Liga Portugal duel: Close contest expected between Estoril and Boavista

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Competition: Portugal Liga Portugal
Competition: Thu 29.December
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota (8000 seats)

This is where the action is, this is Liga Portugal and this is Estoril - Boavista. Prepare with our broad guide!

Insights:
  • Estoril have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Boavista have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

This should be an intriguing game with lots of fun and bustle as both participants are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!

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Estoril form and stats

With 1 Liga Portugal win, 2 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Estoril are certainly not brimming with confidence. Estoril are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, having lost their two previous games here.

The Estoril regulars got no joy from their last match, a League Cup duel also played here at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota: A 0-1 defeat against Famalicao.

A 2-2 scoreline against Torreense before that, played at their own home stadium in the League Cup. This is expected to be a close game, with Estoril perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Estoril as a small favourite), we find 8 games. Estoril has won 3 of these, drawn 3 and lost 2.

At Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril has the goal stats of 6-12 (for/against) from 6 league fixtures.

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Boavista form and stats

There's been little loot from Boavista's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 6 away games in the Liga Portugal. Boavista only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 0 draws. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Boavista's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Two away games in a row for Boavista, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 against Academico Viseu in the League Cup. Midfield player Pérez was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.62/10. Pérez had 29 successful passes (of 36 total).

Preceding that, 0-0 at home against Vitoria Guimaraes in the League Cup. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Boavista playing away and similar expectations, we found 17 relevant matches. Results were 6 Boavista wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats.

The attacking power of Boavista when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. As for defending, Boavista rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head to head totals (for the prior ten meetings): Estoril won three games, four matches ended with a draw and Boavista managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.

Top Goalscorers

EstorilJ. Lea Siliki
J. Lea Siliki
3 goals
BoavistaY. Njie
Y. Njie
3 goals
EstorilJ. Cardoso Santo
J. Cardoso Santo
2 goals

Estoril missing players

Boavista missing players

Estoril Boavista
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 6 1 Played P 3 6 13
4 1 0 Won W 2 2 5
4 2 1 Drew D 0 0 2
5 3 0 Lost L 1 4 6
14 6 2 Scored S 3 5 14
18 12 2 Conceded C 2 11 23
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
77% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 67% 77%
31% 33% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 62%
23% 33% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 31%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 15%
46% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 33% 54%
31% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 17% 15%
23% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 31%
 
4.1 2.3 1 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 3 4.7
7.4 7.2 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 4.2 4.8
3.7 4 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.8 3.2
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.6 7.3 8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 9.5 10.5
3 2.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 2.8 3.2
36% 38% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 29% 33%
 
15.1 15.8 17 Shots against (avg) S A 10.3 10.5 11.3
5.8 6 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 4.7 4.1
Key stats in Liga Portugal this season:
  • All of Estoril's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Boavista have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Boavista have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Boavista haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Estoril have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Estoril have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Estoril have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Estoril haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 13 12 1 0 37 7 7 7 0 0 26 6 6 5 1 0 11 1 30 37
2 Porto 13 9 2 2 31 9 6 5 0 1 19 3 7 4 2 1 12 6 22 29
3 Sporting Braga 13 9 1 3 29 12 6 3 1 2 11 5 7 6 0 1 18 7 17 28
4 Sporting CP 13 8 1 4 26 15 6 5 0 1 16 4 7 3 1 3 10 11 11 25
5 Casa Pia 13 7 2 4 13 10 7 3 1 3 5 4 6 4 1 1 8 6 3 23
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 13 7 2 4 14 13 7 5 1 1 9 5 6 2 1 3 5 8 1 23
7 Portimonense 13 6 1 6 12 14 7 3 1 3 6 7 6 3 0 3 6 7 -2 19
8 Chaves 13 5 4 4 13 16 6 1 4 1 6 5 7 4 0 3 7 11 -3 19
9 Arouca 13 5 4 4 14 19 7 3 1 3 9 12 6 2 3 1 5 7 -5 19
10 Rio Ave 13 5 3 5 16 18 6 4 0 2 8 5 7 1 3 3 8 13 -2 18
11 Boavista 13 5 2 6 14 23 7 3 2 2 9 12 6 2 0 4 5 11 -9 17
12 Estoril 13 4 4 5 14 18 6 1 2 3 6 12 7 3 2 2 8 6 -4 16
13 Vizela 13 4 3 6 11 13 6 1 1 4 3 6 7 3 2 2 8 7 -2 15
14 Santa Clara 13 3 4 6 11 13 7 2 3 2 9 8 6 1 1 4 2 5 -2 13
15 Famalicao 13 3 2 8 11 18 6 3 0 3 8 7 7 0 2 5 3 11 -7 11
16 Gil Vicente 13 2 3 8 11 21 7 1 2 4 4 8 6 1 1 4 7 13 -10 9
17 Maritimo 13 1 3 9 8 27 6 0 2 4 4 8 7 1 1 5 4 19 -19 6
18 Paços de Ferreira 13 0 2 11 7 26 7 0 1 6 3 14 6 0 1 5 4 12 -19 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.