Paços de Ferreira hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 16 points and a 16th position in the Primeira Liga table. Visiting Boavista holds 8th place with 25 pts.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Paços de Ferreira form and stats
When playing at home in the Primeira Liga, Paços de Ferreira have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 10 games.
The fans are hoping that Paços de Ferreira will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Primeira Liga game against Santa Clara (placed 11th). Preceding that match was the home game against Benfica that was lost 0-2.
This is expected to be a close game, with Paços de Ferreira perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Paços de Ferreira as a small favourite), we find four games. Paços de Ferreira has won one of these, drawn one and lost two.
Paços de Ferreira have scored 7 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. Paços de Ferreira's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Boavista form and stats
Playing away, Boavista have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Primeira Liga this season.
Boavista have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Helton Brant Aleixo Leite. It's been 225 minutes since they last conceded in Primeira Liga.
Boavista had fun at their own home (Estádio da Capital do Móvel) last time out, beating Vitória SC 2-0. Heriberto Tavares and Carraça scored. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Desportivo Aves.
Goalkeeper Helton Leite was absolutely vital in the Boavista victory against Vitória SC, making eight saves.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Boavista playing away and similar expectations, we found 17 relevant matches. Results were six Boavista wins, four draws and seven defeats.
The attacking power of Boavista when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 9 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Boavista - Paços de Ferreira 1-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Paços de Ferreira, two draws and three wins for Boavista. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  D. da Silva Souza 4 goals |   H. Borges Tavares 3 goals |  M. Costa Baixinho 2 goals |
Paços de Ferreira missing players
Boavista missing players
| Paços de Ferreira | Boavista | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 26 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 84% | 80% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 47% | 40% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 44% | 58% |
| 32% | 30% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 16% | 10% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 16% | 10% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 32% | 30% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 33% | 42% |
| 32% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 32% |
| 53% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 44% | 37% |
| 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
| 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 217 | 142 | 61 | Total Shots | T S | 56 | 114 | 227 |
| 51 | 32 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 19 | 35 | 67 |
| 24% | 22% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 16% | 17% | 24% |
- Boavista has the fewest matches over the total-line (4)
- Paços de Ferreira has the fewest scored goals (12)
- Paços de Ferreira has the fewest scored goals in the first half (4)
- Paços de Ferreira have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 19 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 39 | 54 |
| 2 | Porto | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 47 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Famalicão | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Sporting CP | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 32 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Boavista | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Vitória FC | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 25 |
| 10 | Tondela | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -6 | 23 |
| 11 | Santa Clara | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 23 |
| 12 | Gil Vicente | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 22 |
| 13 | Moreirense | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Marítimo | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 20 |
| 15 | Belenenses | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -19 | 18 |
| 16 | Paços de Ferreira | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -14 | 16 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 14 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 12 |