Match preview Primeira Liga: Boavista - Famalicão at Estádio do Bessa Século XXI

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sat 06.March
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Bessa Século XXI (28263 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Primeira Liga, with both Boavista and Famalicão experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 17th and the visitors in 16th place.

Insights:
  • Boavista have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Primeira Liga
  • Famalicão have the the worst goal difference (-14) in Primeira Liga

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Boavista form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Primeira Liga this season. Boavista have only managed 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Estádio do Bessa Século XXI.

No payout for Boavista in their previous match, an away game at Vitoria Guimaraes that ended in defeat 1-2. Before that, Boavista had a home game versus Moreirense which ended with a victory 1-0.

Boavista's goalkeeper Léo Jardim was extremely busy against Vitoria Guimaraes, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.

Boavista aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio do Bessa Século XXI in the league, with only 7 goals from 10 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Boavista defense is not exactly impregnable. 16 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Famalicão form and stats

3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Famalicão, who have the the worst goal difference (-14) in Primeira Liga, playing as the away team in the Primeira Liga this season.

353 minutes! That's how long the Famalicão goalkeeper Luiz Lucio Reis Junior and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Famalicão played 0-0 against Farense in their previous match. Preceding that game was the away victory against Rio Ave with the score of 1-0.

The attacking power of Famalicão when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 10 league matches away. 13 goals have been conceded by Famalicão in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Famalicão - Boavista 2-2. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's zero Boavista victories, three draws and two Famalicão wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BoavistaA. Gomes
A. Gomes
4 goals
BoavistaA. Elis Martínez
A. Elis Martínez
4 goals
FamalicãoJ. Alves da Silva
J. Alves da Silva
4 goals

Boavista missing players

Famalicão missing players

Boavista Famalicão
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 1 Played P 2 10 21
3 2 0 Won W 0 3 4
9 2 0 Drew D 2 2 7
9 6 1 Lost L 0 5 10
21 7 1 Scored S 3 9 18
34 16 2 Conceded C 3 13 32
86% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 90% 86%
71% 60% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 62%
52% 40% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 43%
33% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 10% 24%
14% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 10% 14%
57% 30% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 40% 48%
24% 30% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 19%
33% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 48%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3.4 3
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
11.5 14 16 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 9.9 10.5
4.2 4.6 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.9 3.6
24% 15% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 23% 24%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Boavista have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Boavista have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Primeira Liga
  • Famalicão have the the worst goal difference (-14) in Primeira Liga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting CP 21 17 4 0 42 10 10 8 2 0 20 5 11 9 2 0 22 5 32 55
2 Porto 21 13 6 2 45 22 11 7 3 1 23 11 10 6 3 1 22 11 23 45
3 Sporting Braga 20 14 1 5 37 20 10 8 1 1 18 8 10 6 0 4 19 12 17 43
4 Benfica 20 11 6 3 33 17 10 7 2 1 18 8 10 4 4 2 15 9 16 39
5 Pacos de Ferreira 21 11 5 5 28 20 10 7 2 1 16 8 11 4 3 4 12 12 8 38
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 21 10 5 6 27 22 11 5 1 5 13 16 10 5 4 1 14 6 5 35
7 Santa Clara 21 8 4 9 23 23 10 3 2 5 10 11 11 5 2 4 13 12 0 28
8 Moreirense 20 6 7 7 18 24 10 3 5 2 12 13 10 3 2 5 6 11 -6 25
9 Rio Ave 20 5 7 8 16 23 10 3 3 4 9 10 10 2 4 4 7 13 -7 22
10 Belenenses 20 4 9 7 11 16 11 3 5 3 10 10 9 1 4 4 1 6 -5 21
11 Nacional 20 5 6 9 19 26 10 3 3 4 13 15 10 2 3 5 6 11 -7 21
12 Tondela 20 6 3 11 21 34 10 6 2 2 12 9 10 0 1 9 9 25 -13 21
13 Farense 21 4 7 10 22 29 11 3 4 4 14 13 10 1 3 6 8 16 -7 19
14 Portimonense 20 5 4 11 18 26 9 4 2 3 11 8 11 1 2 8 7 18 -8 19
15 Gil Vicente 20 5 4 11 16 26 10 3 2 5 8 10 10 2 2 6 8 16 -10 19
16 Famalicão 21 4 7 10 18 32 11 1 5 5 9 19 10 3 2 5 9 13 -14 19
17 Boavista 21 3 9 9 21 34 10 2 2 6 7 16 11 1 7 3 14 18 -13 18
18 Maritimo 20 5 2 13 19 30 10 2 2 6 7 14 10 3 0 7 12 16 -11 17

Read more about Primeira Liga

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.