Primeira Liga match preview: Estoril believed to be the weaker party when Porto pays a visit

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sat 08.January
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota (8000 seats)

Both participants are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be deciding. Read more about Estoril - Porto!

Insights:
  • Estoril have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Porto have the most points from losing position (10) in Primeira Liga

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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Estoril form and stats

1-5-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Primeira Liga numbers at home for Estoril so far this season. The home supporters have been following results with a growing disbelief as Estoril has racked up an amazing four draws in a row here at their own stadium. How long will this continue?

The fans are hoping that Estoril will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Primeira Liga game against Moreirense (placed 15th). Midfield player Franco got a match rating of 7.63 in that game, the max score being 10. Franco hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 45 successful passes (of 54 total).

A Taça De Portugal defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Tondela.

Estoril has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. 9 goals have been conceded.

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Porto form and stats

The strength of Porto on their travels this season is incredible with 20 points collected from 8 Primeira Liga away games. Porto has 6-2-0 on the road, with 19 goals scored and 5 conceded. In general it has been a productive period now for Porto as they haven't lost any of their last 16 games.

Porto had fun at their own home (Estádio António Coimbra da Mota) last time out, beating Benfica 3-1. Vieira, Pepê and Taremi scored. Vitinha got a match rating of 8.34 in that game, top player of the team. Vitinha served one assist, hit three key passes and had 66 successful passes (of 70 total).

Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Benfica in the Taça De Portugal.

Porto have another game away from home in just four nights, a Taça De Portugal fixture versus Vizela. A grim itinerary for the visiting team!

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Porto are regular goalscorers on their travels. Porto are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Estoril-Porto H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Estoril one win, Porto eight wins, one draw. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

PortoL. Díaz Marulanda
L. Díaz Marulanda
12 goals
PortoM. Taremi
M. Taremi
8 goals
EstorilA. Russo Franco
A. Russo Franco
6 goals

Estoril missing players

Porto missing players

Estoril Porto
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 7 2 Played P 2 8 16
6 1 0 Won W 1 6 14
7 5 1 Drew D 1 2 2
3 1 1 Lost L 0 0 0
21 9 1 Scored S 4 19 41
16 9 2 Conceded C 1 5 9
94% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 94%
38% 57% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 75% 75%
25% 43% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 31%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
56% 71% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 56%
25% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 38% 44%
25% 29% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.4 4 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 6.4 6.2
4.8 6 9.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 2.9 3.6
3.2 3.1 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.5 2.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
11.3 10 8 Shots (avg) S ( 14 16.9 17.1
3.8 3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 5.5 6.1
35% 43% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 43% 42%
 
12.4 12.3 13 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 6.9 7.1
3.6 4.7 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 3 2.2
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • All of Porto's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Estoril have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Estoril have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Porto have not yet lost a game.
  • Porto have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Porto have scored at least twice as many goals away as Estoril have scored home.
  • Porto have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Porto have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the most points from losing position (10) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Porto haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 16 14 2 0 41 9 8 8 0 0 22 4 8 6 2 0 19 5 32 44
2 Sporting CP 16 14 2 0 30 7 9 8 1 0 16 3 7 6 1 0 14 4 23 44
3 Benfica 16 12 1 3 47 15 7 5 0 2 21 8 9 7 1 1 26 7 32 37
4 Sporting Braga 16 9 4 3 30 16 8 5 2 1 16 6 8 4 2 2 14 10 14 31
5 Estoril 16 6 7 3 21 16 7 1 5 1 9 9 9 5 2 2 12 7 5 25
6 Portimonense 16 7 3 6 17 16 8 2 2 4 5 9 8 5 1 2 12 7 1 24
7 Gil Vicente 16 6 5 5 23 18 8 2 2 4 11 11 8 4 3 1 12 7 5 23
8 Vitoria Guimaraes 16 6 5 5 22 17 8 4 2 2 15 9 8 2 3 3 7 8 5 23
9 Maritimo 16 4 5 7 20 26 8 3 3 2 12 8 8 1 2 5 8 18 -6 17
10 Pacos de Ferreira 16 4 5 7 13 20 9 2 3 4 8 11 7 2 2 3 5 9 -7 17
11 Boavista 16 3 7 6 18 26 8 3 4 1 11 8 8 0 3 5 7 18 -8 16
12 Arouca 16 3 5 8 16 31 8 3 1 4 10 18 8 0 4 4 6 13 -15 14
13 Vizela 15 2 7 6 14 27 7 1 4 2 6 10 8 1 3 4 8 17 -13 13
14 Santa Clara 16 3 4 9 14 32 8 3 2 3 7 14 8 0 2 6 7 18 -18 13
15 Moreirense 15 2 6 7 15 24 8 2 3 3 11 12 7 0 3 4 4 12 -9 12
16 Tondela 15 4 0 11 19 32 8 3 0 5 12 16 7 1 0 6 7 16 -13 12
17 Famalicao 15 2 5 8 19 30 7 0 3 4 5 13 8 2 2 4 14 17 -11 11
18 Belenenses 14 1 5 8 7 24 7 1 2 4 5 15 7 0 3 4 2 9 -17 8

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.