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

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sat 06.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos (12032 seats)

Struggling Gil Vicente will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Porto in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Gil Vicente have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the most scored goals (45) in Primeira Liga

The visiting Porto played their last game only three days ago, a Taça De Portugal match.

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Gil Vicente form and stats

Gil Vicente have played 10 Primeira Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-5 (wins-draws-losses).

The fans are hoping that Vicente will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Primeira Liga game against Tondela (placed 9th). Before that, Gil Vicente had a home game versus Santa Clara which ended with a victory 1-0.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Gil Vicente here at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 10 games). On the other hand, Vicente have conceded 10 goals.

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Porto form and stats

Porto, who have the most scored goals (45) in Primeira Liga, have an excellent away record in the Primeira Liga so far with 6-3-1 from 10 games. In general it has been a productive period now for Porto as they haven't lost any of their last 15 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Pacos de Ferreira game have they lost an away game, meaning Porto has taken points from seven away matches in a row.

Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Sporting CP.

Porto has another fixture away, a Champions League game, against Juventus in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Porto are regular goalscorers on their travels. As opposed to that, Porto have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Porto - Vicente 1-0 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Vicente won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Porto has nine wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Top Goalscorers

PortoM. Taremi
M. Taremi
10 goals
PortoS. Relvas de Oliveira
S. Relvas de Oliveira
9 goals
VicenteS. Dias Lino
S. Dias Lino
5 goals

Gil Vicente missing players

Porto missing players

Gil Vicente Porto
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 4 Played P 4 10 21
5 3 0 Won W 4 6 13
4 2 0 Drew D 0 3 6
12 5 4 Lost L 0 1 2
16 8 3 Scored S 12 22 45
27 10 8 Conceded C 2 11 22
90% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 90%
57% 60% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 70% 76%
38% 30% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 70% 62%
14% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 60% 52%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 40% 29%
48% 40% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 57%
29% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 40% 43%
33% 30% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 10%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.3 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.9
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
9.8 11 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 14.2 12.4 14.5
3 3.4 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.5 5.2 5.6
25% 24% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 42% 38%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Gil Vicente have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Porto have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Porto have scored more than double the goals of Gil Vicente.
  • Porto have the most points from losing position (15) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the most scored goals (45) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the most scored goals in the second half (23) 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 21 17 4 0 42 10 10 8 2 0 20 5 11 9 2 0 22 5 32 55
2 Sporting Braga 21 15 1 5 39 21 10 8 1 1 18 8 11 7 0 4 21 13 18 46
3 Porto 21 13 6 2 45 22 11 7 3 1 23 11 10 6 3 1 22 11 23 45
4 Benfica 21 12 6 3 35 17 11 8 2 1 20 8 10 4 4 2 15 9 18 42
5 Pacos de Ferreira 21 11 5 5 28 20 10 7 2 1 16 8 11 4 3 4 12 12 8 38
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 21 10 5 6 27 22 11 5 1 5 13 16 10 5 4 1 14 6 5 35
7 Santa Clara 21 8 4 9 23 23 10 3 2 5 10 11 11 5 2 4 13 12 0 28
8 Moreirense 21 6 8 7 20 26 11 3 6 2 14 15 10 3 2 5 6 11 -6 26
9 Tondela 21 7 3 11 22 34 11 7 2 2 13 9 10 0 1 9 9 25 -12 24
10 Belenenses 21 4 10 7 13 18 11 3 5 3 10 10 10 1 5 4 3 8 -5 22
11 Rio Ave 21 5 7 9 16 25 10 3 3 4 9 10 11 2 4 5 7 15 -9 22
12 Nacional 21 5 6 10 20 28 11 3 3 5 14 17 10 2 3 5 6 11 -8 21
13 Portimonense 21 5 5 11 18 26 10 4 3 3 11 8 11 1 2 8 7 18 -8 20
14 Farense 21 4 7 10 22 29 11 3 4 4 14 13 10 1 3 6 8 16 -7 19
15 Gil Vicente 21 5 4 12 16 27 10 3 2 5 8 10 11 2 2 7 8 17 -11 19
16 Famalicao 21 4 7 10 18 32 11 1 5 5 9 19 10 3 2 5 9 13 -14 19
17 Maritimo 21 5 3 13 19 30 10 2 2 6 7 14 11 3 1 7 12 16 -11 18
18 Boavista 21 3 9 9 21 34 10 2 2 6 7 16 11 1 7 3 14 18 -13 18

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.