National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Estoril or Paços de Ferreira that keep their silverware dream alive.
Estoril form and stats
Last season, Estoril's League Cup journey ended in the group stage.The story so far in the Liga Portugal for Estoril at their home stadium (Estádio António Coimbra da Mota) is 7 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats.
The Estoril regulars enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Marítimo and win 3-1. The talented striker Gouveia bettered all others in that fixture and received a match rating of 7.84 out of 10. Gouveia hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Previous to that game, a Liga Portugal home match hosting Marítimo in a game that was won 3-1.Estoril are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 17 games. Estoril's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 24 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Paços de Ferreira form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.There's been little loot from Paços de Ferreira's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 17 away games in the Liga Portugal. Paços de Ferreira only have 3 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 3 draws.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Ferreira, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Sporting Braga. Defender Pires was the best team player with a rating of 7.64. Pires hit one key pass and won 7 of 9 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Rio Ave in the Liga Portugal.The visitors have scored 13 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Paços de Ferreira struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 29 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the prior ten meetings): Estoril won four games, four matches ended with a draw and Paços de Ferreira managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be hostile, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.
Estoril missing players
Paços de Ferreira missing players
| Estoril | Paços de Ferreira | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 23 | 18 | Scored | S | 10 | 22 | ||
| 35 | 16 | Conceded | C | 20 | 41 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 40% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 32% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 36% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.8 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 11.7 | ||
| 3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 24% | ||
| 13 | 11.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.1 | 13.9 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 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 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 82 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 62 | 87 |
| 2 | Porto | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 73 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 51 | 85 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 75 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 45 | 78 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 71 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 39 | 74 |
| 5 | Arouca | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -1 | 54 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -5 | 53 |
| 7 | Chaves | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -5 | 46 |
| 8 | Famalicao | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 47 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -8 | 44 |
| 9 | Boavista | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 54 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 33 | -11 | 44 |
| 10 | Casa Pia | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -9 | 41 |
| 11 | Vizela | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 19 | -4 | 40 |
| 12 | Rio Ave | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 43 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -7 | 40 |
| 13 | Gil Vicente | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 27 | -9 | 37 |
| 14 | Estoril | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 25 | -16 | 35 |
| 15 | Portimonense | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 27 | -23 | 34 |
| 16 | Marítimo | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 32 | 63 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 40 | -31 | 26 |
| 17 | Paços de Ferreira | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 62 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 29 | -36 | 23 |
| 18 | Santa Clara | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 58 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 29 | -32 | 22 |