Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Famalicão & Penafiel face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Not a lot of time to rest for the team playing at home, as they had a Primeira Liga game only four days back. Thankfully the previous game, versus Maritimo, was also a home game here at Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho. The away team is better rested.
Famalicão form and stats
Famalicão participated in League Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.Three Primeira Liga home games done for Famalicão, who are not happy collecting 2 points from these matches. The last three games played by Famalicão, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.
Famalicão drew their last game, also a home match. Maritimo was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Ivo Rodrigues felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Maritimo as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 59th minute. Defender Adrián Marín got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.45/10. Marín hit two key passes and won 5 of 11 duels.
A 2-2 draw away in the Primeira Liga before that, with Moreirense the opponent.There will be little rest for Famalicão after this match as they are travelling to Tondela for a Primeira Liga game in only three days.
Famalicão have scored 2 league goals here from 3 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Famalicão have conceded 3 goals.
Penafiel form and stats
Penafiel's mission in League Cup last season failed in the group stage.Penafiel are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Segunda Liga, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
207 minutes! That's how long the Penafiel goalkeeper Caio Gobbo Secco and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sporting Covilhã in their previous outing. The Segunda Liga match ended in a draw 0-0.
Before that, Penafiel secured a home win against Nacional with the score 1-0.Penafiel have another match that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a Taça De Portugal fixture vs Maria da Fonte. A demanding fixture list for the guests!
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: three - three - two (Famalicão wins - draws - Penafiel wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Banza 2 goals |   R. da Silva e Sousa 2 goals |  R. da Silva Junior 1 goals |
Famalicão missing players
Penafiel missing players
| Famalicão | Penafiel | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Scored | S | 12 | 22 | ||
| 27 | 8 | Conceded | C | 10 | 21 | ||
| 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 10.5 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 26% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 24% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | Estoril | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Porto | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | Portimonense | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Boavista | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Sporting Braga | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Gil Vicente | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Vitória SC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Pacos de Ferreira | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Maritimo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Arouca | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 13 | Vizela | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 5 |
| 14 | Santa Clara | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 4 |
| 15 | Moreirense | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Tondela | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Famalicão | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 18 | Belenenses | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Feirense | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Rio Ave | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Benfica II | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Mafra | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Penafiel | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Sporting Covilhã | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Leixoes | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Porto II | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Casa Pia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Trofense | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Nacional | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
| 12 | Chaves | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Estrela Amadora | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | Academico Viseu | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 15 | Varzim | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 16 | Farense | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 2 |
| 17 | Academica | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 2 |
| 18 | Vilafranquense | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 2 |