Sporting Braga travel to Paços de Ferreira with space in suitcase for three points

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Competition: Portugal Liga Portugal
Competition: Sat 21.January
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio da Capital do Móvel (6404 seats)

Paços de Ferreira played 1-0 scoreline versus Rio Ave in their previous game, a match to learn from. The next job is this robust Sporting Braga side.

Insights:
  • Paços de Ferreira have the fewest scored goals (9) in Liga Portugal
  • Sporting Braga have the most clean sheets (10) in Liga Portugal

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Paços de Ferreira form and stats

Paços de Ferreira's results here at Estádio da Capital do Móvel in the Liga Portugal have been very modest with 0 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats. Paços de Ferreira are slowly digging their own grave here at Estádio da Capital do Móvel with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts.

A good away victory last time out for Paços de Ferreira, who won 1-0 against Rio Ave (placed 9th). This was their first victory after 15 consecutive league matches not winning! The goalie Marafona was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.83 out of ten. Marafona topped it up with a clean sheet.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Chaves.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Paços de Ferreira here at Estádio da Capital do Móvel in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 8 games). Ferreira have conceded 15 from these games.

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Sporting Braga form and stats

The strength of Sporting Braga on their travels this season is incredible with 21 points collected from 8 Liga Portugal away games. Sporting Braga has 7-0-1 on the road, with 22 goals scored and 7 conceded. A great winning streak in away games for Sporting Braga as they have managed to win four matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Porto have they travelled home without three points.

Sporting Braga have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Matheus Lima Magalhaes. It's been 320 minutes since they last conceded in Liga Portugal.

Sporting Braga won their last game, 1-0 versus Boavista played at home. Oliveira was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.44. The defender Oliveira won 6 of 11 duels.

A home victory as expected against Vitoria Guimaraes ahead of that, in the Taça De Portugal.

Look out: 12 of the latest 15 league matches featuring this club have had only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).

Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 22 goals in 8 league games away this season. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).

Head 2 Head

Sporting Braga have managed a sequence of 5 consecutive matches without losing (2-3-0) when facing Ferreira.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting BragaR. Horta
R. Horta
8 goals
Sporting BragaV. Carvalho Oliveira
V. Carvalho Oliveira
6 goals
Sporting BragaI. Picanço Medeiros
I. Picanço Medeiros
5 goals

Paços de Ferreira missing players

Sporting Braga missing players

Paços de Ferreira Sporting Braga
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 8 2 Played P 4 8 16
1 0 0 Won W 4 7 12
3 2 0 Drew D 0 0 1
12 6 2 Lost L 0 1 3
9 4 2 Scored S 10 22 37
30 15 4 Conceded C 0 7 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
69% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 88% 69%
44% 38% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 75% 56%
19% 12% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 50% 38%
12% 12% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 38% 31%
38% 38% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 25%
6% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 62% 62%
56% 62% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 12%
 
5.7 6.8 10.5 Corners for (avg) C F 7 6.6 6.2
5.8 5.6 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.8 4.2
3.7 3.4 4.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.2 2.6
5 5 2 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
10.9 14 22 Shots (avg) S ( 18.8 17.5 18.4
3.2 4.2 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7.8 7.9 7.1
17% 12% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 35% 32%
 
15.2 14 13 Shots against (avg) S A 6.8 9.6 10.3
4.7 4.4 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.2 3.2 3.3
Key stats in Liga Portugal this season:
  • Paços de Ferreira have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Paços de Ferreira have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Paços de Ferreira have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Liga Portugal
  • Paços de Ferreira have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Liga Portugal
  • Paços de Ferreira have the fewest points (2) at home in Liga Portugal
  • Paços de Ferreira have the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Liga Portugal
  • Paços de Ferreira have the fewest scored goals (9) in Liga Portugal
  • Paços de Ferreira have the most conceded goals (15) at home in Liga Portugal
  • Paços de Ferreira have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Liga Portugal
  • Paços de Ferreira have the the worst goal difference (-11) at home in Liga Portugal
  • Paços de Ferreira have yet to win a game at home.
  • Paços de Ferreira haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sporting Braga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sporting Braga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sporting Braga have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Sporting Braga have scored more than double the goals of Paços de Ferreira.
  • Sporting Braga have the most clean sheets (10) in Liga Portugal
  • Sporting Braga have the most points (21) away in Liga Portugal
  • Sporting Braga have the most scored goals (22) away in Liga Portugal
  • Sporting Braga have the the best goal difference (+15) away in Liga Portugal
  • Sporting Braga 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 15 13 1 1 38 10 8 8 0 0 27 6 7 5 1 1 11 4 28 40
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 15 10 3 2 36 10 7 6 0 1 24 4 8 4 3 1 12 6 26 33
4 Sporting CP 15 9 1 5 29 16 7 6 0 1 19 4 8 3 1 4 10 12 13 28
5 Casa Pia 15 8 3 4 15 11 8 3 2 3 5 4 7 5 1 1 10 7 4 27
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 15 7 3 5 14 16 8 5 2 1 9 5 7 2 1 4 5 11 -2 24
7 Arouca 15 6 4 5 17 24 8 4 1 3 11 12 7 2 3 2 6 12 -7 22
8 Vizela 16 6 3 7 18 15 8 3 1 4 9 6 8 3 2 3 9 9 3 21
9 Rio Ave 16 5 5 6 17 20 8 4 1 3 9 7 8 1 4 3 8 13 -3 20
10 Portimonense 16 6 2 8 13 17 9 3 2 4 7 9 7 3 0 4 6 8 -4 20
11 Chaves 15 5 5 5 14 19 7 1 4 2 6 7 8 4 1 3 8 12 -5 20
12 Boavista 15 6 2 7 15 24 8 4 2 2 10 12 7 2 0 5 5 12 -9 20
13 Famalicao 15 5 2 8 15 19 7 4 0 3 10 8 8 1 2 5 5 11 -4 17
14 Estoril 14 4 4 6 14 20 6 1 2 3 6 12 8 3 2 3 8 8 -6 16
15 Santa Clara 16 3 5 8 11 18 8 2 3 3 9 12 8 1 2 5 2 6 -7 14
16 Gil Vicente 15 3 3 9 12 22 8 2 2 4 5 8 7 1 1 5 7 14 -10 12
17 Maritimo 16 2 4 10 10 31 7 1 2 4 5 8 9 1 2 6 5 23 -21 10
18 Paços 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.