Primeira Liga preview with statistics: Farense welcomes Sporting CP to Estádio de São Lúis

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Fri 16.April
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio de São Lúis (12000 seats)

The visiting Sporting CP side should be favourites in this visit to Farense, as the away team holds a 44 point advantage from their 26 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Farense have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Primeira Liga

Farense and Sporting CP should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Farense form and stats

Farense's struggle is real here at Estádio de São Lúis with only 13 points collected from 13 Primeira Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-4-6. Farense are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Estádio de São Lúis, having lost their two previous games here.

The fans are hoping that Farense will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Primeira Liga game against Maritimo (placed 16th). Preceding that match was the home game against Sporting Braga that was lost 1-2.

Farense has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Farense's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sporting CP form and stats

Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Sporting CP so far, with 10-3-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Primeira Liga statistics.

Sporting CP's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Famalicao that finished 1-1. Before that, Sporting CP travelled to Moreirense and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Sporting CP has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 24 goals from 13 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Sporting CP are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 6 goals away.

Head 2 Head

Farense and Sporting CP have met before this season: Sporting CP - Farense 1-0.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting CPP. Pereira Gonçalves
P. Pereira Gonçalves
16 goals
FarenseR. Gauld
R. Gauld
7 goals
Sporting CPN. Gomes dos Santos
N. Gomes dos Santos
6 goals

Farense missing players

Sporting CP missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Farense Sporting CP
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 5 Played P 5 13 26
5 3 0 Won W 4 10 20
7 4 3 Drew D 1 3 6
14 6 2 Lost L 0 0 0
24 15 3 Scored S 10 24 48
35 16 5 Conceded C 3 6 13
92% 92% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
62% 62% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 81%
35% 46% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 38% 38%
23% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 15% 19%
12% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
46% 62% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 38% 42%
12% 8% 20% Clean Sheets C S 60% 62% 58%
50% 38% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 4%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.1 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.1 2.5
6 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
10.7 11.5 11 Shots (avg) S ( 15.8 14.1 13.3
3.2 3.7 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4 4.5
29% 31% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 46% 41%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Farense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Farense have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Primeira Liga
  • Farense have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have not yet lost a game.
  • Sporting CP have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the most clean sheets (15) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the most clean sheets (8) away in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the most points (33) away in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the the best goal difference (+18) away in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the the best goal difference (+35) 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 26 20 6 0 48 13 13 10 3 0 24 7 13 10 3 0 24 6 35 66
2 Porto 26 18 6 2 55 24 13 9 3 1 27 12 13 9 3 1 28 12 31 60
3 Benfica 26 17 6 3 48 17 13 10 2 1 23 8 13 7 4 2 25 9 31 57
4 Sporting Braga 26 17 3 6 47 27 13 9 2 2 22 11 13 8 1 4 25 16 20 54
5 Paços de Ferreira 26 13 5 8 33 30 13 9 2 2 21 14 13 4 3 6 12 16 3 44
6 Santa Clara 26 10 5 11 33 29 13 5 3 5 18 13 13 5 2 6 15 16 4 35
7 Vitoria Guimaraes 26 10 5 11 30 35 13 5 1 7 16 22 13 5 4 4 14 13 -5 35
8 Moreirense 26 8 10 8 26 32 13 3 8 2 16 17 13 5 2 6 10 15 -6 34
9 Portimonense 26 8 5 13 30 31 13 6 3 4 18 10 13 2 2 9 12 21 -1 29
10 Gil Vicente 26 8 4 14 25 33 13 4 2 7 11 14 13 4 2 7 14 19 -8 28
11 Rio Ave 26 6 10 10 22 31 13 4 4 5 11 12 13 2 6 5 11 19 -9 28
12 Tondela 26 8 4 14 25 42 13 7 2 4 13 12 13 1 2 10 12 30 -17 28
13 Belenenses 26 5 12 9 15 24 13 3 5 5 10 15 13 2 7 4 5 9 -9 27
14 Famalicao 26 6 9 11 27 38 13 2 6 5 13 21 13 4 3 6 14 17 -11 27
15 Boavista 26 5 10 11 29 40 13 3 3 7 13 20 13 2 7 4 16 20 -11 25
16 Maritimo 26 7 3 16 22 38 13 3 2 8 8 20 13 4 1 8 14 18 -16 24
17 Farense 26 5 7 14 24 35 13 3 4 6 15 16 13 2 3 8 9 19 -11 22
18 Nacional 26 5 6 15 24 44 13 3 3 7 16 24 13 2 3 8 8 20 -20 21

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 26 20 6 0 48 13 13 10 3 0 24 7 13 10 3 0 24 6 35 66
2 Porto 26 18 6 2 55 24 13 9 3 1 27 12 13 9 3 1 28 12 31 60
3 Benfica 26 17 6 3 48 17 13 10 2 1 23 8 13 7 4 2 25 9 31 57
4 Sporting Braga 26 17 3 6 47 27 13 9 2 2 22 11 13 8 1 4 25 16 20 54
5 Paços de Ferreira 26 13 5 8 33 30 13 9 2 2 21 14 13 4 3 6 12 16 3 44
6 Santa Clara 26 10 5 11 33 29 13 5 3 5 18 13 13 5 2 6 15 16 4 35
7 Vitoria Guimaraes 26 10 5 11 30 35 13 5 1 7 16 22 13 5 4 4 14 13 -5 35
8 Moreirense 26 8 10 8 26 32 13 3 8 2 16 17 13 5 2 6 10 15 -6 34
9 Portimonense 26 8 5 13 30 31 13 6 3 4 18 10 13 2 2 9 12 21 -1 29
10 Gil Vicente 26 8 4 14 25 33 13 4 2 7 11 14 13 4 2 7 14 19 -8 28
11 Rio Ave 26 6 10 10 22 31 13 4 4 5 11 12 13 2 6 5 11 19 -9 28
12 Tondela 26 8 4 14 25 42 13 7 2 4 13 12 13 1 2 10 12 30 -17 28
13 Belenenses 26 5 12 9 15 24 13 3 5 5 10 15 13 2 7 4 5 9 -9 27
14 Famalicao 26 6 9 11 27 38 13 2 6 5 13 21 13 4 3 6 14 17 -11 27
15 Boavista 26 5 10 11 29 40 13 3 3 7 13 20 13 2 7 4 16 20 -11 25
16 Maritimo 26 7 3 16 22 38 13 3 2 8 8 20 13 4 1 8 14 18 -16 24
17 Farense 26 5 7 14 24 35 13 3 4 6 15 16 13 2 3 8 9 19 -11 22
18 Nacional 26 5 6 15 24 44 13 3 3 7 16 24 13 2 3 8 8 20 -20 21

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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.