National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Casa Pia or Valadares Gaia that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Casa Pia and Valadares Gaia.
Casa Pia form and stats
Casa participated in Taça De Portugal the last season, where they reached the round of 16.The complete Primeira Liga stats at home this season for Casa Pia are 3-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
A strong away win for Casa Pia against Sporting Braga the last match, as Martins were on target. Batista loved the game against Sporting Braga. With a stunning eight saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 1-0 victory. The goalie Batista was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 9.84 out of ten. Batista saved a penalty and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Rio Ave.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Casa Pia, as the Primeira Liga home game vs Chaves is only four days away.
Casa Pia aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Nacional in the league, with only {4 goals} from 6 games. Defensively Casa have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Valadares Gaia form and stats
Valadares Gaia's mission in Taça De Portugal last season failed in the 3rd round.It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Camacha in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2. It looked so good for Valadares Gaia vs Camacha, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Machico in the 2. Division: Group B.Valadares are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found 9 matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. Of the defeats, 2 games were lost by at least two goals margin.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The 2. Division: Group B trip to Resende.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Godwin 3 goals |  R. Martins 2 goals |
Casa Pia missing players
Valadares Gaia missing players
| Casa Pia | Valadares Gaia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Scored | S | 18 | 41 | ||
| 20 | 7 | Conceded | C | 15 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.1 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 9.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 38% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 41% | ||
| 11.6 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.1 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 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 | Chaves | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Rio Ave | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 15 |
| 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 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | -18 | 6 |
| 18 | Pacos de Ferreira | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -17 | 2 |
