Boavista expected to fight losing battle when facing Porto

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Competition: Portugal Liga Portugal
Competition: Sun 30.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Do Dragão (50033 seats)

Porto have done better than Boavista this season, but every fixture begins at 0-0. Here's all the info you require prior to kickoff:

Insights:
  • Porto have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Boavista have the most conceded goals in the second half (34) in Liga Portugal

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

The hosts Porto saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Taça De Portugal. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Famalicão.

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Porto form and stats

This stadium, Estádio Do Dragão, has been a fortress for Porto in the Liga Portugal so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 12-0-2. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Porto has won four games in a row. The Sporting Braga match was the last time out without a victory.

Porto are returning here after guesting Famalicão in a Taça De Portugal match and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. The forward Martínez edged out all the other players in that fixture and managed a match rating of 7.75 out of 10. Martínez scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

In the game before, an away victory in the Liga Portugal match versus Pacos de Ferreira with a 2-0 scoreline.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Porto, as the Taça De Portugal home game vs Famalicão is only four days away.

Porto are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estádio Do Dragão in their league games, having scored an impressive 38 goals in 14 matches. Porto have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Boavista form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Boavista so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-9 (win-draw-lose).

Lourenço, Njie and Mangas scored in Boavista's previous match, the home game against Rio Ave that ended 3-2. Midfielder Mangas was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.65. Mangas scored one goal, served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 29 successful passes (of 36 total).

A 1-1 draw at Vizela's stadium before that.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 10 of this team's 13 most recent league games have ended with three goals or more.

The visiting Boavista have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 14 games.

Head 2 Head

Porto have pulled off a sequence of 20 consecutive games without defeat (17-3-0) when playing Boavista.

The two duelists also played each other previously this match year: Boavista - Porto 1-4.

Top Goalscorers

PortoM. Taremi
M. Taremi
15 goals
BoavistaY. Njie
Y. Njie
12 goals
PortoW. Rodrigues do Nascimento Galeno
W. Rodrigues do Nascimento Galeno
8 goals

Porto missing players

Boavista missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Porto Boavista
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 3 Played P 5 14 29
22 12 3 Won W 1 3 10
4 0 0 Drew D 0 2 7
3 2 0 Lost L 4 9 12
62 38 6 Scored S 3 15 36
19 10 0 Conceded C 12 28 48
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
76% 79% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 79% 76%
52% 71% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 64% 62%
31% 43% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 43% 34%
21% 36% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 17%
48% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 40% 57% 62%
48% 43% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 17%
10% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 36% 28%
 
5.6 5.4 8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 4.3 5.4
3.8 3.6 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 5.4 5
2.3 2.4 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 3.1 3.1
4 3 0 Red cards R C 0 2 5
 
15.1 15.5 16 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 8.8 10.7
5.4 6.1 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.2 3 3.6
39% 45% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 36% 35%
 
8.9 9.2 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 11.2 12.9 11.3
2.3 2.5 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 5.8 4.3
Key stats in Liga Portugal this season:
  • Boavista have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Boavista have the most conceded goals in the second half (34) in Liga Portugal
  • Boavista have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Boavista haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Porto have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Porto have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Porto have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Boavista have scored away.
  • Porto haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 29 24 2 3 69 17 15 13 1 1 44 12 14 11 1 2 25 5 52 74
2 Porto 29 22 4 3 62 19 14 12 0 2 38 10 15 10 4 1 24 9 43 70
3 Sporting Braga 29 22 2 5 62 24 14 10 2 2 28 7 15 12 0 3 34 17 38 68
4 Sporting CP 29 19 4 6 59 27 14 11 1 2 36 8 15 8 3 4 23 19 32 61
5 Arouca 29 13 9 7 33 33 15 9 2 4 21 16 14 4 7 3 12 17 0 48
6 Famalicão 29 13 3 13 33 37 15 9 1 5 18 13 14 4 2 8 15 24 -4 42
7 Vitoria Guimaraes 29 12 5 12 27 35 15 8 3 4 14 12 14 4 2 8 13 23 -8 41
8 Vizela 29 11 6 12 32 30 14 5 3 6 16 15 15 6 3 6 16 15 2 39
9 Casa Pia 29 11 6 12 27 33 15 6 3 6 15 14 14 5 3 6 12 19 -6 39
10 Chaves 29 9 10 10 29 34 14 4 5 5 16 17 15 5 5 5 13 17 -5 37
11 Boavista 29 10 7 12 36 48 15 7 5 3 21 20 14 3 2 9 15 28 -12 37
12 Rio Ave 29 9 8 12 30 35 14 7 2 5 15 11 15 2 6 7 15 24 -5 35
13 Portimonense 29 10 3 16 22 35 15 6 3 6 13 14 14 4 0 10 9 21 -13 33
14 Gil Vicente 29 8 7 14 26 34 14 4 6 4 11 11 15 4 1 10 15 23 -8 31
15 Estoril 29 7 4 18 23 45 14 4 2 8 12 23 15 3 2 10 11 22 -22 25
16 Maritimo 29 6 4 19 26 54 14 5 2 7 17 19 15 1 2 12 9 35 -28 22
17 Pacos de Ferreira 29 4 5 20 21 51 15 2 2 11 10 28 14 2 3 9 11 23 -30 17
18 Santa Clara 29 3 7 19 19 45 15 2 5 8 14 27 14 1 2 11 5 18 -26 16

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 Benfica 29 24 2 3 69 17 15 13 1 1 44 12 14 11 1 2 25 5 52 74
2 Porto 29 22 4 3 62 19 14 12 0 2 38 10 15 10 4 1 24 9 43 70
3 Sporting Braga 29 22 2 5 62 24 14 10 2 2 28 7 15 12 0 3 34 17 38 68
4 Sporting CP 29 19 4 6 59 27 14 11 1 2 36 8 15 8 3 4 23 19 32 61
5 Arouca 29 13 9 7 33 33 15 9 2 4 21 16 14 4 7 3 12 17 0 48
6 Famalicão 29 13 3 13 33 37 15 9 1 5 18 13 14 4 2 8 15 24 -4 42
7 Vitoria Guimaraes 29 12 5 12 27 35 15 8 3 4 14 12 14 4 2 8 13 23 -8 41
8 Vizela 29 11 6 12 32 30 14 5 3 6 16 15 15 6 3 6 16 15 2 39
9 Casa Pia 29 11 6 12 27 33 15 6 3 6 15 14 14 5 3 6 12 19 -6 39
10 Chaves 29 9 10 10 29 34 14 4 5 5 16 17 15 5 5 5 13 17 -5 37
11 Boavista 29 10 7 12 36 48 15 7 5 3 21 20 14 3 2 9 15 28 -12 37
12 Rio Ave 29 9 8 12 30 35 14 7 2 5 15 11 15 2 6 7 15 24 -5 35
13 Portimonense 29 10 3 16 22 35 15 6 3 6 13 14 14 4 0 10 9 21 -13 33
14 Gil Vicente 29 8 7 14 26 34 14 4 6 4 11 11 15 4 1 10 15 23 -8 31
15 Estoril 29 7 4 18 23 45 14 4 2 8 12 23 15 3 2 10 11 22 -22 25
16 Maritimo 29 6 4 19 26 54 14 5 2 7 17 19 15 1 2 12 9 35 -28 22
17 Pacos de Ferreira 29 4 5 20 21 51 15 2 2 11 10 28 14 2 3 9 11 23 -30 17
18 Santa Clara 29 3 7 19 19 45 15 2 5 8 14 27 14 1 2 11 5 18 -26 16

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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.