On paper it looks like advantage Casa Pia in this fixture vs Paços de Ferreira, but the visitors will fight to the end. Here's the Tipsway match guide!
- Paços de Ferreira have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Liga Portugal
Casa Pia and Paços de Ferreira should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Casa Pia form and stats
Casa Pia have collected 15 points from their Liga Portugal home games so far after 4-3-4.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 360 minutes without scoring a league goal. Clayton was the last player to find the net.
The supporters are hoping that Casa will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the match against Arouca (placed 6th). Midfield player Soares got a match rating of 7.21 in that game, the max score being 10. Soares hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Vitória SC.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Casa Pia have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 8 times, drawn 2 and lost 0.
Casa aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Pina Manique in the league, with only {8 goals} from 11 games. From these home matches, Casa Pia have conceded only 8 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Paços de Ferreira form and stats
There's been little loot from Paços de Ferreira's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 10 away games in the Liga Portugal. Paços de Ferreira only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw.
The manager da Silva was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Estádio da Capital do Móvel. Ferreira suffered a 1-3 loss to Boavista (placed 8th). The attacker Butzke got a match rating of 7.43 in that game. Butzke scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Estoril at their stadium, the result 3-1.We have checked recent matches where Paços de Ferreira have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 11 games were 3 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
The attacking power of Ferreira when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Paços de Ferreira rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other before in this season, with the result Paços de Ferreira - Casa Pia 2-3 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - one - one (Casa wins - draws - Paços de Ferreira wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Butzke Benavides 5 goals |   Clayton 4 goals | S. Godwin 3 goals |
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| Casa Pia | Paços de Ferreira | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 22 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 40 |
| 77% | 73% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 36% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 60% | 73% |
| 36% | 27% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 50% | 50% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 23% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 9% |
| 32% | 27% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 40% | 45% |
| 45% | 55% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 10% | 5% |
| 45% | 45% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 4.9 | 5.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
| 4.7 | 3.5 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6.3 | 6.8 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 10.5 | 10.7 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 8.7 | 11.8 |
| 3 | 3.5 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
| 27% | 21% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 30% | 20% |
| 13.1 | 11.5 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 16.1 | 14.9 |
| 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
- Paços de Ferreira have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Paços de Ferreira have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Liga Portugal
- Paços de Ferreira have the the worst goal difference (-24) in Liga Portugal
- Paços de Ferreira have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Paços de Ferreira haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 43 | 59 |
| 2 | Porto | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 35 | 51 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 26 | 49 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 44 |
| 5 | Vitória SC | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 37 |
| 6 | Arouca | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 33 |
| 7 | Casa Pia | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 32 |
| 8 | Boavista | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 29 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 27 |
| 10 | Famalicao | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -7 | 27 |
| 11 | Vizela | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | Gil Vicente | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | Chaves | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 26 |
| 14 | Portimonense | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 26 |
| 15 | Estoril | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 22 |
| 16 | Maritimo | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 27 | -23 | 16 |
| 17 | Santa Clara | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | -16 | 15 |
| 18 | Paços de Ferreira | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -24 | 12 |
