Primeira Liga match prediction: Little separates Paços de Ferreira and Famalicão in quality

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sun 08.August
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio da Capital do Móvel (6404 seats)

This match has been long awaited by fans of both sides, as it's the first Primeira Liga game of the season. Both Paços de Ferreira and Famalicão are looking for a positive start to their campaigns.

Paços de Ferreira and Famalicão should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Paços de Ferreira form and stats

Last season, Paços de Ferreira's league statistics were 15 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses, resulting in a 5th position in the Primeira Liga. Over these 34 matches they scored 40 goals and conceded 41. Playing at home last season Paços de Ferreira managed 10-3-4 (win-draw-lost) with 23 goals and 19 conceded.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Ferreira have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won zero, drawn one and lost three.

Paços de Ferreira have prepared for this season with four friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these four matches are 2 victories, 0 draws and 2 losses. In these games, Ferreira have scored 5 goals and conceded 5 times.

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Famalicão form and stats

Let's have a look at how Famalicão performed last season in the Primeira Liga: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 10 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 40 and conceded 48 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 3 and lost 8 with 21/24 goals scored/conceded.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Famalicão in our archives, and the results are: ten wins for Famalicão, three draws and two defeats.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Ferreira three wins, zero draws and Famalicão five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Paços de Ferreira missing players

Famalicão missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Paços de Ferreira Famalicão
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Paços de Ferreira Last season Famalicão
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
15 10   Won W   6 10
8 3   Drew D   3 10
11 4   Lost L   8 14
40 23   Scored S   21 40
41 19   Conceded C   24 48
97% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 91%
88% 88%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   76% 71%
35% 41%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   59% 53%
9% 12%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 26%
9% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 12%
44% 41%   BTTS BTTS   41% 44%
26% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   24% 26%
32% 29%   Failed to Score F T   41% 38%
 
4.4 3.9   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.5
4.8 5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 4.5
2.1 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.1 2.9
3 2   Red cards R C   3 4
 
11.1 10.1   Shots (avg) S (   10.1 11.4
3.8 3.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.9 4.1
31% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 29%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arouca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Belenenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Boavista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Estoril 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Famalicão 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Gil Vicente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Marítimo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Moreirense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Paços de Ferreira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Portimonense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Porto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Santa Clara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Sporting Braga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Tondela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Vitoria Guimaraes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Vizela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season 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 34 26 7 1 65 20 17 13 4 0 34 10 17 13 3 1 31 10 45 85
2 Porto 34 24 8 2 74 29 17 13 3 1 40 15 17 11 5 1 34 14 45 80
3 Benfica 34 23 7 4 69 27 17 12 3 2 31 15 17 11 4 2 38 12 42 76
4 Sporting Braga 34 19 7 8 53 33 17 11 3 3 27 15 17 8 4 5 26 18 20 64
5 Paços de Ferreira 34 15 8 11 40 41 17 10 3 4 23 19 17 5 5 7 17 22 -1 53
6 Santa Clara 34 13 7 14 44 36 17 7 5 5 26 16 17 6 2 9 18 20 8 46
7 Vitoria Guimaraes 34 12 7 15 37 44 17 7 1 9 21 27 17 5 6 6 16 17 -7 43
8 Moreirense 34 10 13 11 37 43 17 4 10 3 24 23 17 6 3 8 13 20 -6 43
9 Famalicão 34 10 10 14 40 48 17 4 7 6 19 24 17 6 3 8 21 24 -8 40
10 Belenenses 34 9 13 12 25 35 17 6 5 6 15 18 17 3 8 6 10 17 -10 40
11 Gil Vicente 34 11 6 17 33 42 17 4 4 9 13 20 17 7 2 8 20 22 -9 39
12 Tondela 34 10 6 18 36 57 17 8 2 7 18 21 17 2 4 11 18 36 -21 36
13 Boavista 34 8 12 14 39 49 17 5 4 8 17 22 17 3 8 6 22 27 -10 36
14 Portimonense 34 9 8 17 34 41 17 6 5 6 20 17 17 3 3 11 14 24 -7 35
15 Marítimo 34 10 5 19 27 47 17 5 3 9 10 21 17 5 2 10 17 26 -20 35
16 Rio Ave 34 7 13 14 25 40 17 4 6 7 12 18 17 3 7 7 13 22 -15 34
17 Farense 34 7 10 17 31 48 17 4 6 7 19 20 17 3 4 10 12 28 -17 31
18 Nacional 34 6 7 21 30 59 17 4 3 10 19 30 17 2 4 11 11 29 -29 25

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arouca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Belenenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Boavista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Estoril 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Famalicão 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Gil Vicente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Marítimo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Moreirense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Paços de Ferreira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Portimonense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Porto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Santa Clara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Sporting Braga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Tondela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Vitoria Guimaraes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Vizela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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.