Belenenses vs Famalicão: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Mon 09.May
Match begins: 19:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Nacional (37593 seats)

Belenenses are impatient to improve their points total at their own ground in this soon-to-be-played match against Famalicão.

Insights:
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals (21) in Primeira Liga
  • Famalicão have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in Primeira Liga

Relegation threatens Belenenses who should definitely be looking for some points here. For Famalicão most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Belenenses form and stats

5-3-8 (win-draw-lost) are the Primeira Liga numbers at home for Belenenses so far this season. When Belenenses hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Vizela, Belenenses, Tondela, Arouca and Moreirense), they have won 2 of 4 matches!

Belenenses's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Sporting Braga (placed 4th). Belenenses's goalkeeper Felipe was extremely busy against Sporting Braga, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves.

2-2 away at Estoril before that.

Belenenses aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Nacional in the league, with only 13 goals from 16 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 27 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Belenenses has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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Famalicão form and stats

Famalicão have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 3-5-8 (16 played).

Tavares, Marín and Kadile scored in Famalicão's previous match, the home game against Estoril that ended 3-1. Midfielder Marín was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.32. Marín scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 52 successful passes (of 56 total).

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Benfica that ended 0-0.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Famalicão have scored 20 goals in 16 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Famalicão have conceded 28 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. When Famalicão is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Vizela, Tondela, Famalicão, Arouca and Moreirense.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have played previously this season: Famalicão - Belenenses 1-0. Belenenses-Famalicão H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Belenenses zero wins, Famalicão three wins, two draws. two of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

FamalicãoS. Banza
S. Banza
12 goals
BelenensesA. Pelegrini Safira
A. Pelegrini Safira
6 goals
BelenensesA. Camará
A. Camará
5 goals

Belenenses missing players

Famalicão missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Belenenses Famalicão
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 4 16 32
5 5 2 Won W 0 3 7
10 3 1 Drew D 2 5 12
17 8 1 Lost L 2 8 13
21 13 4 Scored S 6 20 39
52 27 4 Conceded C 8 28 47
88% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 84%
69% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 81% 75%
31% 38% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 56% 56%
22% 19% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 44% 34%
12% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 12% 12%
41% 44% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 56% 56%
22% 25% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 19% 28%
50% 38% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 31%
 
3.8 3.2 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.6 4.5
6 6.2 6 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.7 4.8
3.6 3.8 5.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.5 3.2
11 6 2 Red cards R C 2 3 5
 
9.4 8 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 10.5 11.9
2.8 2.6 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 4.5 4.5
24% 31% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 28% 27%
 
16.1 16.3 13.8 Shots against (avg) S A 15.8 15.3 12.4
4.8 4.9 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 5.6 4.6
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Belenenses have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Belenenses have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Belenenses have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals (21) in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the the worst goal difference (-31) in Primeira Liga
  • Famalicão have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in Primeira Liga
  • Famalicão have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Porto 32 27 4 1 83 22 16 14 2 0 48 11 16 13 2 1 35 11 61 85
2 Sporting CP 32 25 4 3 66 21 16 13 1 2 30 8 16 12 3 1 36 13 45 79
3 Benfica 32 22 5 5 76 29 16 10 3 3 36 15 16 12 2 2 40 14 47 71
4 Sporting Braga 32 18 8 6 49 28 16 9 4 3 26 13 16 9 4 3 23 15 21 62
5 Gil Vicente 32 12 12 8 44 37 16 5 6 5 22 19 16 7 6 3 22 18 7 48
6 Vitória SC 32 12 8 12 44 40 16 8 3 5 29 20 16 4 5 7 15 20 4 44
7 Pacos de Ferreira 32 9 11 12 29 40 16 5 6 5 19 20 16 4 5 7 10 20 -11 38
8 Marítimo 32 9 10 13 38 42 16 4 6 6 19 16 16 5 4 7 19 26 -4 37
9 Santa Clara 32 8 13 11 36 50 16 7 6 3 22 23 16 1 7 8 14 27 -14 37
10 Estoril 32 8 12 12 35 41 16 3 8 5 20 21 16 5 4 7 15 20 -6 36
11 Boavista 32 7 15 10 36 49 16 4 9 3 19 19 16 3 6 7 17 30 -13 36
12 Portimonense 32 9 8 15 28 42 16 4 4 8 13 19 16 5 4 7 15 23 -14 35
13 Famalicão 32 7 12 13 39 47 16 4 7 5 19 19 16 3 5 8 20 28 -8 33
14 Vizela 32 7 11 14 35 53 16 4 6 6 15 20 16 3 5 8 20 33 -18 32
15 Arouca 32 7 9 16 30 53 16 5 3 8 15 29 16 2 6 8 15 24 -23 30
16 Tondela 32 7 6 19 39 62 16 4 3 9 22 31 16 3 3 10 17 31 -23 27
17 Moreirense 32 6 8 18 29 49 16 4 3 9 18 22 16 2 5 9 11 27 -20 26
18 Belenenses 32 5 10 17 21 52 16 5 3 8 13 27 16 0 7 9 8 25 -31 25

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Porto 32 27 4 1 83 22 16 14 2 0 48 11 16 13 2 1 35 11 61 85
2 Sporting CP 32 25 4 3 66 21 16 13 1 2 30 8 16 12 3 1 36 13 45 79
3 Benfica 32 22 5 5 76 29 16 10 3 3 36 15 16 12 2 2 40 14 47 71
4 Sporting Braga 32 18 8 6 49 28 16 9 4 3 26 13 16 9 4 3 23 15 21 62
5 Gil Vicente 32 12 12 8 44 37 16 5 6 5 22 19 16 7 6 3 22 18 7 48
6 Vitória SC 32 12 8 12 44 40 16 8 3 5 29 20 16 4 5 7 15 20 4 44
7 Pacos de Ferreira 32 9 11 12 29 40 16 5 6 5 19 20 16 4 5 7 10 20 -11 38
8 Marítimo 32 9 10 13 38 42 16 4 6 6 19 16 16 5 4 7 19 26 -4 37
9 Santa Clara 32 8 13 11 36 50 16 7 6 3 22 23 16 1 7 8 14 27 -14 37
10 Estoril 32 8 12 12 35 41 16 3 8 5 20 21 16 5 4 7 15 20 -6 36
11 Boavista 32 7 15 10 36 49 16 4 9 3 19 19 16 3 6 7 17 30 -13 36
12 Portimonense 32 9 8 15 28 42 16 4 4 8 13 19 16 5 4 7 15 23 -14 35
13 Famalicão 32 7 12 13 39 47 16 4 7 5 19 19 16 3 5 8 20 28 -8 33
14 Vizela 32 7 11 14 35 53 16 4 6 6 15 20 16 3 5 8 20 33 -18 32
15 Arouca 32 7 9 16 30 53 16 5 3 8 15 29 16 2 6 8 15 24 -23 30
16 Tondela 32 7 6 19 39 62 16 4 3 9 22 31 16 3 3 10 17 31 -23 27
17 Moreirense 32 6 8 18 29 49 16 4 3 9 18 22 16 2 5 9 11 27 -20 26
18 Belenenses 32 5 10 17 21 52 16 5 3 8 13 27 16 0 7 9 8 25 -31 25

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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.