Sporting CP are listed as probable winners of this home fixture against Paços de Ferreira, if the league positions are thought to provide some clues. Or could we be in for a surprise?
- Sporting CP have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Liga Portugal
- Paços de Ferreira have the fewest scored goals (7) in Liga Portugal
This could be an absorbing game with lots of fun and energy as both squads are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!
Sporting CP form and stats
5-0-1 is the performance here at Estádio José Alvalade so far in the Liga Portugal, giving Sporting CP a total of 15 from their 6 games here. Outstanding results! After failing to beat Chaves here at Estádio José Alvalade, Sporting CP has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Sporting CP's previous fixture was a League Cup game also played at their own stadium, finishing 5-0 vs Sporting Braga. The home side hope to to continue in that form. The striker Edwards won the honour of being "man of the match" for Sporting CP with a rating of 8.31/10. Edwards scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 8 times and had 23 successful passes (of 26 total).
A win at home before that one, as anticipated. The team were huge favourites against Maritimo and won 5-0.
Goals, goals, goals? Who knows about this one, but we do know that 10 of the 13 latest league games with this team has had at least three goals.
Sporting CP are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (16 goals in 6 games). Sporting CP are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio José Alvalade in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 6 matches.
Paços de Ferreira form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Paços de Ferreira so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-5 (win-draw-lose). With the Paços de Ferreira losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
Paços de Ferreira aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 337 league minutes without a goal. Thomas was the last player to find the net.
Two away games in a row for Paços de Ferreira, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Sporting Braga in the League Cup.
Preceding that, 1-1 away against Trofense in the League Cup.
The attacking power of Ferreira when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Paços de Ferreira has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The 13 most recent matches involving these teams have all finished as Sporting CP wins. Are we destined for another one?Top Goalscorers
  Pote 7 goals |  M. Edwards 5 goals |  N. Santos 4 goals |
Sporting CP missing players
Paços de Ferreira missing players
| Sporting CP | Paços de Ferreira | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 26 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 12 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 69% |
| 77% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 46% |
| 31% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 23% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 15% |
| 46% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 31% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 7.2 | 8.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
| 3.3 | 2.7 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 17.3 | 20.2 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 8.7 | 11.5 |
| 6.3 | 7.7 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.3 | 3.5 |
| 32% | 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 29% | 16% |
| 8.7 | 6.3 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 24.5 | 16.7 | 15.4 |
| 3.1 | 1.7 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 5 | 4.8 |
- All of Sporting CP's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- 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 matches.
- Paços de Ferreira have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Paços de Ferreira have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Liga Portugal
- Paços de Ferreira have the fewest points (1) away in Liga Portugal
- Paços de Ferreira have the fewest scored goals (7) in Liga Portugal
- Paços de Ferreira have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Liga Portugal
- Paços de Ferreira have yet to win a game.
- Paços de Ferreira haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sporting CP have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting CP have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sporting CP have scored more than double the goals of Paços de Ferreira.
- Sporting CP have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Liga Portugal
- Sporting CP have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Liga Portugal
- Sporting CP have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Sporting CP 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 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 37 |
| 2 | Porto | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 29 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 25 |
| 5 | Casa Pia | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | Portimonense | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 | Chaves | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 9 | Arouca | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 19 |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | Boavista | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 17 |
| 12 | Estoril | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -4 | 16 |
| 13 | Vizela | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 15 |
| 14 | Santa Clara | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Famalicao | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 16 | Gil Vicente | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 9 |
| 17 | Maritimo | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | -19 | 6 |
| 18 | Paços de Ferreira | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -19 | 2 |
