Primeira Liga match guide and facts: Belenenses welcome Boavista

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Nacional (37593 seats)

Boavista have finished evaluating after their 1-1-match against Sporting Braga and are keen to go again when travelling to Belenenses. Here's all the data!

Insights:
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals (15) in Primeira Liga
  • Boavista have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Primeira Liga

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Belenenses form and stats

Belenenses's results here at Estádio Nacional in the Primeira Liga have been very modest with 3 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats.

The home team returns to Estádio Nacional after drawing with Tondela (placed 16th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. The versatile forward Sousa bettered all the other players in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 7.84 out of 10. Sousa hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Paços de Ferreira (0-2).

Belenenses have scored 10 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Belenenses with 26 goals conceded in these matches. Belenenses has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Boavista form and stats

Boavista have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 1-5-6 (12 played).

There were no winners in Boavista's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Sporting Braga (placed 4th). Abascal, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.32. Abascal hit two key passes and won 9 of 14 duels.

Prior to that result Boavista won their away game at Estoril. The scoreline was 3-2.

The visiting Boavista have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 12 games.

Head 2 Head

Belenenses and Boavista have played each other earlier this season: Boavista - Belenenses 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Belenenses two wins, four draws and Boavista four victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), nine games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BoavistaP. Musa
P. Musa
9 goals
BelenensesA. Camará
A. Camará
5 goals
BoavistaG. Affonso Sauerbeck
G. Affonso Sauerbeck
5 goals

Belenenses missing players

Boavista missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Belenenses Boavista
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 2 12 25
3 3 1 Won W 0 1 4
7 2 1 Drew D 1 5 14
15 7 1 Lost L 1 6 7
15 10 3 Scored S 2 13 31
46 26 4 Conceded C 3 24 39
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
76% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 92%
32% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 58% 44%
20% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 28%
16% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 12%
44% 58% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 83% 76%
12% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 16%
52% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 12%
 
3.6 3.7 2.7 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 3.2 4.4
5.8 6.2 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.6 5.2
3.4 3.8 6.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.4 3.6
7 4 2 Red cards R C 0 1 6
 
9 7.8 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 10.9 11.7
2.7 2.4 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 3.3 3.6
22% 34% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 32% 35%
 
15.8 15.7 13.3 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 13.9 11.8
5 5.2 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.8 4.5
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • All of Boavista's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Belenenses have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Belenenses have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Belenenses have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals (15) in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the most conceded goals in the first half (29) in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the the worst goal difference (-16) at home in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the the worst goal difference (-31) in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Boavista have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Boavista have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Boavista have scored more than double the goals of Belenenses.
  • Boavista have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Primeira Liga
  • Boavista have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Boavista haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Porto 25 21 4 0 63 19 12 10 2 0 30 9 13 11 2 0 33 10 44 67
2 Sporting CP 25 19 4 2 49 16 13 11 1 1 24 5 12 8 3 1 25 11 33 61
3 Benfica 25 18 3 4 65 23 12 8 1 3 30 12 13 10 2 1 35 11 42 57
4 Sporting Braga 25 13 7 5 41 24 13 7 4 2 22 10 12 6 3 3 19 14 17 46
5 Gil Vicente 25 11 9 5 36 25 13 5 4 4 19 15 12 6 5 1 17 10 11 42
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 25 9 6 10 35 34 12 7 2 3 23 15 13 2 4 7 12 19 1 33
7 Maritimo 25 8 8 9 30 32 12 3 6 3 14 11 13 5 2 6 16 21 -2 32
8 Estoril 25 7 10 8 28 30 12 2 6 4 15 17 13 5 4 4 13 13 -2 31
9 Portimonense 25 7 8 10 25 28 13 2 4 7 10 17 12 5 4 3 15 11 -3 29
10 Santa Clara 25 7 8 10 30 43 13 6 4 3 18 21 12 1 4 7 12 22 -13 29
11 Paços de Ferreira 25 6 9 10 22 31 13 3 5 5 14 18 12 3 4 5 8 13 -9 27
12 Famalicão 25 6 8 11 32 40 12 3 5 4 13 14 13 3 3 7 19 26 -8 26
13 Boavista 25 4 14 7 31 39 13 3 9 1 18 15 12 1 5 6 13 24 -8 26
14 Vizela 25 5 9 11 27 43 13 3 5 5 12 17 12 2 4 6 15 26 -16 24
15 Arouca 25 5 7 13 23 45 12 3 2 7 11 26 13 2 5 6 12 19 -22 22
16 Tondela 25 6 3 16 31 48 13 4 1 8 18 25 12 2 2 8 13 23 -17 21
17 Moreirense 25 4 8 13 23 40 12 3 3 6 15 17 13 1 5 7 8 23 -17 20
18 Belenenses 25 3 7 15 15 46 12 3 2 7 10 26 13 0 5 8 5 20 -31 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 Porto 25 21 4 0 63 19 12 10 2 0 30 9 13 11 2 0 33 10 44 67
2 Sporting CP 25 19 4 2 49 16 13 11 1 1 24 5 12 8 3 1 25 11 33 61
3 Benfica 25 18 3 4 65 23 12 8 1 3 30 12 13 10 2 1 35 11 42 57
4 Sporting Braga 25 13 7 5 41 24 13 7 4 2 22 10 12 6 3 3 19 14 17 46
5 Gil Vicente 25 11 9 5 36 25 13 5 4 4 19 15 12 6 5 1 17 10 11 42
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 25 9 6 10 35 34 12 7 2 3 23 15 13 2 4 7 12 19 1 33
7 Maritimo 25 8 8 9 30 32 12 3 6 3 14 11 13 5 2 6 16 21 -2 32
8 Estoril 25 7 10 8 28 30 12 2 6 4 15 17 13 5 4 4 13 13 -2 31
9 Portimonense 25 7 8 10 25 28 13 2 4 7 10 17 12 5 4 3 15 11 -3 29
10 Santa Clara 25 7 8 10 30 43 13 6 4 3 18 21 12 1 4 7 12 22 -13 29
11 Paços de Ferreira 25 6 9 10 22 31 13 3 5 5 14 18 12 3 4 5 8 13 -9 27
12 Famalicão 25 6 8 11 32 40 12 3 5 4 13 14 13 3 3 7 19 26 -8 26
13 Boavista 25 4 14 7 31 39 13 3 9 1 18 15 12 1 5 6 13 24 -8 26
14 Vizela 25 5 9 11 27 43 13 3 5 5 12 17 12 2 4 6 15 26 -16 24
15 Arouca 25 5 7 13 23 45 12 3 2 7 11 26 13 2 5 6 12 19 -22 22
16 Tondela 25 6 3 16 31 48 13 4 1 8 18 25 12 2 2 8 13 23 -17 21
17 Moreirense 25 4 8 13 23 40 12 3 3 6 15 17 13 1 5 7 8 23 -17 20
18 Belenenses 25 3 7 15 15 46 12 3 2 7 10 26 13 0 5 8 5 20 -31 16

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