Vitória SC visit Boavista and Estádio do Bessa Século XXI full of hope and confidence, but the hosting team is hard to beat. More info on the fixture here!
- Boavista have the most conceded goals in the second half (31) in Liga Portugal
- Vitória SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This looks to be an action-packed match with lots of spark and energy as both squads are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!
Boavista form and stats
The story so far in the Liga Portugal for Boavista at their home stadium (Estádio do Bessa Século XXI) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Boavista to get some points in this home game.
The followers are hoping that Boavista will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-4 away loss in the game against Maritimo (placed 16th). A goal frenzy last time out for Boavista, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Maritimo. Fun stuff to watch! Midfielder Agra was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.2 (out of ten) in that game. Agra scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 19 successful passes (of 22 total).
Preceding that match was a defeat to Famalicao (1-2).Goal party? Who knows about this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 most recent league matches with this club has contained three or more goals.
Boavista has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Boavista's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Vitória SC form and stats
Playing away, Vitória SC have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 6 defeats in the Liga Portugal this season.
There were no winners in Vitória SC's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Pacos de Ferreira (placed 17th). Biai (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.74. Biai topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that match, the Vitória manager Moreno faced defeat when travelling to Benfica and losing 1-5.The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Vitória SC rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 19 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Vitória SC have managed a sequence of 6 consecutive games without losing (3-3-0) when facing Boavista.The two teams involved encountered each other before this season: Vitória SC - Boavista 3-2. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be hostile, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Njie 10 goals |   A. Pelegrini Safira 5 goals |  V. Sasso 4 goals |
Boavista missing players
Vitória SC missing players
| Boavista | Vitória SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 30 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 25 |
| 44 | 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 19 | 29 |
| 92% | 85% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 85% |
| 73% | 69% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 58% | 46% |
| 62% | 54% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 58% | 42% |
| 35% | 23% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 15% | 15% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 58% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 42% | 35% |
| 19% | 31% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 33% | 42% |
| 31% | 23% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 38% |
| 5.6 | 6.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| 5 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.7 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 10.3 | 12.3 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 11.3 | 12.3 |
| 3.4 | 4 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 34% | 31% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 27% | 26% |
| 11.7 | 10.1 | 14.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 14.6 | 11.9 |
| 4.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
- Boavista have the most conceded goals in the second half (31) in Liga Portugal
- Boavista have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Vitória SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 53 | 71 |
| 2 | Porto | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 39 | 61 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 56 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 33 | 59 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 25 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 53 |
| 5 | Vitória SC | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -4 | 41 |
| 6 | Arouca | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 38 |
| 7 | Casa Pia | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 38 |
| 8 | Vizela | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 35 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -4 | 33 |
| 10 | Famalicao | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -7 | 33 |
| 11 | Chaves | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 32 |
| 12 | Boavista | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -14 | 30 |
| 13 | Gil Vicente | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 29 |
| 14 | Portimonense | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 21 | -15 | 26 |
| 15 | Estoril | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | -17 | 25 |
| 16 | Maritimo | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 31 | -28 | 19 |
| 17 | Pacos de Ferreira | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -24 | 17 |
| 18 | Santa Clara | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 16 | -24 | 15 |
