional

Any comments or predictions for this weekends matches?

Why isn't Sporting Lisbon playing?

Sat 01/09/12
Vitória Guimarães 2 - 2 Estoril
Olhanense 2 - 3 Porto

Porto's new Columbian striker Jackson Martinez scored twice for the Dragons.

Sun 02/09/12
Beira-Mar 1 - 1 Moreirense
Gil Vicente 0 - 0 Vitória Setúbal
Rio Ave 0 - 0 Académica
Paços de Ferreira 2 - 0 Sporting Braga
Benfica 3 - 0 Nacional

1 Benfica 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 W W D
2 Porto 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 W W D
3 Moreirense 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5 D W D
4 Paços de Ferreira 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 W D D
5 Marítimo 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 D W
6 Olhanense 3 1 1 1 5 5 +0 4 L D W
7 Sporting Braga 3 1 1 1 5 5 +0 4 L W D
8 Rio Ave 3 1 1 1 1 1 +0 4 D W L
9 Académica 3 0 3 0 4 4 +0 3 D D D
10 Gil Vicente 3 0 3 0 0 0 +0 3 D D D
11 Estoril 3 0 2 1 4 5 -1 2 D D L
12 Beira-Mar 3 0 2 1 5 7 -2 2 D L D
13 Vitória Guimarães 3 0 2 1 2 6 -4 2 D L D
14 Vitória Setúbal 3 0 2 1 2 7 -5 2 D L D
15 Sporting CP 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 1 L D
16 Nacional 3 0 1 2 3 8 -5 1 L L D

Benfica lead the table as we go into the international break but have just sold 2 of their best players.

Spanish midfielder Javi Garcia left to join Man City while Belgian midfielder Axel Witsel signed for Zenit for 40 million.

The Eagles were not the only side to sell players though as Porto have allowed Hulk to also join St Peterburg for the same fee.

Sun 16/09/12
Marítimo 20 : 15 Sporting CP

Benfica's captain Luisao has been suspended for 2 months by
the Portuguese football federation for pushing a referee during a friendly in Germany!

Sun 16/09/12
Marítimo 1 - 1 Sporting CP

Sporting Lisbon's miserable start to the season continues.

1 Benfica 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 W W D
2 Porto 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 W W D
3 Moreirense 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5 D W D
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4 Paços de Ferreira 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 W D D
5 Marítimo 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 D D W
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6 Olhanense 3 1 1 1 5 5 +0 4 L D W
7 Sporting Braga 3 1 1 1 5 5 +0 4 L W D
8 Rio Ave 3 1 1 1 1 1 +0 4 D W L
9 Académica 3 0 3 0 4 4 +0 3 D D D
10 Gil Vicente 3 0 3 0 0 0 +0 3 D D D
11 Estoril 3 0 2 1 4 5 -1 2 D D L
12 Sporting CP 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 2 D L D
13 Beira-Mar 3 0 2 1 5 7 -2 2 D L D
14 Vitória Guimarães 3 0 2 1 2 6 -4 2 D L D
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15 Vitória Setúbal 3 0 2 1 2 7 -5 2 D L D
16 Nacional 3 0 1 2 3 8 -5 1 L L D

Fri 21/09/12
Moreirense 20 : 15 Vitória Guimarães

Sat 22/09/12
Porto 20 : 30 Beira-Mar

Sun 23/09/12
Vitória Setúbal 16 : 00 Olhanense
Nacional 16 : 00 Paços de Ferreira
Sporting Braga 18 : 00 Rio Ave
Académica 20 : 15 Benfica

Mon 24/09/12
Estoril 19 : 00 Marítimo
Sporting CP 20 : 15 Gil Vicente

On Saturday Porto take on Beira Mar while on Sunday Benfica travel to Academica.

Any comments?

Fri 21/09/12
Moreirense 0 - 1 Vitória Guimarães

Sat 22/09/12
Porto 4 - 0 Beira-Mar

Sun 23/09/12
Vitória Setúbal 1 - 0 Olhanense
Nacional 3 - 3 Paços de Ferreira
Sporting Braga 4 - 1 Rio Ave
Académica 2 - 2 Benfica

Benfica could only draw 2-2 away at Academica.

Mon 24/09/12
Estoril 3 - 1 Marítimo
Sporting CP 2 - 1 Gil Vicente

Sporting Lisbon won their 1st game of the season!

1 Porto 4 3 1 0 11 2 +9 10 W W W D
2 Benfica 4 2 2 0 12 4 +8 8 D W W D
3 Sporting Braga 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 7 W L W D
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4 Paços de Ferreira 4 1 3 0 7 5 +2 6 D W D D
5 Estoril 4 1 2 1 7 6 +1 5 W D D L
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6 Moreirense 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 5 L D W D
7 Sporting CP 4 1 2 1 3 3 +0 5 W D L D
8 Marítimo 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1 5 L D D W
9 Vitória Guimarães 4 1 2 1 3 6 -3 5 W D L D
10 Vitória Setúbal 4 1 2 1 3 7 -4 5 W D L D
11 Académica 4 0 4 0 6 6 +0 4 D D D D
12 Olhanense 4 1 1 2 5 6 -1 4 L L D W
13 Rio Ave 4 1 1 2 2 5 -3 4 L D W L
14 Gil Vicente 4 0 3 1 1 2 -1 3 L D D D
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15 Nacional 4 0 2 2 6 11 -5 2 D L L D
16 Beira-Mar 4 0 2 2 5 11 -6 2 L D L D

Fri 28/09/12
Paços de Ferreira 20 : 15 Benfica
Vitória Guimarães 21 : 30 Sporting Braga

Sat 29/09/12
Sporting CP 18 : 15 Estoril
Rio Ave 20 : 30 Porto

Sun 30/09/12
Beira-Mar 16 : 00 Vitória Setúbal
Olhanense 16 : 00 Nacional
Gil Vicente 16 : 00 Moreirense
Marítimo 18 : 15 Académica

Fri 28/09/12
Paços de Ferreira 1 - 2 Benfica
Vitória Guimarães 0 - 2 Sporting Braga

Sat 29/09/12
Sporting CP 2 - 2 Estoril
Rio Ave 2 - 2 Porto

Sun 30/09/12
Beira-Mar 1 - 1 Vitória Setúbal
Olhanense 1 - 2 Nacional
Gil Vicente 4 - 3 Moreirense
Marítimo 0 - 2 Académica


1 Benfica 5 3 2 0 14 5 +9 11 W D W W D
2 Porto 5 3 2 0 13 4 +9 11 D W W W D
3 Sporting Braga 5 3 1 1 11 6 +5 10 W W L W D
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4 Académica 5 1 4 0 8 6 +2 7 W D D D D
5 Estoril 5 1 3 1 9 8 +1 6 D W D D L
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6 Paços de Ferreira 5 1 3 1 8 7 +1 6 L D W D D
7 Gil Vicente 5 1 3 1 5 5 +0 6 W L D D D
8 Sporting CP 5 1 3 1 5 5 +0 6 D W D L D
9 Vitória Setúbal 5 1 3 1 4 8 -4 6 D W D L D
10 Moreirense 5 1 2 2 8 8 +0 5 L L D W D
11 Rio Ave 5 1 2 2 4 7 -3 5 D L D W L
12 Marítimo 5 1 2 2 3 6 -3 5 L L D D W
13 Nacional 5 1 2 2 8 12 -4 5 W D L L D
14 Vitória Guimarães 5 1 2 2 3 8 -5 5 L W D L D
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15 Olhanense 5 1 1 3 6 8 -2 4 L L L D W
16 Beira-Mar 5 0 3 2 6 12 -6 3 D L D L D

Porto could only draw 2-2 away at Rio Ave so Benfica have gone top after winning 2-1 at Paços de Ferreira.

Sat 06/10/12
Benfica 20 : 30 Beira-Mar

Sun 07/10/12
Vitória Setúbal 16 : 00 Paços de Ferreira
Nacional 16 : 00 Gil Vicente
Sporting Braga 16 : 30 Olhanense
Estoril 17 : 00 Rio Ave
Académica 18 : 30 Vitória Guimarães
Porto 20 : 45 Sporting CP

Mon 08/10/12 Moreirense 20 : 15 Marítimo

Benfica will stay top of the league if they win at home against Beira Mar.

The pick of this weekends fixtures is on Sunday when Porto play against Sporting Lisbon.

The Dragons have started the season well and are unbeaten while Sporting have only won 1 of their 5 matches.

Any comments or predictions?