Primeira Liga match preview and statistics: Pacos de Ferreira fight Famalicao

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sun 23.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio da Capital do Móvel (6404 seats)

The visiting Famalicao side should be favourites in this visit to Pacos de Ferreira, as the away team holds a 17 point advantage from their 21 league games this season.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Paços de Ferreira form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Primeira Liga this season. Paços de Ferreira have only managed 3 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Estádio da Capital do Móvel. It's trouble wherever Paços de Ferreira are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. Paços de Ferreira are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Estádio da Capital do Móvel, having lost their two previous games here.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. M. Baixinho was the last player to find the net.

Paços de Ferreira are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Marítimo. Before that game, the home loss against Boavista with the scoreline 0-1.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Paços de Ferreira here at Estádio da Capital do Móvel in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 11 games). Paços de Ferreira have conceded 11 in these home matches.

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Famalicão form and stats

4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Famalicão playing as the away team in the Primeira Liga this season.

Famalicão's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Desportivo Aves that finished 1-1. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Benfica.

Famalicão have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Famalicão have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Famalicão - Paços de Ferreira 4-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last five meetings between the teams: Paços de Ferreira won one, Famalicão won four and zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FamalicãoA. Oliveira Silva
A. Oliveira Silva
7 goals
FamalicãoA. Martínez López
A. Martínez López
7 goals
FamalicãoF. Santos Martins
F. Santos Martins
7 goals

Paços de Ferreira missing players

Famalicão missing players

Paços de Ferreira Famalicão
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 11 3 Played P 2 10 21
4 3 0 Won W 1 4 9
4 2 1 Drew D 0 3 6
13 6 2 Lost L 1 3 6
12 7 1 Scored S 4 14 34
30 11 4 Conceded C 4 17 37
86% 82% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
48% 36% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 86%
33% 27% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 70% 67%
14% 9% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 43%
14% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 10% 24%
29% 27% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 62%
29% 36% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 19%
57% 55% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 19%
 
5.9 6.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.7 5.2
4.7 3.7 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 7.7 5.7
3.3 3 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 2.8
4 2 0 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
254 162 38 Total Shots T S 25 116 295
60 37 10 Shots on Target S O 12 49 114
20% 19% 10% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 29% 30%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Famalicão has the most conceded goals in the second half (25)
  • Famalicão have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Famalicão have scored more than double the goals of Paços de Ferreira.
  • Famalicão haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • 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 21 18 0 3 49 12 11 9 0 2 27 6 10 9 0 1 22 6 37 54
2 Porto 21 17 2 2 46 15 10 9 0 1 24 5 11 8 2 1 22 10 31 53
3 Sporting Braga 21 11 4 6 33 23 10 5 3 2 16 13 11 6 1 4 17 10 10 37
4 Sporting CP 21 11 3 7 32 23 10 6 0 4 15 12 11 5 3 3 17 11 9 36
5 Famalicão 21 9 6 6 34 37 11 5 3 3 20 20 10 4 3 3 14 17 -3 33
6 Rio Ave 21 9 6 6 29 21 11 4 4 3 16 12 10 5 2 3 13 9 8 33
7 Santa Clara 21 8 5 8 17 21 11 4 2 5 9 13 10 4 3 3 8 8 -4 29
8 Boavista 21 7 7 7 18 19 11 3 4 4 11 12 10 4 3 3 7 7 -1 28
9 Vitória SC 21 7 7 7 34 24 11 5 2 4 18 10 10 2 5 3 16 14 10 28
10 Gil Vicente 21 6 8 7 23 27 10 4 5 1 14 11 11 2 3 6 9 16 -4 26
11 Vitória FC 21 6 8 7 15 23 11 3 5 3 6 10 10 3 3 4 9 13 -8 26
12 Tondela 21 6 6 9 18 25 10 1 4 5 5 12 11 5 2 4 13 13 -7 24
13 Marítimo 21 5 9 7 21 27 11 3 5 3 15 14 10 2 4 4 6 13 -6 24
14 Moreirense 21 5 8 8 29 30 10 4 3 3 16 14 11 1 5 5 13 16 -1 23
15 Belenenses 21 6 3 12 18 38 10 3 1 6 8 19 11 3 2 6 10 19 -20 21
16 Paços de Ferreira 21 4 4 13 12 30 11 3 2 6 7 11 10 1 2 7 5 19 -18 16
17 Portimonense 21 2 9 10 15 30 10 1 5 4 8 12 11 1 4 6 7 18 -15 15
18 Desportivo Aves 21 4 1 16 22 40 10 3 0 7 10 14 11 1 1 9 12 26 -18 13

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.