Chaves vs Famalicão match preview: Even contest expected at Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira

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Competition: Portugal Liga Portugal
Competition: Fri 30.December
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira (9000 seats)

Let's get ready for Chaves - Famalicão! Even with their varied results, this fixture could be cracking!

Insights:
  • Chaves have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Famalicão have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Liga Portugal

This looks to be an engaging match with lots of action and excitement as both teams are well revitalized since they last played a game. Let's go!

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Chaves form and stats

Chaves have played 6 Liga Portugal games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).

The Chaves club members got no joy from their last game, a League Cup duel also played here at Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira: A 1-2 defeat against Mafra.

Before that match, a home loss in the League Cup against Porto. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Chaves have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 5 and lost 3.

Chaves are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches.

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Famalicão form and stats

Famalicão have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Liga Portugal, after 0-2-5 (7 played).

Two travels in a row for Famalicão, whose manager de Sousa could celebrate last time after the League Cup win against Estoril.

Ahead of that, 0-0 at home against Tondela in the League Cup. As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Famalicão in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Famalicão, 4 draws and 7 defeats.

Goals are few and far between in Famalicão's away league games. Only {3 goals} from 7 travels. Famalicão have conceded 11 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Famalicão have won at least one point in the last 4 games (1-3-0) facing Chaves.

The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being rough and physical, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last seven encounters.

Top Goalscorers

ChavesH. Hernández
H. Hernández
5 goals
ChavesJ. Mendes Neto Saraiva
J. Mendes Neto Saraiva
2 goals
ChavesS. de Sousa Vitoria
S. de Sousa Vitoria
2 goals

Chaves missing players

Famalicão missing players

Chaves Famalicão
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 6 3 Played P 3 7 13
5 1 1 Won W 0 0 3
4 4 2 Drew D 0 2 2
4 1 0 Lost L 3 5 8
13 6 4 Scored S 1 3 11
16 5 2 Conceded C 7 11 18
92% 83% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 71% 85%
69% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 43% 54%
38% 17% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 29% 46%
15% 17% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 29% 23%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 29% 15%
46% 67% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 29% 31%
23% 17% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 31%
38% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 71% 54%
 
3.8 4.7 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.7 4.2
7.5 5.8 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 5 5.3
2.8 3.3 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.9 2.7
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
13.6 16.2 17 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 11.6 10.7
4.2 4.7 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.1 3.2
24% 21% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 8% 14% 27%
 
16.5 14.2 15.3 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 13.6 14.5
5.2 3.3 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 4.3 4.7
Key stats in Liga Portugal this season:
  • Chaves have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Famalicão have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Famalicão have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Liga Portugal
  • Famalicão have yet to win a game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benfica 12 11 1 0 34 6 6 6 0 0 23 5 6 5 1 0 11 1 28 34
2 Porto 12 8 2 2 27 8 6 5 0 1 19 3 6 3 2 1 8 5 19 26
3 Sporting Braga 12 8 1 3 27 11 6 3 1 2 11 5 6 5 0 1 16 6 16 25
4 Casa Pia 12 7 2 3 12 8 6 3 1 2 4 2 6 4 1 1 8 6 4 23
5 Sporting CP 12 7 1 4 24 14 6 5 0 1 16 4 6 2 1 3 8 10 10 22
6 Vitória SC 12 6 2 4 13 13 6 4 1 1 8 5 6 2 1 3 5 8 0 20
7 Portimonense 12 6 1 5 11 12 6 3 1 2 5 5 6 3 0 3 6 7 -1 19
8 Arouca 12 5 4 3 14 18 6 3 1 2 9 11 6 2 3 1 5 7 -4 19
9 Boavista 12 5 2 5 13 19 6 3 2 1 8 8 6 2 0 4 5 11 -6 17
10 Estoril 12 4 4 4 13 15 6 1 2 3 6 12 6 3 2 1 7 3 -2 16
11 Rio Ave 13 4 4 5 16 19 7 4 1 2 9 6 6 0 3 3 7 13 -3 16
12 Chaves 12 4 4 4 11 15 6 1 4 1 6 5 6 3 0 3 5 10 -4 16
13 Vizela 12 3 3 6 9 13 6 1 1 4 3 6 6 2 2 2 6 7 -4 12
14 Famalicão 12 3 2 7 10 16 5 3 0 2 7 5 7 0 2 5 3 11 -6 11
15 Santa Clara 12 2 4 6 8 12 6 1 3 2 6 7 6 1 1 4 2 5 -4 10
16 Gil Vicente 12 2 3 7 10 18 7 1 2 4 4 8 5 1 1 3 6 10 -8 9
17 Maritimo 13 1 4 8 9 27 6 0 2 4 4 8 7 1 2 4 5 19 -18 7
18 Pacos de Ferreira 12 0 2 10 7 24 6 0 1 5 3 12 6 0 1 5 4 12 -17 2

Read more about Liga Portugal

The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.