Primeira Liga preview: Home supporters expecting a win when Benfica host Paços de Ferreira

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Date: Sat 10.August
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (65647 seats)

A new Primeira Liga season is about to begin and this is the first game for these teams. Bring it on!

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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Benfica form and stats

Everyone expects Benfica to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 22 games: 16 home wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. Benfica have won with at least two goals margin 11 times in similar situations.

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Benfica, who have participated in two training matches. Benfica have won 1 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 1 game.

Benfica could celebrate like crazy last season after winning the Primeira Liga. Home supporters are hoping for more of the same this season. In the home games here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica they witnessed 14 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. In total the trophy was secured after W28 - D3 - L3 from 34 games.

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Paços de Ferreira form and stats

Paços de Ferreira are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found nine matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. Of the defeats, 3 games were lost by at least two goals margin.

It's a day of discovery for Paços de Ferreira 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 Paços de Ferreira have played one with the results W1-D0-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Paços de Ferreira has scored 1 goal and conceded 0 times.

A job perfectly done for Paços de Ferreira last season as they secured promotion from Segunda Liga. With a grand total of 23 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 10 were in away matches.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Benfica won 8, Paços de Ferreira won 1 and 1 draw. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 6 matches with two goals or less.

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Benfica missing players

Paços de Ferreira missing players

Benfica Paços de Ferreira
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Benfica Last season Paços de Ferreira
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
34 17   Played   17 34
28 14   Won   10 23
3 2   Drew   4 5
3 1   Lost   3 6
103 63   Scored   24 50
31 17   Conceded   14 21
100% 100%   Over 0.5   100% 100%
85% 88%   Over 1.5   65% 62%
68% 76%   Over 2.5   41% 32%
62% 76%   Over 3.5   18% 12%
38% 53%   Over 4.5   0% 3%
50% 59%   BTTS   47% 35%
44% 41%   Clean Sheets   41% 53%
6% 0%   Failed To Score   12% 12%
 
6.5 7.4   Corners For (avg)   5.6 6
3.3 2.6   Corners Against (avg)   5.5 5.3
2.1 1.5   Yellow Cards (avg)   2.3 2.1
7 2   Red Cards   2 2
Key stats last season:
  • Benfica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Benfica have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Benfica have scored more than double the goals of Paços de Ferreira.
  • Benfica have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Benfica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Paços de Ferreira have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Paços de Ferreira have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Paços de Ferreira haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Benfica
All Primeira Liga Taça De Portugal Champions League International Champions Cup Europa League League Cup Super Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
10-07-19 CF Benfica 1 - 2 Anderlecht
13-07-19 CF Academica 0 - 8 Benfica
20-07-19 ICC Benfica 3 - 0 Guadalajara
25-07-19 ICC Fiorentina 1 - 2 Benfica
28-07-19 ICC Milan 0 - 1 Benfica
04-08-19 SC Benfica 19:45 Sporting CP
10-08-19 PL Benfica 20:30 Paços de Ferreira
18-08-19 PL Belenenses 15:00 Benfica
25-08-19 PL Benfica 15:00 Porto
01-09-19 PL Sporting Braga 15:00 Benfica
Paços de Ferreira
All Primeira Liga Taça De Portugal League Cup Club Friendlies Segunda Liga
All Home Away
28-04-19 SL Arouca 1 - 3 Paços de Ferreira
05-05-19 SL Paços de Ferreira 2 - 0 Mafra
11-05-19 SL Leixoes 1 - 1 Paços de Ferreira
19-05-19 SL Paços de Ferreira 2 - 0 Cova Piedade
31-07-19 CF Paços de Ferreira 1 - 0 Al Nassr
03-08-19 LC Paços de Ferreira 17:00 Estoril
10-08-19 PL Benfica 20:30 Paços de Ferreira
18-08-19 PL Paços de Ferreira 15:00 Santa Clara
25-08-19 PL Boavista 15:00 Paços de Ferreira
01-09-19 PL Paços de Ferreira 15:00 Maritimo

Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Benfica 34 28 3 3 103 31 17 14 2 1 63 17 17 14 1 2 40 14 72 87
2 Porto 34 27 4 3 74 20 17 15 0 2 41 9 17 12 4 1 33 11 54 85
3 Sporting CP 34 23 5 6 72 33 17 14 2 1 38 13 17 9 3 5 34 20 39 74
4 Sporting Braga 34 21 4 9 56 37 17 13 1 3 32 15 17 8 3 6 24 22 19 67
5 Vitória Guimarães 34 15 7 12 46 34 17 10 4 3 27 12 17 5 3 9 19 22 12 52
6 Moreirense 34 16 4 14 39 44 17 8 3 6 18 19 17 8 1 8 21 25 -5 52
7 Rio Ave 34 12 9 13 50 52 17 5 6 6 26 28 17 7 3 7 24 24 -2 45
8 Boavista 34 13 5 16 34 40 17 10 1 6 20 13 17 3 4 10 14 27 -6 44
9 Belenenses 34 10 13 11 42 51 17 6 5 6 25 26 17 4 8 5 17 25 -9 43
10 Santa Clara 34 11 9 14 43 45 17 5 5 7 24 26 17 6 4 7 19 19 -2 42
11 Portimonense 34 11 6 17 44 59 17 8 4 5 29 24 17 3 2 12 15 35 -15 39
12 Marítimo 34 12 3 19 26 44 17 8 2 7 17 17 17 4 1 12 9 27 -18 39
13 Vitória Setúbal 34 8 12 14 28 39 17 4 6 7 13 18 17 4 6 7 15 21 -11 36
14 Desportivo Aves 34 10 6 18 35 49 17 5 3 9 20 23 17 5 3 9 15 26 -14 36
15 Tondela 34 9 8 17 40 54 17 7 3 7 22 24 17 2 5 10 18 30 -14 35
16 Chaves 34 8 8 18 34 57 17 4 6 7 20 23 17 4 2 11 14 34 -23 32
17 Nacional 34 7 7 20 33 73 17 5 3 9 12 22 17 2 4 11 21 51 -40 28
18 Feirense 34 3 11 20 27 64 17 2 6 9 19 31 17 1 5 11 8 33 -37 20
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Paços de Ferreira 34 23 5 6 50 21 17 13 1 3 26 7 17 10 4 3 24 14 29 74
2 Famalicão 34 21 6 7 57 34 17 12 3 2 31 13 17 9 3 5 26 21 23 69
3 Estoril 34 16 6 12 49 42 17 10 2 5 25 19 17 6 4 7 24 23 7 54
4 Benfica II 34 15 7 12 47 42 17 10 2 5 30 19 17 5 5 7 17 23 5 52
5 Académica 34 15 6 13 36 37 17 9 3 5 22 17 17 6 3 8 14 20 -1 51
6 Sporting Covilhã 34 13 10 11 42 37 17 8 6 3 22 11 17 5 4 8 20 26 5 49
7 Penafiel 34 13 6 15 49 48 17 9 3 5 29 20 17 4 3 10 20 28 1 45
8 Leixões 34 12 9 13 35 36 17 9 4 4 21 16 17 3 5 9 14 20 -1 45
9 Porto II 34 11 11 12 41 42 17 9 4 4 25 13 17 2 7 8 16 29 -1 44
10 Farense 34 11 10 13 39 35 17 8 6 3 23 12 17 3 4 10 16 23 4 43
11 Academico Viseu 34 12 7 15 49 54 17 9 4 4 33 24 17 3 3 11 16 30 -5 43
12 UD Oliveirense 34 11 10 13 44 49 17 8 4 5 29 22 17 3 6 8 15 27 -5 43
13 Oliveirense 22 6 8 8 26 31 11 5 3 3 20 14 11 1 5 5 6 17 -5 26
13 Cova Piedade 34 11 9 14 25 42 17 6 6 5 14 20 17 5 3 9 11 22 -17 42
14 Mafra 34 10 11 13 40 44 17 6 8 3 21 16 17 4 3 10 19 28 -4 41
15 Varzim 34 11 8 15 25 37 17 7 4 6 19 19 17 4 4 9 6 18 -12 41
16 Arouca 34 10 10 14 40 45 17 7 5 5 23 20 17 3 5 9 17 25 -5 40
17 Sporting Braga II 34 11 4 19 38 45 17 7 1 9 24 19 17 4 3 10 14 26 -7 37
18 Vitória Guimarães II 34 6 13 15 41 57 17 3 8 6 20 23 17 3 5 9 21 34 -16 31

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