Primeira Liga Predictions & Betting Tips
Primeira Liga Betting Tips
The Primeira Liga is Portugal’s top professional football league and has been dominated by three clubs since it began in 1934.
Some of the best players in world football have begun their careers in Portugal including Eusebio, Luis Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Key Clubs
Portugal’s most successful teams are Benfica, Porto and Sporting Clube de Portugal. Only two other clubs have ever won the Primeira Liga, Belenenses in 1946 and Boavista in 2001.
Other important and well supported and successful clubs include Braga and Vitória de Guimarães.
- Benfica lead the title count with 38 championships.
- Porto have won 30 titles, the last coming in 2021-22.
- Sporting Clube de Portugal have claimed 21 titles, winning the previous two championships.
Expert Predictions
Our analysts provide weekly betting tips throughout the season. Their assessments focus on:
- Analysing recent form, distinguishing home and away results.
- Player availability including injuries, suspensions and fitness doubts.
- Tactical approaches and formations for each team.
- Scheduling, especially European fixtures that can negatively affect performances.
- Key metrics like possession and expected goals.
- Analysing betting markets and odds to identify value.
Primeira Liga Statistics
- The 2024/25 season produced an average of 2.57 goals per match.
- Over 2.5 goals occurred in 49% of fixtures, Estoril leading the way with 71%.
- Over 3.5 goals happened in 55% of fixtures, Sporting Clube de Portugal on top with 44%.
- BTTS came in 44% of the time, Moreirense highest at 62% followed by Casa Pia with 59%.
- Viktor Gyökeres led the goalscoring chart with 39 goals, Samu Aghehowa and Vangelis Pavlidis next best with 19 goals.
Primeira Liga Champions, Runners-Up & Third Place
Sporting Clube de Portugal claimed their second straight Primeira Liga title in 2024/25, making it three titles in the previous five seasons.
Rui Borges' side finished two points above Porto with Benfica 11 points behind.
| Season | Champion | Runner-Up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | Sporting CP (21) | Benfica | Porto |
| 2023–24 | Sporting CP (20) | Benfica | Porto |
| 2022–23 | Benfica (38) | Porto | Braga |
| 2021–22 | Porto (30) | Sporting CP | Benfica |
| 2020–21 | Sporting CP (19) | Porto | Benfica |
| 2019–20 | Porto (29) | Benfica | Braga |
| 2018-19 | Benfica (37) | Porto | Sporting CP |
| 2017-18 | Porto (28) | Benfica | Sporting CP |
| 2016-17 | Benfica (36) | Porto | Sporting CP |
| 2015-16 | Benfica (35) | Sporting CP | Porto |
| 2014-15 | Benfica (34) | Porto | Sporting CP |
| 2013-14 | Benfica (33) | Sporting CP | Porto |
| 2012-13 | Porto (27) | Benfica | Paços de Ferreira |
| 2011-12 | Porto (26) | Benfica | Braga |
| 2010-11 | Porto (25) | Benfica | Sporting CP |
| 2009-10 | Benfica (32) | Braga | Porto |
| 2008-09 | Porto (24) | Sporting CP | Benfica |
| 2007-08 | Porto (23) | Sporting CP | Vitória de Guimarães |
| 2006-07 | Porto (22) | Sporting CP | Benfica |
| 2005-06 | Porto (21) | Sporting CP | Benfica |
| 2004-05 | Benfica (31) | Porto | Sporting CP |
| 2003-04 | Porto (20) | Benfica | Sporting CP |
| 2002-03 | Porto (19) | Benfica | Sporting CP |
| 2001-02 | Sporting CP (18) | Boavista | Porto |
| 2000-01 | Boavista | Porto | Sporting CP |
| 1999-20 | Sporting CP (17) | Porto | Benfica |
| 1998-99 | Porto (18) | Boavista | Benfica |
| 1997-98 | Porto (17) | Benfica | Vitória de Guimarães |
| 1996-97 | Porto (16) | Sporting CP | Benfica |
| 1995-96 | Porto (15) | Benfica | Sporting CP |
| 1994-95 | Porto (14) | Sporting CP | Benfica |
| 1993-94 | Benfica (30) | Porto | Sporting CP |
| 1992-93 | Porto (13) | Benfica | Sporting CP |
| 1991-92 | Porto (12) | Benfica | Boavista |
| 1990-91 | Benfica (29) | Porto | Sporting CP |
| 1989-90 | Porto (11) | Benfica | Sporting CP |
| 1988-89 | Benfica (28) | Porto | Boavista |
| 1987-88 | Porto (10) | Benfica | Belenenses |
| 1986-87 | Benfica (27) | Porto | Vitória de Guimarães |
| 1985-86 | Porto (9) | Benfica | Sporting CP |
| 1984-85 | Porto (8) | Sporting CP | Benfica |
| 1983-84 | Benfica (26) | Porto | Sporting CP |
| 1982-83 | Benfica (25) | Porto | Sporting CP |
| 1981-82 | Sporting CP (16) | Benfica | Porto |
| 1980-81 | Benfica (24) | Porto | Sporting CP |
| 1979-80 | Sporting CP (15) | Porto | Benfica |
| 1978-79 | Porto (7) | Benfica | Sporting CP |
| 1977-78 | Porto (6) | Benfica | Sporting CP |
| 1976-77 | Benfica (23) | Sporting CP | Porto |
| 1975-76 | Benfica (22) | Boavista | Belenenses |
| 1974-75 | Benfica (21) | Porto | Sporting CP |
| 1973-74 | Sporting CP (14) | Benfica | Vitória de Setúbal |
| 1972-73 | Benfica (20) | Belenenses | Vitória de Setúbal |
| 1971-72 | Benfica (19) | Vitória de Setúbal | Sporting CP |
| 1970-71 | Benfica (18) | Sporting CP | Porto |
| 1969-70 | Sporting CP (13) | Benfica | Vitória de Setúbal |
| 1968-69 | Benfica (17) | Porto | Vitória de Guimarães |
| 1967-68 | Benfica (16) | Sporting CP | Porto |
| 1966-67 | Benfica (15) | Académica | Porto |
| 1965-66 | Sporting CP (12) | Benfica | Porto |
| 1964-65 | Benfica (14) | Porto | CUF do Barreiro |
| 1963-64 | Benfica (13) | Porto | Sporting CP |
| 1962-63 | Benfica (12) | Porto | Sporting CP |
| 1961-62 | Sporting CP (11) | Porto | Benfica |
| 1960-61 | Benfica (11) | Sporting CP | Porto |
| 1959-60 | Benfica (10) | Sporting CP | Belenenses |
| 1958-59 | Porto (5) | Benfica | Belenenses |
| 1957-58 | Sporting CP (10) | Porto | Benfica |
| 1956-57 | Benfica (9) | Porto | Belenenses |
| 1955-56 | Porto (4) | Benfica | Belenenses |
| 1954-55 | Benfica (8) | Belenenses | Sporting CP |
| 1953-54 | Sporting CP (9) | Porto | Benfica |
| 1952-53 | Sporting CP (8) | Benfica | Belenenses |
| 1951-52 | Sporting CP (7) | Benfica | Porto |
| 1950-51 | Sporting CP (6) | Porto | Benfica |
| 1949-50 | Benfica (7) | Sporting CP | Atlético CP |
| 1948-49 | Sporting CP (5) | Benfica | Belenenses |
| 1947-48 | Sporting CP (4) | Benfica | Belenenses |
| 1946-47 | Sporting CP (3) | Benfica | Porto |
| 1945-46 | Belenenses | Benfica | Sporting CP |
| 1944-45 | Benfica (6) | Sporting CP | Belenenses |
| 1943-44 | Sporting CP (2) | Benfica | Atlético CP |
| 1942-43 | Benfica (5) | Sporting CP | Belenenses |
| 1941-42 | Benfica (4) | Sporting CP | Belenenses |
| 1940-41 | Sporting CP | Porto | Belenenses |
| 1939-40 | Porto (3) | Sporting CP | Belenenses |
| 1938-39 | Porto (2) | Sporting CP | Benfica |
| 1937-38 | Benfica (3) | Porto | Sporting CP |
| 1936-37 | Benfica (2) | Belenenses | Sporting CP |
| 1935-36 | Benfica | Porto | Sporting CP |
| 1934-35 | Porto | Sporting CP | Benfica |
Primeira Liga Titles Won
| Rank | Club | Winners | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 38 | 31 |
| 2 | Porto | 30 | 29 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 21 | 21 |
| 4 | Belenenses | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Boavista | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Braga | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Vitória de Setúbal | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Académica | 0 | 1 |
