With their 8 point advantage in the league table, Nacional fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Farense.
- Nacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Farense has the fewest clean sheets (0) in Primeira Liga
The hosts Nacional saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Primeira Liga. That game was an away game at Boavista, so at least Nacional are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Nacional form and stats
The story so far in the Primeira Liga for Nacional at their home stadium (Estádio da Madeira) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Riccardo Piscitelli not having conceded a league goal in 237 minutes.
Happy days for Nacional in their previous game, a Primeira Liga match away at Boavista (placed 16th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Rio Ave the opponent.
This is expected to be a close game, with Nacional perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Nacional as a small favourite), we find 16 games. Nacional has won four of these, drawn seven and lost five.
Nacional are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. 12 goals have been conceded.
Farense form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Farense, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Primeira Liga, so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-6 (win-draw-lose). Bitter travels for Farense as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Belenenses match.
Farense failed to get anything from their last game, a Primeira Liga home match vs Moreirense (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Santa Clara.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Farense playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were three Farense wins, three draws and four defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Primeira Liga trip to Vitória SC.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Farense's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 7 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Farense struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Farense - Nacional 0-1 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: two - zero - zero (Nacional wins - draws - Farense wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Gauld 5 goals |   J. Riascos Valencia 4 goals | B. Rochez Mejia 3 goals |
Nacional missing players
Farense missing players
| Nacional | Farense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 16 | 11 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 21 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 83% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 61% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 71% |
| 33% | 44% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 35% |
| 17% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 24% |
| 6% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 12% |
| 44% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 29% | 53% |
| 33% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 39% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 71% | 47% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 11.2 | 13.1 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 9.4 | 10.4 |
| 3.7 | 4.3 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| 24% | 28% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 17% | 33% |
- Farense has the fewest clean sheets (0) in Primeira Liga
- Farense has the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in Primeira Liga
- Farense have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Farense have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Farense have yet to win a game away.
- Farense haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Nacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nacional have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Farense have scored 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 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 28 | 48 |
| 2 | Porto | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 40 |
| 3 | Benfica | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 37 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 37 |
| 5 | Pacos de Ferreira | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 35 |
| 6 | Vitória SC | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 31 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 24 |
| 9 | Nacional | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 21 |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 19 |
| 11 | Tondela | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -12 | 18 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | Maritimo | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 17 |
| 14 | Gil Vicente | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Portimonense | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Boavista | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 14 | -13 | 14 |
| 17 | Famalicao | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -15 | 14 |
| 18 | Farense | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 13 |