Boavista - Chaves: Small difference between teams in Liga Portugal clash

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Competition: Portugal Liga Portugal
Competition: Mon 23.January
Match begins: 20:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Bessa Século XXI (28263 seats)

Boavista are prepared for a new test after their 0-1 versus Sporting Braga previously. Chaves are coming to town!

Insights:
  • Boavista have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Chaves have the most matches under the total-line (11) in Liga Portugal

This should be an engrossing game with lots of action and energy as both teams are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!

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Boavista form and stats

Boavista have collected 14 points from their Liga Portugal home games so far after 4-2-2.

Boavista faced defeat in their previous match, away at Sporting Braga (0-1). Midfield player Lourenço got a match rating of 7.12 in that game, the max score being 10. Lourenço hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 30 successful passes (of 36 total).

Before that, Boavista had a home game versus Gil Vicente which ended with a victory 1-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Boavista perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Boavista as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Boavista has won 7 of these, drawn 4 and lost 2.

Boavista has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Chaves form and stats

The visitors are W4-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Liga Portugal.

There were no winners in Chaves's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Arouca (placed 7th). Defender Vitória was the best team player with a rating of 7.85. Vitória scored one goal and won 5 of 8 duels.

A 1-1 draw at Pacos de Ferreira's stadium before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Chaves playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 2 Chaves wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

As for defending, Chaves rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 12 goals from these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Chaves have won or drawn the last 9 matches (3-6-0) versus Boavista.

Top Goalscorers

ChavesH. Hernández Marrero
H. Hernández Marrero
5 goals
BoavistaY. Njie
Y. Njie
4 goals
ChavesS. de Sousa Vitoria
S. de Sousa Vitoria
3 goals

Boavista missing players

Chaves missing players

Boavista Chaves
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 8 1 Played P 1 8 16
6 4 0 Won W 0 4 5
2 2 1 Drew D 0 1 6
7 2 0 Lost L 1 3 5
15 10 2 Scored S 0 8 15
24 12 2 Conceded C 1 12 20
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
67% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 75%
53% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 31%
27% 25% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 12%
13% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 6%
47% 62% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 50%
20% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 19%
33% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 38% 38%
 
4.9 6.1 6 Corners for (avg) C F 7 3.5 4.1
4.8 5.8 1 Corners against (avg) C A 9 8.9 7.4
3.2 3.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 2.8
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
10.7 11.6 13 Shots (avg) S ( 18 11.5 13.9
3.2 3.9 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.6 4.2
31% 32% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 28% 22%
 
11.5 12.6 6 Shots against (avg) S A 15 18.1 16.7
4.1 3.6 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 6.2 5.3
Key stats in Liga Portugal this season:
  • Boavista have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Boavista have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Boavista haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Chaves have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Chaves have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Chaves have the most matches under the total-line (11) in Liga Portugal
  • Chaves haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 16 13 2 1 40 12 9 8 1 0 29 8 7 5 1 1 11 4 28 41
2 Sporting Braga 16 12 1 3 37 12 8 5 1 2 15 5 8 7 0 1 22 7 25 37
3 Porto 16 11 3 2 40 11 8 7 0 1 28 5 8 4 3 1 12 6 29 36
4 Sporting CP 16 9 2 5 31 18 7 6 0 1 19 4 9 3 2 4 12 14 13 29
5 Casa Pia 16 8 3 5 15 13 8 3 2 3 5 4 8 5 1 2 10 9 2 27
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 16 7 3 6 15 18 8 5 2 1 9 5 8 2 1 5 6 13 -3 24
7 Arouca 16 6 5 5 18 25 8 4 1 3 11 12 8 2 4 2 7 13 -7 23
8 Vizela 16 6 3 7 18 15 8 3 1 4 9 6 8 3 2 3 9 9 3 21
9 Chaves 16 5 6 5 15 20 8 1 5 2 7 8 8 4 1 3 8 12 -5 21
10 Rio Ave 16 5 5 6 17 20 8 4 1 3 9 7 8 1 4 3 8 13 -3 20
11 Portimonense 16 6 2 8 13 17 9 3 2 4 7 9 7 3 0 4 6 8 -4 20
12 Boavista 15 6 2 7 15 24 8 4 2 2 10 12 7 2 0 5 5 12 -9 20
13 Estoril 15 5 4 6 16 20 7 2 2 3 8 12 8 3 2 3 8 8 -4 19
14 Famalicão 16 5 2 9 16 23 7 4 0 3 10 8 9 1 2 6 6 15 -7 17
15 Gil Vicente 16 4 3 9 14 23 9 3 2 4 7 9 7 1 1 5 7 14 -9 15
16 Santa Clara 16 3 5 8 11 18 8 2 3 3 9 12 8 1 2 5 2 6 -7 14
17 Maritimo 16 2 4 10 10 31 7 1 2 4 5 8 9 1 2 6 5 23 -21 10
18 Pacos de Ferreira 16 1 3 12 9 30 8 0 2 6 4 15 8 1 1 6 5 15 -21 6

Read more about Liga Portugal

The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.