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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. Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP have won all but two titles since 1934.
Some of the best players in world football have begun their careers in Portugal including Eusebio, Luis Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Porto are the defending champions and go into the 2026-27 season as favourites. Benfica begin the campaign with Marco Silva in charge and Sporting CP have sold a number of key players.
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 are the defending champions and have won 31 titles.
- Sporting Clube de Portugal have claimed 21 titles.
Expert Predictions
Our analysts provide betting tips throughout the season. Their assessments focus on:
- Analysing home and away form.
- Player injuries, suspensions and fitness concerns.
- Managers including tactics and formations.
- Scheduling which can affect selections and performances.
- Possession, shots and expected goals.
- Analysing the odds to identify value.
Primeira Liga Statistics
- The 2025-26 season produced an average of 2.68 goals per match, an increase on 2.57 in 2024-25.
- Over 2.5 goals occurred in 54% of fixtures, Sporting CP and Benfica leading the way with 71%.
- Over 3.5 goals happened in 30% of fixtures, Estoril on top with 53% and Arouca next best at 50%.
- BTTS came in 48% of the time, Benfica and Estoril highest at 59%.
- Sporting CP striker Luis Suarez led the goalscoring chart with 28 goals, Benfica's Vangelis Pavlidis next best with 22 goals.
Primeira Liga Champions, Runners-Up & Third Place
Porto won the 2025-26 Primeira Liga title, getting it done defensively with just 18 goals conceded.
Francesco Farioli's side finished six points above Sporting CP with Benfica eight points behind.
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Porto (31) | Sporting CP | Benfica |
| 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 | 31 | 29 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 21 | 22 |
| 4 | Belenenses | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Boavista | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Braga | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Vitória de Setúbal | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Académica | 0 | 1 |
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