Estadio do Bessa Seculo XXI: Boavista vs Vitoria SC Primeira Liga preview

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Date: Sun 02.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Bessa Século XXI (28263 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Primeira Liga table so far. Here's the Boavista - Vitoria SC latest:

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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Boavista form and stats

2 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Boavista have to build on here at Estádio do Bessa Século XXI in the Primeira Liga.

Boavista enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Desportivo Aves's place. The match ended 1-0 with Cassiano scoring. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Rio Ave.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Boavista here at Estádio do Bessa Século XXI in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 9 games). Boavista's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Vitória SC form and stats

Vitória SC have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 1-5-2 (8 played). The awayteam now has four consecutive draws when travelling away from home.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Primeira Liga home defeat versus Rio Ave with 1-2 on the scoreboard. The game before that, in the League Cup, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Porto.

Vitória SC are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 8 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Vitória SC have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Vitória SC - Boavista 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Boavista victory, three draws and six Vitória SC wins. three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Vitória SCD. da Luz Pereira
D. da Luz Pereira
3 goals
Vitória SCL. Bonatini Lohner Maia
L. Bonatini Lohner Maia
3 goals
BoavistaR. Costa
R. Costa
2 goals

Boavista missing players

Vitória SC missing players

Boavista Vitória SC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 1 Played P 4 8 18
5 2 0 Won W 1 1 6
7 4 1 Drew D 3 5 7
6 3 0 Lost L 0 2 5
14 8 0 Scored S 6 9 26
17 10 0 Conceded C 4 12 20
89% 89% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 88% 94%
56% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 88% 78%
17% 22% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 39%
6% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 28%
6% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
44% 56% 0% BTTS BTTS 75% 75% 56%
28% 22% 100% Clean Sheets C S 25% 12% 28%
39% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 25% 25% 22%
 
4.8 4.6 6 Corners For (avg) C F 8.8 7.6 8.1
5.5 6.2 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.5 5.6 4.5
3.4 3.6 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2.3
3 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 2 3
 
218 104 16 Total Shots T S 74 131 296
62 27 3 Shots on Target S O 25 42 93
23% 30% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 21% 28%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Boavista have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vitória SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 +/- P
1 Benfica 19 18 0 1 47 8 10 9 0 1 27 5 9 9 0 0 20 3 39 54
2 Porto 19 15 2 2 41 12 9 8 0 1 21 3 10 7 2 1 20 9 29 47
3 Famalicão 19 9 5 5 33 29 9 5 2 2 19 12 10 4 3 3 14 17 4 32
4 Sporting CP 18 10 2 6 29 20 9 5 0 4 13 11 9 5 2 2 16 9 9 32
5 Sporting Braga 18 9 3 6 29 21 8 4 2 2 13 11 10 5 1 4 16 10 8 30
6 Rio Ave 19 8 5 6 24 20 10 4 3 3 15 11 9 4 2 3 9 9 4 29
7 Vitória SC 18 6 7 5 26 20 10 5 2 3 17 8 8 1 5 2 9 12 6 25
8 Vitoria Setubal 19 6 7 6 13 20 10 3 5 2 5 8 9 3 2 4 8 12 -7 25
9 Tondela 19 6 5 8 18 24 9 1 3 5 5 12 10 5 2 3 13 12 -6 23
10 Gil Vicente 18 5 7 6 18 19 9 4 5 0 13 6 9 1 2 6 5 13 -1 22
11 Boavista 18 5 7 6 14 17 9 2 4 3 8 10 9 3 3 3 6 7 -3 22
12 Marítimo 18 4 8 6 17 25 9 2 5 2 11 12 9 2 3 4 6 13 -8 20
13 Santa Clara 18 5 5 8 12 20 9 2 2 5 6 12 9 3 3 3 6 8 -8 20
14 Moreirense 18 4 6 8 22 27 9 4 2 3 15 13 9 0 4 5 7 14 -5 18
15 Belenenses 19 5 3 11 16 35 9 3 1 5 8 17 10 2 2 6 8 18 -19 18
16 Paços de Ferreira 18 4 4 10 11 24 10 3 2 5 7 10 8 1 2 5 4 14 -13 16
17 Portimonense 19 2 8 9 13 27 9 1 4 4 7 11 10 1 4 5 6 16 -14 14
18 Desportivo Aves 18 3 0 15 19 34 9 3 0 6 10 10 9 0 0 9 9 24 -15 9

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.