Open game expected at Estádio de São Lúis: Farense vs Casa Pia preview

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Competition: Portugal Liga Portugal
Competition: Sat 12.Aug
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio de São Lúis (12000 seats)

It's a new Liga Portugal campaign and Farense are itching to get on the pitch here at Estádio de São Lúis. Casa Pia are visiting and this looks to be a breathtaking season premiere.

Farense and Casa Pia 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.

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Farense form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for Farense as they were promoted from Segunda Liga last season. Happy days that were secured through 21 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses from 34 games. The team scored 37 goals at home last season and conceded 14. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Farense have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 4 and lost 1.

Farense have prepared for this season with three friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these three matches are 0 victories, 0 draws and 3 losses. In these games, Farense have scored {4 goals} and conceded 11 times.

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Casa Pia form and stats

Let's have a look at how Casa Pia performed last season in the Liga Portugal: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 8 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 31 and conceded {40 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 3 and lost 9 with 13/23 goals scored/conceded.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Casa Pia playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were 4 Casa Pia wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.

It's a day of discovery for Casa as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Casa Pia have played three with the results W2-D1-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Casa Pia has scored {4 goals} and conceded 1 time.

Head 2 Head

Head to head statistics (for the last ten meetings): Farense won five games, zero matches ended in a draw and Casa Pia have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.

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Total First Half Second Half
Farense Casa Pia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Farense Last season Casa Pia
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
21 13   Won W   5 11
6 4   Drew D   3 8
7 0   Lost L   9 15
57 37   Scored S   13 31
34 14   Conceded C   23 40
97% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 85%
71% 76%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   59% 56%
53% 65%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   41% 38%
32% 47%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 18%
9% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 6%
50% 59%   BTTS BTTS   41% 41%
35% 41%   Clean Sheets C S   24% 32%
18% 6%   Failed to Score F T   47% 41%
 
6.4 5.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.4
4.8 4.8   Corners against (avg) C A   6.4 5.6
2.8 3.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.1 2.9
7 5   Red cards R C   4 6
 
11.7 11.6   Shots (avg) S (   10.9 11.3
4.9 5.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.9 3.4
34% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   27% 26%
 
9.8 8.7   Shots against (avg) S A   14.8 13.8
3.2 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.2 4.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arouca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Boavista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Casa Pia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Chaves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Estoril 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Estrela Amadora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Famalicao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Farense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Gil Vicente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Moreirense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Portimonense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Porto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Rio Ave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Sporting Braga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Vitoria Guimaraes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Vizela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Moreirense 34 24 7 3 77 38 17 15 2 0 49 21 17 9 5 3 28 17 39 79
2 Farense 34 21 6 7 57 34 17 13 4 0 37 14 17 8 2 7 20 20 23 69
3 Estrela Amadora 34 16 15 3 55 35 17 8 7 2 28 18 17 8 8 1 27 17 20 63
4 Academico Viseu 34 14 11 9 51 45 17 9 5 3 27 19 17 5 6 6 24 26 6 53
5 Porto II 34 14 9 11 48 40 17 7 6 4 27 13 17 7 3 7 21 27 8 51
6 Mafra 34 12 11 11 46 49 17 6 6 5 23 22 17 6 5 6 23 27 -3 47
7 Feirense 34 11 13 10 43 37 17 5 6 6 22 20 17 6 7 4 21 17 6 46
8 Vilafranquense 34 12 10 12 42 36 17 6 5 6 23 19 17 6 5 6 19 17 6 46
9 Torreense 34 13 5 16 38 41 17 8 3 6 22 15 17 5 2 10 16 26 -3 44
10 UD Oliveirense 34 11 10 13 51 50 17 6 8 3 27 21 17 5 2 10 24 29 1 43
11 Tondela 34 8 16 10 35 35 17 4 8 5 17 18 17 4 8 5 18 17 0 40
12 Penafiel 34 9 12 13 36 47 17 4 7 6 19 21 17 5 5 7 17 26 -11 39
13 Nacional 34 10 9 15 35 46 17 5 3 9 18 21 17 5 6 6 17 25 -11 39
14 Benfica II 34 10 8 16 52 58 17 6 3 8 27 25 17 4 5 8 25 33 -6 38
15 Leixoes 34 10 9 15 38 49 17 6 4 7 18 18 17 4 5 8 20 31 -11 38
16 Belenenses 34 9 8 17 41 59 17 2 5 10 19 32 17 7 3 7 22 27 -18 35
17 Trofense 34 8 8 18 31 51 17 5 2 10 19 30 17 3 6 8 12 21 -20 32
18 Sporting Covilha 34 7 7 20 31 57 17 4 3 10 13 25 17 3 4 10 18 32 -26 28
Last season 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 34 28 3 3 82 20 17 15 1 1 48 12 17 13 2 2 34 8 62 87
2 Porto 34 27 4 3 73 22 17 15 0 2 44 11 17 12 4 1 29 11 51 85
3 Sporting Braga 34 25 3 6 75 30 17 13 2 2 40 11 17 12 1 4 35 19 45 78
4 Sporting CP 34 23 5 6 71 32 17 13 2 2 42 12 17 10 3 4 29 20 39 74
5 Arouca 34 15 9 10 36 37 17 10 2 5 22 17 17 5 7 5 14 20 -1 54
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 34 16 5 13 34 39 17 10 3 4 18 12 17 6 2 9 16 27 -5 53
7 Chaves 34 12 10 12 35 40 17 6 5 6 20 21 17 6 5 6 15 19 -5 46
8 Famalicao 34 13 5 16 39 47 17 9 1 7 21 19 17 4 4 9 18 28 -8 44
9 Boavista 34 12 8 14 43 54 17 8 6 3 23 21 17 4 2 11 20 33 -11 44
10 Casa Pia 34 11 8 15 31 40 17 6 5 6 18 17 17 5 3 9 13 23 -9 41
11 Vizela 34 11 7 16 34 38 17 5 4 8 18 19 17 6 3 8 16 19 -4 40
12 Rio Ave 34 10 10 14 36 43 17 8 3 6 18 14 17 2 7 8 18 29 -7 40
13 Gil Vicente 34 10 7 17 32 41 17 6 6 5 15 14 17 4 1 12 17 27 -9 37
14 Estoril 34 10 5 19 33 49 17 7 2 8 20 24 17 3 3 11 13 25 -16 35
15 Portimonense 34 10 4 20 25 48 17 6 3 8 14 21 17 4 1 12 11 27 -23 34
16 Maritimo 34 7 5 22 32 63 17 6 3 8 21 23 17 1 2 14 11 40 -31 26
17 Pacos de Ferreira 34 6 5 23 26 62 17 3 2 12 13 33 17 3 3 11 13 29 -36 23
18 Santa Clara 34 5 7 22 26 58 17 4 5 8 18 29 17 1 2 14 8 29 -32 22

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arouca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Boavista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Casa Pia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Chaves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Estoril 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Estrela Amadora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Famalicao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Farense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Gil Vicente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Moreirense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Portimonense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Porto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Rio Ave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Sporting Braga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Vitoria Guimaraes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Vizela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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.