This match features two teams living in the basement of the Primeira Liga, Boavista holding 14th place and Nacional lying 15th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
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!
Boavista form and stats
7-1-6 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Boavista so far this season.The fans are hoping that Boavista will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Primeira Liga game against Porto. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Belenenses in a game that was won 2-0.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Boavista handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W3-D1-L2.
Boavista aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio do Bessa Século XXI with only 12 goals from 14 games. From these home matches, Boavista have conceded only 10 goals.
Nacional form and stats
Nacional, who have the most conceded goals (58) in Primeira Liga, have only collected 9 points from their away games after 2-3-8 (13 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Nacional, having lost eight matches in a row as the visiting team.There were no winners in Nacional's previous match, a Primeira Liga home game that ended 0-0 vs Desportivo Aves. A 2-3 defeat away at Marítimo before that.
Nacional are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 5 wins, 6 draws and 11 defeats. From a total of 22 matches.
Nacional find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 18 goals from 13 away fixtures. The Nacional defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 41 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Boavista and Nacional have met before this season: Nacional - Boavista 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 Boavista victories, 3 draws and 4 Nacional wins.Boavista missing players
Nacional missing players
| Boavista | Nacional | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | Played | 13 | 28 |
| 22 | 12 | Scored | 18 | 30 |
| 36 | 10 | Conceded | 41 | 58 |
| 89% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 92% | 86% |
| 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 92% | 68% |
| 29% | 14% | Over 2.5 | 77% | 57% |
| 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 62% | 39% |
| 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 54% | 29% |
| 32% | 14% | Both teams to score | 77% | 43% |
| 39% | 57% | Clean Sheet | 8% | 29% |
| 39% | 36% | Failed To Score | 23% | 43% |
- Nacional is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
| 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 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 53 | 69 |
| 2 | Porto | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 41 | 69 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 28 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 28 | 61 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 58 |
| 5 | Moreirense | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 48 |
| 6 | Vitória Guimarães | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 45 |
| 7 | Belenenses | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 39 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | Portimonense | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -7 | 32 |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -7 | 32 |
| 11 | Vitória Setúbal | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 31 |
| 12 | Desportivo Aves | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -11 | 30 |
| 13 | Marítimo | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 18 | -15 | 30 |
| 14 | Boavista | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -14 | 29 |
| 15 | Nacional | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 58 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 41 | -28 | 27 |
| 16 | Tondela | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -12 | 25 |
| 17 | Chaves | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 25 | -23 | 24 |
| 18 | Feirense | 28 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 50 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 26 | -33 | 15 |
