Primeira Liga match preview and statistics: Paços de Ferreira fight Belenenses

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Fri 30.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio da Capital do Móvel (6404 seats)

5th position in the Primeira Liga table for Paços de Ferreira so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 9th-placed Belenenses visits Estádio da Capital do Móvel.

Insights:
  • Paços de Ferreira have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals (21) in Primeira Liga

The visiting Belenenses played their last game only four days ago, a Primeira Liga match.

Ferreira are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Belenenses are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Paços de Ferreira form and stats

Paços de Ferreira have performed here at Estádio da Capital do Móvel this season with 9 wins from 14 Primeira Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 3. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Ferreira, their manager P. Marques da Costa Filipe and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Before that game, the home loss against Farense with the scoreline 0-2.

A decent goal production from Ferreira in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 14 league matches. Paços de Ferreira have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Belenenses form and stats

There's been little loot from Belenenses's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 14 away games in the Primeira Liga. Belenenses, who have the fewest scored goals (21) in Primeira Liga, only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 8 draws. One point away has become something of a habit for Belenenses who have played out draws in their last three away games.

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

Francisco Jose Coelho Teixeira came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Gil Vicente last time out, making the manager A. Gonçalves Teixeira feel like a tactical genius. The end of the last match, against Gil Vicente, was very satisfying as Francisco Jose Coelho Teixeira scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

Goals are few and far between in Belenenses's away league games. Only 7 goals from 14 travels. Belenenses are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Belenenses - Paços de Ferreira 0-2 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Ferreira six wins, three draws and Belenenses one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Paços de FerreiraD. da Silva Souza
D. da Silva Souza
7 goals
BelenensesZ. Cassierra Cabezas
Z. Cassierra Cabezas
7 goals
FerreiraL. Singh
L. Singh
5 goals

Paços de Ferreira missing players

Belenenses missing players

Paços de Ferreira Belenenses
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 4 14 29
13 9 3 Won W 1 2 7
6 2 1 Drew D 2 8 13
10 3 0 Lost L 1 4 9
34 21 7 Scored S 4 7 21
35 16 2 Conceded C 5 11 27
97% 93% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 64% 72%
90% 93% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 36% 59%
38% 50% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 14% 28%
7% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 14% 7%
7% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
41% 43% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 21% 34%
28% 36% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 50% 41%
34% 29% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 64% 52%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.7 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.7 2.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 4 5
 
10.7 9.6 10 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 8.9 10
3.6 3.2 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.6 3.2
32% 47% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 19% 23%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals (21) in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Primeira Liga
  • Paços de Ferreira have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Paços de Ferreira have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Belenenses 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 29 22 7 0 52 15 14 10 4 0 26 9 15 12 3 0 26 6 37 73
2 Porto 28 20 6 2 57 24 14 10 3 1 28 12 14 10 3 1 29 12 33 66
3 Benfica 28 18 6 4 54 20 14 10 2 2 24 10 14 8 4 2 30 10 34 60
4 Sporting Braga 29 18 4 7 49 29 15 10 2 3 24 13 14 8 2 4 25 16 20 58
5 Paços de Ferreira 29 13 6 10 34 35 14 9 2 3 21 16 15 4 4 7 13 19 -1 45
6 Vitória SC 28 11 5 12 31 36 14 6 1 7 17 22 14 5 4 5 14 14 -5 38
7 Santa Clara 28 10 6 12 33 30 14 5 4 5 18 13 14 5 2 7 15 17 3 36
8 Moreirense 28 8 11 9 28 35 14 3 8 3 18 20 14 5 3 6 10 15 -7 35
9 Belenenses 29 7 13 9 21 27 15 5 5 5 14 16 14 2 8 4 7 11 -6 34
10 Tondela 28 10 4 14 30 45 14 8 2 4 15 13 14 2 2 10 15 32 -15 34
11 Portimonense 28 9 5 14 32 36 14 6 3 5 19 15 14 3 2 9 13 21 -4 32
12 Gil Vicente 29 9 4 16 28 39 14 4 2 8 11 17 15 5 2 8 17 22 -11 31
13 Famalicão 28 7 9 12 30 39 14 2 6 6 13 22 14 5 3 6 17 17 -9 30
14 Maritimo 29 9 3 17 24 40 14 4 2 8 9 20 15 5 1 9 15 20 -16 30
15 Rio Ave 29 6 12 11 23 33 15 4 6 5 12 13 14 2 6 6 11 20 -10 30
16 Boavista 29 6 10 13 32 43 15 4 3 8 15 21 14 2 7 5 17 22 -11 28
17 Farense 28 6 7 15 26 36 14 3 4 7 15 17 14 3 3 8 11 19 -10 25
18 Nacional 28 5 6 17 25 47 14 3 3 8 16 25 14 2 3 9 9 22 -22 21

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.