Primeira Liga match preview: Famalicão versus Nacional

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sun 16.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho (10000 seats)

Famalicão have taken 16 of their 37 in total here at their home ground. How will they do against Nacional?

Insights:
  • Nacional have the most conceded goals (54) in Primeira Liga

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Primeira Liga. That game was an away game at Vitória SC, so at least Famalicão are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

Famalicão can neither be promoted or relegated from Primeira Liga. Nacional are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Famalicão form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Primeira Liga this season. Famalicão have only managed 3 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho.

A strong away win for Famalicão against Vitória SC the last match, as Bozhidar Kraev and Heriberto Tavares were on target. Rúben Vinagre, defender, was given a rating of 7.33/10 in that game, top of the team. Vinagre served one assist, hit three key passes and won 3 of 8 duels. Manager I. Abreu Vieira felt very clever after Heriberto Tavares scored the winning goal against Vitória SC, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 75th minute.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Santa Clara in a game that was won 1-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Famalicão as they are travelling to their away game against Moreirense in the Primeira Liga. That match is three days after this one.

The Famalicão fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 16 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 24 goals have been conceded.

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Nacional form and stats

There's been little loot from Nacional's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 16 away games in the Primeira Liga. Nacional, who have the most conceded goals (54) in Primeira Liga, only have 2 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 4 draws.

The manager M. Marques Machado was unhappy after their last game, a Primeira Liga match played at their home ground Estádio da Madeira. Nacional suffered a 1-3 loss to Benfica (placed 3rd). Attacker Brayan Riascos got a player rating of 7.41 in the game. "Man of the match" Riascos hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 5 of 5 times.

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Moreirense.

After this away game Nacional return home for a Primeira Liga game against Rio Ave. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Nacional struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 26 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Nacional - Famalicão 2-1 earlier this season. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Famalicão victory, zero draws and two Nacional wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FamalicãoA. Oliveira Silva
A. Oliveira Silva
7 goals
NacionalB. Rochez Mejia
B. Rochez Mejia
6 goals
FamalicãoI. dos Santos Rodrigues
I. dos Santos Rodrigues
5 goals

Famalicão missing players

Nacional missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Famalicão Nacional
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
9 3 1 Won W 0 2 6
10 7 3 Drew D 1 4 7
13 6 1 Lost L 4 10 19
37 16 5 Scored S 5 11 29
45 24 5 Conceded C 13 26 54
91% 88% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 91%
69% 62% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 69% 72%
50% 44% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 44% 50%
28% 38% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 19% 25%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 12%
47% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 80% 50% 56%
25% 25% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 22%
38% 38% 40% Failed to Score F T 20% 38% 31%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.9 2.7 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 3.1 3
4 1 0 Red cards R C 2 4 5
 
11.2 12.5 14.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 9.5 10.8
4 4.1 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.2 3.7
29% 24% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 22% 25%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Nacional have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Nacional have the most conceded goals (54) in Primeira Liga
  • Nacional have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in Primeira Liga
  • Nacional have the the worst goal difference (-25) in Primeira Liga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting CP 32 25 7 0 57 15 16 12 4 0 29 9 16 13 3 0 28 6 42 82
2 Porto 32 22 8 2 67 29 16 12 3 1 36 15 16 10 5 1 31 14 38 74
3 Benfica 32 21 7 4 62 23 16 11 3 2 27 12 16 10 4 2 35 11 39 70
4 Sporting Braga 32 18 6 8 51 32 16 10 3 3 25 14 16 8 3 5 26 18 19 60
5 Pacos de Ferreira 32 14 8 10 37 37 16 10 3 3 23 17 16 4 5 7 14 20 0 50
6 Vitória SC 32 12 6 14 36 41 16 7 1 8 20 24 16 5 5 6 16 17 -5 42
7 Belenenses 32 9 13 10 25 29 16 6 5 5 15 16 16 3 8 5 10 13 -4 40
8 Moreirense 32 9 13 10 33 41 16 3 10 3 21 23 16 6 3 7 12 18 -8 40
9 Santa Clara 32 11 7 14 38 36 16 6 5 5 22 16 16 5 2 9 16 20 2 40
10 Famalicão 32 9 10 13 37 45 16 3 7 6 16 24 16 6 3 7 21 21 -8 37
11 Tondela 32 10 6 16 34 53 16 8 2 6 16 18 16 2 4 10 18 35 -19 36
12 Gil Vicente 32 10 6 16 30 40 16 4 4 8 12 18 16 6 2 8 18 22 -10 36
13 Portimonense 32 9 7 16 34 40 16 6 4 6 20 17 16 3 3 10 14 23 -6 34
14 Marítimo 32 10 4 18 26 42 16 5 2 9 10 21 16 5 2 9 16 21 -16 34
15 Rio Ave 32 6 13 13 23 36 16 4 6 6 12 15 16 2 7 7 11 21 -13 31
16 Boavista 32 6 12 14 36 48 16 4 4 8 16 22 16 2 8 6 20 26 -12 30
17 Farense 32 6 10 16 30 44 16 3 6 7 18 20 16 3 4 9 12 24 -14 28
18 Nacional 32 6 7 19 29 54 16 4 3 9 18 28 16 2 4 10 11 26 -25 25

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting CP 32 25 7 0 57 15 16 12 4 0 29 9 16 13 3 0 28 6 42 82
2 Porto 32 22 8 2 67 29 16 12 3 1 36 15 16 10 5 1 31 14 38 74
3 Benfica 32 21 7 4 62 23 16 11 3 2 27 12 16 10 4 2 35 11 39 70
4 Sporting Braga 32 18 6 8 51 32 16 10 3 3 25 14 16 8 3 5 26 18 19 60
5 Pacos de Ferreira 32 14 8 10 37 37 16 10 3 3 23 17 16 4 5 7 14 20 0 50
6 Vitória SC 32 12 6 14 36 41 16 7 1 8 20 24 16 5 5 6 16 17 -5 42
7 Belenenses 32 9 13 10 25 29 16 6 5 5 15 16 16 3 8 5 10 13 -4 40
8 Moreirense 32 9 13 10 33 41 16 3 10 3 21 23 16 6 3 7 12 18 -8 40
9 Santa Clara 32 11 7 14 38 36 16 6 5 5 22 16 16 5 2 9 16 20 2 40
10 Famalicão 32 9 10 13 37 45 16 3 7 6 16 24 16 6 3 7 21 21 -8 37
11 Tondela 32 10 6 16 34 53 16 8 2 6 16 18 16 2 4 10 18 35 -19 36
12 Gil Vicente 32 10 6 16 30 40 16 4 4 8 12 18 16 6 2 8 18 22 -10 36
13 Portimonense 32 9 7 16 34 40 16 6 4 6 20 17 16 3 3 10 14 23 -6 34
14 Marítimo 32 10 4 18 26 42 16 5 2 9 10 21 16 5 2 9 16 21 -16 34
15 Rio Ave 32 6 13 13 23 36 16 4 6 6 12 15 16 2 7 7 11 21 -13 31
16 Boavista 32 6 12 14 36 48 16 4 4 8 16 22 16 2 8 6 20 26 -12 30
17 Farense 32 6 10 16 30 44 16 3 6 7 18 20 16 3 4 9 12 24 -14 28
18 Nacional 32 6 7 19 29 54 16 4 3 9 18 28 16 2 4 10 11 26 -25 25

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