Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Porto & Paços de Ferreira face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Porto have less rest than Paços de Ferreira in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Taça De Portugal game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Estádio Do Dragão. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Paços de Ferreira have had more rest.
Porto form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the final.The story so far in the Primeira Liga for Porto at their home stadium (Estádio Do Dragão) is 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Porto, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Before that match, a Champions League win away at Olympiakos Piraeus.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Nacional are coming to town in four days.
Goals are plentiful at Estádio Do Dragão in the league this season as Porto has scored 13 goals here in 5 home games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Porto defense is not exactly impregnable. 8 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Paços de Ferreira form and stats
They also participated in League Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.1-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Paços de Ferreira in their Primeira Liga matches away.
A 1-2 defeat away at Benfica before that.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Boavista in just four days.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Ferreira have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Porto won six games, one match ended with a draw and Paços de Ferreira has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  S. Relvas de Oliveira 4 goals |  M. Marega 4 goals |  O. da Silva Monteiro 2 goals |
Porto missing players
Paços de Ferreira missing players
| Porto | Paços de Ferreira | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 61 | 37 | Scored | S | 24 | 40 | ||
| 22 | 10 | Conceded | C | 19 | 37 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.4 | 13.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.9 | 12.7 | ||
| 4.9 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.5 | ||
| 50% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 36% | ||
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 23 |
| 2 | Benfica | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Porto | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Paços de Ferreira | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Belenenses | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Nacional | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Famalicao | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 12 | Gil Vicente | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Moreirense | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 14 | Farense | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 15 | Boavista | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | Tondela | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 8 |
| 17 | Maritimo | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Portimonense | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 7 |