Only three points good enough for Estoril in Paços de Ferreira game

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Competition: Portugal Liga Portugal
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota (8000 seats)

These two teams have struggled so far, but three points in this crucial game would certainly provide a boost. Get set for Estoril - Paços de Ferreira!

Insights:
  • Estoril have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Liga Portugal
  • Paços de Ferreira have the fewest scored goals (12) in Liga Portugal

This should be an intriguing game with lots of spark and bustle as both squads are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!

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Estoril form and stats

3 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Estoril have to build on here at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota in the Liga Portugal.

Estoril lost their last game at Rio Ave (placed 11th) after a 0-2 scoreline. The striker Cassiano was named "man of the match" for Estoril with the rating of 7.12/10. Cassiano dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, Estoril had a home game versus Boavista which ended with a victory 2-1.

Low on goals? Looking at this club's last 16 league matches, 13 have had zero, one or two goals.

Estoril has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.

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Paços de Ferreira form and stats

There's been little loot from Paços de Ferreira's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 9 away games in the Liga Portugal. Paços de Ferreira only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw.

Paços de Ferreira play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Portimonense (placed 12th). Late heartbreak for Ferreira in the Portimonense match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime. Defender Antunes was the best team player with a rating of 7.63. Antunes hit three key passes and won 7 of 14 duels.

Before that, Paços de Ferreira secured a home win against Gil Vicente with the score 2-1.

The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played 4 away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with 0 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats. 3 games were lost by at least two goals margin.

The visitors have scored 5 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Paços de Ferreira have conceded 16 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Estoril have not lost in the last 7 games (3-4-0) against Paços de Ferreira.

These two sides encountered each other before this season: Paços de Ferreira - Estoril 0-3. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

EstorilT. Antunes Gouveia
T. Antunes Gouveia
4 goals
EstorilJ. Lea Siliki
J. Lea Siliki
3 goals
Paços de FerreiraA. Butzke Benavides
A. Butzke Benavides
3 goals

Estoril missing players

Paços de Ferreira missing players

Estoril Paços de Ferreira
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 9 1 Played P 3 9 20
6 3 1 Won W 0 1 2
4 2 0 Drew D 1 1 3
10 4 0 Lost L 2 7 15
18 10 2 Scored S 2 5 12
26 14 0 Conceded C 4 16 36
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
70% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 56% 70%
25% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 44% 45%
15% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 15%
5% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 10%
35% 44% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 33% 40%
25% 22% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 5%
40% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 56% 55%
 
4.9 3.7 1 Corners for (avg) C F 7.3 4.3 5.5
5.9 5.8 2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 6.4 6.8
3 3.1 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.9 3.3
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 7
 
11.8 10.9 10 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 7.8 11.3
3.5 3.7 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.4 3.5
26% 30% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 23% 17%
 
13.6 13.2 13 Shots against (avg) S A 12.3 16.4 15.1
4.8 4.8 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 4.9 5
Key stats in Liga Portugal this season:
  • Estoril have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Estoril have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Liga Portugal
  • Estoril have the most matches under the total-line (15) in Liga Portugal
  • Estoril have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Estoril haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • 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 fewest points (4) away in Liga Portugal
  • Paços de Ferreira have the fewest scored goals (12) 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 20 17 2 1 51 12 10 9 1 0 32 8 10 8 1 1 19 4 39 53
2 Porto 20 15 3 2 47 12 9 8 0 1 30 5 11 7 3 1 17 7 35 48
3 Sporting Braga 20 15 1 4 45 20 9 6 1 2 19 6 11 9 0 2 26 14 25 46
4 Sporting CP 20 12 2 6 40 21 10 8 0 2 27 7 10 4 2 4 13 14 19 38
5 Vitoria Guimaraes 20 10 3 7 19 20 11 7 2 2 12 7 9 3 1 5 7 13 -1 33
6 Casa Pia 20 9 4 7 18 20 10 4 2 4 8 8 10 5 2 3 10 12 -2 31
7 Arouca 20 8 6 6 24 29 11 6 1 4 16 15 9 2 5 2 8 14 -5 30
8 Chaves 20 6 8 6 19 24 9 2 5 2 9 9 11 4 3 4 10 15 -5 26
9 Boavista 20 7 5 8 23 31 11 5 4 2 15 15 9 2 1 6 8 16 -8 26
10 Vizela 20 7 4 9 22 20 10 4 2 4 12 7 10 3 2 5 10 13 2 25
11 Rio Ave 20 6 6 8 20 24 10 5 1 4 11 8 10 1 5 4 9 16 -4 24
12 Portimonense 20 7 2 11 16 26 10 4 2 4 8 9 10 3 0 7 8 17 -10 23
13 Gil Vicente 20 6 4 10 20 27 10 3 3 4 8 10 10 3 1 6 12 17 -7 22
14 Estoril 20 6 4 10 18 26 9 3 2 4 10 14 11 3 2 6 8 12 -8 22
15 Famalicao 20 6 3 11 18 28 10 5 1 4 11 9 10 1 2 7 7 19 -10 21
16 Santa Clara 20 3 6 11 14 26 10 2 4 4 11 17 10 1 2 7 3 9 -12 15
17 Maritimo 20 3 4 13 13 37 10 2 2 6 7 12 10 1 2 7 6 25 -24 13
18 Paços de Ferreira 20 2 3 15 12 36 11 1 2 8 7 20 9 1 1 7 5 16 -24 9

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.