Primeira Liga: The average league table placements highlight the path Estoril and Paços de Ferreira have undertaken so far. Both contenders are ready for the match; let's get this baby out!
- Estoril have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Paços de Ferreira have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
These are full days for the hometeam, as they had a match only four days ago in the Primeira Liga. This match was also played here at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Paços de Ferreira have had more rest.
Estoril form and stats
Estoril's struggle is real here at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota with only 8 points collected from 9 Primeira Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-5-3. Estoril are slowly digging their own grave here at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Maritimo match.
The Estoril fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota: A 1-2 defeat against Arouca (placed 15th). Loreintz (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.12/10. Loreintz had 41 successful passes (of 48 total).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Vitoria Guimaraes (1-3).Estoril has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Estoril defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Paços de Ferreira form and stats
Paços de Ferreira have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 2-3-4 (9 played).
Paços de Ferreira delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Boavista (placed 11th) in their previous fixture. Midfield player Santos was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.32/10. Santos hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Before that, Ferreira travelled to Famalicão and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.Goals are few and far between in Paços de Ferreira's away league games. Only 5 goals from 9 travels. The attacking power of Paços de Ferreira when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 9 league matches away. Ferreira have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have played each other already this season, with the final score Paços de Ferreira - Estoril 1-3 registered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Estoril four wins, four draws and Paços de Ferreira two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Russo Franco 8 goals |   D. Pereira Júnior 5 goals | Chiquinho 3 goals |
Estoril missing players
Paços de Ferreira missing players
| Estoril | Paços de Ferreira | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 24 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 84% |
| 79% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 68% |
| 47% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 22% | 32% |
| 32% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 63% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 32% |
| 21% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 44% | 42% |
| 5.1 | 3.8 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 5.1 | 6.4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 10.1 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.4 | 10.8 |
| 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 35% | 40% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 17% | 24% |
| 13.7 | 14.2 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 14.9 | 14.3 |
| 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
- Estoril have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Estoril have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Paços de Ferreira have scored away.
- Estoril have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Paços de Ferreira 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 | Porto | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 38 | 53 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 47 |
| 3 | Benfica | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 36 | 44 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 35 |
| 5 | Gil Vicente | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 30 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Estoril | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Portimonense | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Maritimo | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -4 | 24 |
| 10 | Santa Clara | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -15 | 20 |
| 11 | Boavista | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 19 |
| 12 | Paços de Ferreira | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 19 |
| 13 | Vizela | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -13 | 19 |
| 14 | Tondela | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 17 |
| 15 | Arouca | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -17 | 17 |
| 16 | Moreirense | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Famalicão | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -12 | 16 |
| 18 | Belenenses | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -22 | 12 |
