Porto make it 11 straight with 4-goal rout
A 4-0 win over Estoril Praia on Saturday 31 October kept Porto perfect at 30 points from 10 games, the streak now at 11W.
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Porto have won 11 in a row. The latest came at home against Estoril Praia on Saturday 31 October, a 4-0 result that leaves no room for argument about who leads the Primeira Liga.
The table reads 30 points from 10 matches, 10 wins and no draws. 25 goals scored, 4 conceded, a goal difference of +21. Second-placed SL Benfica sit on 23, seven points back, and Sporting CP on 21 are further still.
The split between home and away is where it gets interesting. At home Porto have 12 wins from 12 — no defeats, and 2 draws that predate this run. On the road the record is 10 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That away column is the only crack in an otherwise flat surface.
Next comes a trip to Vitória SC on Sunday 8 November, matchday 11. A ground where dropped points are normal for most visitors. Not, so far, for this team.
Worth asking whether anyone in the division can slow them. The scoring is spread thin across the squad rather than concentrated in one name — none of the league's leading scorers plays for Porto. Vangelis Pavlidis has 9 for SL Benfica, Luis Suárez has 8 for Sporting CP. The leaders do it by committee, which is harder to defend against than a single threat.
The Primeira Liga resumes for the rest of the division on Friday 6 November, with Famalicão hosting Arouca. Whatever happens there, the gap at the top is already seven points wide.
Eleven wins. Zero draws. Zero defeats. Read that again.