Desportivo Aves vs Portimonense: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Date: Sat 18.January
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio do CD das Aves (8560 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Primeira Liga, Desportivo Aves holding 18th place and Portimonense lying 17th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Desportivo Aves form and stats

Desportivo Aves's results here at Estadio do CD das Aves in the Primeira Liga have been very modest with 2 victories, 0 draws and 5 defeats. Desportivo Aves has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager N. Mata and the players.

In their previous game, the manager N. Mata led his Desportivo Aves to a defeat in the Primeira Liga match away at Benfica. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio do CD das Aves. Before that game, the home loss against Santa Clara with the scoreline 0-1.

Desportivo Aves's goalkeeper Quentin Beunardeau was extremely busy against Benfica, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 9 saves.

Desportivo Aves are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 7 games. Desportivo Aves's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Portimonense form and stats

Portimonense have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 1-4-3 (8 played). With three draws in a row for Portimonense the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.

There were no winners in Portimonense's previous match, a Primeira Liga home game that ended 0-0 vs Pacos de Ferreira (placed 16th). A 2-4 loss hosting Sporting CP before that.

The visitors have scored 5 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Portimonense have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 4 - 4 - 2 (Desportivo Aves wins - draws - Portimonense wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Desportivo AvesM. Mohammadi
M. Mohammadi
6 goals
Desportivo AvesW. Ferreira
W. Ferreira
4 goals
PortimonenseD. Gomes
D. Gomes
3 goals

Desportivo Aves missing players

Portimonense missing players

Desportivo Aves Portimonense
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 7 1 Played P 1 8 16
2 2 0 Won W 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 4 8
14 5 1 Lost L 1 3 6
16 7 0 Scored S 0 5 12
33 9 1 Conceded C 1 11 21
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 81%
62% 43% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 69%
62% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 31%
38% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 19%
31% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
62% 43% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 56%
6% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 19%
31% 43% 100% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 44%
 
4.8 4.9 7 Corners For (avg) C F 3 2.6 3.1
8.1 7.9 9 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 4.1 4.9
2.7 3.1 4 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 5 2.2 2.2
2 1 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 2
 
168 74 13 Total Shots T S 11 83 187
44 23 4 Shots on Target S O 2 23 58
36% 30% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 22% 21%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Desportivo Aves has the fewest clean sheets (1)
  • Desportivo Aves has the most conceded goals (33)
  • Desportivo Aves has the most conceded goals in the first half (14)
  • Desportivo Aves have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Desportivo Aves haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Desportivo Aves is in the worst form (1-0-5)
  • Portimonense have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 Benfica 16 15 0 1 40 6 9 8 0 1 24 3 7 7 0 0 16 3 34 45
2 Porto 16 13 2 1 34 9 7 7 0 0 18 0 9 6 2 1 16 9 25 41
3 Famalicao 16 9 3 4 30 25 7 5 1 1 18 10 9 4 2 3 12 15 5 30
4 Sporting CP 16 9 2 5 28 18 7 4 0 3 12 9 9 5 2 2 16 9 10 29
5 Sporting Braga 16 7 3 6 25 19 8 4 2 2 13 11 8 3 1 4 12 8 6 24
6 Vitória SC 16 5 7 4 24 18 8 4 2 2 15 6 8 1 5 2 9 12 6 22
7 Rio Ave 16 6 4 6 18 17 8 3 2 3 11 9 8 3 2 3 7 8 1 22
8 Gil Vicente 16 5 6 5 17 17 9 4 5 0 13 6 7 1 1 5 4 11 0 21
9 Vitória FC 16 4 7 5 9 16 9 3 5 1 5 4 7 1 2 4 4 12 -7 19
10 Boavista 16 4 7 5 13 15 9 2 4 3 8 10 7 2 3 2 5 5 -2 19
11 Maritimo 16 4 7 5 16 23 9 2 5 2 11 12 7 2 2 3 5 11 -7 19
12 Tondela 16 5 4 7 16 20 7 1 2 4 4 8 9 4 2 3 12 12 -4 19
13 Santa Clara 16 4 5 7 11 19 9 2 2 5 6 12 7 2 3 2 5 7 -8 17
14 Moreirense 16 4 5 7 20 24 8 4 2 2 14 11 8 0 3 5 6 13 -4 17
15 Belenenses 16 4 3 9 12 30 7 2 1 4 6 15 9 2 2 5 6 15 -18 15
16 Pacos de Ferreira 16 4 3 9 11 22 8 3 1 4 7 8 8 1 2 5 4 14 -11 15
17 Portimonense 16 2 8 6 12 21 8 1 4 3 7 10 8 1 4 3 5 11 -9 14
18 Desportivo Aves 16 2 0 14 16 33 7 2 0 5 7 9 9 0 0 9 9 24 -17 6

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.