Soccer betting preview: Nacional welcomes Famalicão in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sat 30.January
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio da Madeira (5132 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Primeira Liga, with both Nacional and Famalicão experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 14th and the visitors in 15th place.

Insights:
  • Nacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Famalicão has the most conceded goals (26) in Primeira Liga

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Nacional form and stats

Overall Primeira Liga stats at home this season for Nacional are 2-3-3 (wins-draw-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Nacional, their manager L. Batalha Freire and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Nacional shared the glory with Benfica in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Vitoria Guimaraes (1-3).

Nacional are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 games. Nacional's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Famalicão form and stats

As the visiting team in Primeira Liga matches, Famalicão, who have the most conceded goals (26) in Primeira Liga, have produced an overall stat of 2-2-3 so far.

Famalicão might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Vitoria Guimaraes proved too strong as Famalicão slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Santa Clara.

Famalicão find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Famalicão have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Nacional, zero draws and one win for Famalicão. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.

Top Goalscorers

NacionalJ. Riascos Valencia
J. Riascos Valencia
4 goals
FamalicãoJ. Alves da Silva
J. Alves da Silva
4 goals
FamalicãoR. Lameiras
R. Lameiras
4 goals

Nacional missing players

Famalicão missing players

Nacional Famalicão
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 8 3 Played P 2 7 15
3 2 2 Won W 0 2 3
5 3 1 Drew D 1 2 5
7 3 0 Lost L 1 3 7
13 9 7 Scored S 3 7 16
20 11 4 Conceded C 4 9 26
87% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
67% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 57% 67%
33% 38% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 43% 53%
20% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 14% 33%
7% 12% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 14% 20%
47% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 43% 60%
27% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 7%
40% 38% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 57% 40%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.7 2.6 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 4 3.4
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
10.7 12.6 12.3 Shots (avg) S ( 15 9.6 10.1
3.3 3.9 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 3.6 3.8
26% 29% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 28% 28%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Famalicão has the most conceded goals (26) in Primeira Liga
  • Famalicão has the most conceded goals in the first half (14) in Primeira Liga
  • Nacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Sporting CP 14 11 3 0 31 9 7 5 2 0 15 5 7 6 1 0 16 4 22 36
2 Porto 15 11 2 2 37 17 8 6 1 1 19 9 7 5 1 1 18 8 20 35
3 Benfica 15 10 3 2 30 15 8 6 1 1 16 8 7 4 2 1 14 7 15 33
4 Pacos de Ferreira 15 8 4 3 22 12 7 5 1 1 12 6 8 3 3 2 10 6 10 28
5 Sporting Braga 14 9 0 5 23 15 6 5 0 1 9 3 8 4 0 4 14 12 8 27
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 14 8 2 4 19 13 7 3 0 4 7 10 7 5 2 0 12 3 6 26
7 Santa Clara 15 5 3 7 15 19 7 1 2 4 5 10 8 4 1 3 10 9 -4 18
8 Moreirense 15 4 6 5 13 17 8 3 4 1 11 8 7 1 2 4 2 9 -4 18
9 Maritimo 15 5 2 8 16 21 7 2 2 3 5 8 8 3 0 5 11 13 -5 17
10 Belenenses 15 3 6 6 8 12 8 2 3 3 7 8 7 1 3 3 1 4 -4 15
11 Portimonense 15 4 3 8 12 19 7 3 2 2 6 5 8 1 1 6 6 14 -7 15
12 Rio Ave 15 3 6 6 11 18 7 2 2 3 7 8 8 1 4 3 4 10 -7 15
13 Tondela 15 4 3 8 13 25 8 4 2 2 8 8 7 0 1 6 5 17 -12 15
14 Nacional 15 3 5 7 13 20 8 2 3 3 9 11 7 1 2 4 4 9 -7 14
15 Famalicão 15 3 5 7 16 26 8 1 3 4 9 17 7 2 2 3 7 9 -10 14
16 Gil Vicente 14 3 4 7 10 16 7 2 2 3 5 6 7 1 2 4 5 10 -6 13
17 Farense 14 3 3 8 15 20 8 3 2 3 12 10 6 0 1 5 3 10 -5 12
18 Boavista 14 1 8 5 14 24 6 1 2 3 5 11 8 0 6 2 9 13 -10 11

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.