National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Paços de Ferreira or Gil Vicente that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Paços de Ferreira form and stats
Last season, Ferreira's League Cup journey ended in the 1st round.Overall Primeira Liga stats at home this season for Paços de Ferreira are 10-3-4 (wins-draw-losses).
A strong away win for Paços de Ferreira against Tondela the last match, as Hélder Ferreira and Douglas Tanque (2) were on target. The attacker Douglas Tanque was "man of the match" for Paços de Ferreira with a rating of 8.52/10. Tanque scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that match, a Primeira Liga win away at Tondela.The Ferreira fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 17 matches. Ferreira have conceded 19 in these home matches.
Gil Vicente form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Tondela in order to reach 2nd round of League Cup. They also participated in League Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.7 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses. That’s the product of Gil Vicente playing as the away team in the Primeira Liga this season. Vicente has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Two travels in a row for Vicente, whose manager J. Soares Ribeiro could celebrate last time after the League Cup win against Tondela.
A loss against Boavista was the result prior to that, in a Primeira Liga home game.Gil Vicente are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 17 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Vicente have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Paços de Ferreira-Gil Vicente H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ferreira two wins, Gil Vicente five wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Paços de Ferreira missing players
Gil Vicente missing players
| Paços de Ferreira | Gil Vicente | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 11 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Scored | S | 19 | 30 | ||
| 34 | 13 | Conceded | C | 14 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 24% | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.1 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 9.7 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | ||
| 31% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting CP | 34 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 65 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 45 | 85 |
| 2 | Porto | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 74 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 45 | 80 |
| 3 | Benfica | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 69 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 42 | 76 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 64 |
| 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -1 | 53 |
| 6 | Santa Clara | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 46 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -7 | 43 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 37 | 43 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -6 | 43 |
| 9 | Famalicao | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 48 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | -8 | 40 |
| 10 | Belenenses | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 40 |
| 11 | Gil Vicente | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 42 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 22 | -9 | 39 |
| 12 | Tondela | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 57 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 36 | -21 | 36 |
| 13 | Boavista | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 49 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 27 | -10 | 36 |
| 14 | Portimonense | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 24 | -7 | 35 |
| 15 | Maritimo | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 47 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 26 | -20 | 35 |
| 16 | Rio Ave | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -15 | 34 |
| 17 | Farense | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 28 | -17 | 31 |
| 18 | Nacional | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 59 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 29 | -29 | 25 |