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

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Tue 20.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio da Capital do Móvel (6404 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Paços de Ferreira leading Farense by 22 points.

Insights:
  • Paços de Ferreira have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Farense have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Primeira Liga

It's no vacation for neither Paços de Ferreira nor Farense as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Paços de Ferreira form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estádio da Capital do Móvel as Paços de Ferreira have scored 21 goals to get 29 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Primeira Liga are 9-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Paços de Ferreira has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager P. Marques da Costa Filipe and the players.

Ferreira haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 316 minutes ago. H. Ferreira scored that one.

The fans are hoping that Ferreira will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Primeira Liga game against Boavista (placed 11th). Ahead of that match, Paços de Ferreira lost 0-5 at home to Benfica.

Ferreira have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio da Capital do Móvel with 21 goals in 13 league matches. Paços de Ferreira have conceded 14 in these home matches.

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Farense form and stats

Farense, who have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Primeira Liga, have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 2-3-8 (13 played). Three has not been a lucky number for Farense as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Boavista match.

Farense are looking to quickly end their 236 minutes long goal drought in the Primeira Liga.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Primeira Liga home defeat versus Sporting CP with 0-1 on the scoreboard. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Maritimo wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Farense as they have only managed to score 9 times from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 19 goals have been conceded by Farense in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Farense - Paços de Ferreira 1-1. Paços de Ferreira-Farense H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Paços de Ferreira two wins, Farense zero wins, one draw. one of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Paços de FerreiraD. da Silva Souza
D. da Silva Souza
7 goals
FarenseR. Gauld
R. Gauld
7 goals
Paços de FerreiraL. Singh
L. Singh
5 goals

Paços de Ferreira missing players

Farense missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Paços de Ferreira Farense
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 3 13 27
13 9 3 Won W 0 2 5
5 2 0 Drew D 0 3 7
9 2 0 Lost L 3 8 15
33 21 6 Scored S 2 9 24
32 14 2 Conceded C 5 19 36
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 93%
89% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 62% 59%
41% 54% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 23% 33%
7% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 23% 22%
7% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 15% 11%
41% 46% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 31% 44%
30% 38% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 11%
33% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 62% 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 1.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.8 2.4
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 5 6
 
10.9 9.8 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.8 10.7
3.7 3.4 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.8 3.2
33% 48% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 25% 28%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Farense have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Farense have the fewest clean sheets (3) 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 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 27 21 6 0 49 13 13 10 3 0 24 7 14 11 3 0 25 6 36 69
2 Porto 26 18 6 2 55 24 13 9 3 1 27 12 13 9 3 1 28 12 31 60
3 Benfica 26 17 6 3 48 17 13 10 2 1 23 8 13 7 4 2 25 9 31 57
4 Sporting Braga 26 17 3 6 47 27 13 9 2 2 22 11 13 8 1 4 25 16 20 54
5 Paços de Ferreira 27 13 5 9 33 32 13 9 2 2 21 14 14 4 3 7 12 18 1 44
6 Santa Clara 26 10 5 11 33 29 13 5 3 5 18 13 13 5 2 6 15 16 4 35
7 Vitoria Guimaraes 26 10 5 11 30 35 13 5 1 7 16 22 13 5 4 4 14 13 -5 35
8 Moreirense 26 8 10 8 26 32 13 3 8 2 16 17 13 5 2 6 10 15 -6 34
9 Portimonense 26 8 5 13 30 31 13 6 3 4 18 10 13 2 2 9 12 21 -1 29
10 Gil Vicente 26 8 4 14 25 33 13 4 2 7 11 14 13 4 2 7 14 19 -8 28
11 Boavista 27 6 10 11 31 40 14 4 3 7 15 20 13 2 7 4 16 20 -9 28
12 Rio Ave 26 6 10 10 22 31 13 4 4 5 11 12 13 2 6 5 11 19 -9 28
13 Tondela 26 8 4 14 25 42 13 7 2 4 13 12 13 1 2 10 12 30 -17 28
14 Belenenses 26 5 12 9 15 24 13 3 5 5 10 15 13 2 7 4 5 9 -9 27
15 Famalicao 26 6 9 11 27 38 13 2 6 5 13 21 13 4 3 6 14 17 -11 27
16 Maritimo 26 7 3 16 22 38 13 3 2 8 8 20 13 4 1 8 14 18 -16 24
17 Farense 27 5 7 15 24 36 14 3 4 7 15 17 13 2 3 8 9 19 -12 22
18 Nacional 26 5 6 15 24 44 13 3 3 7 16 24 13 2 3 8 8 20 -20 21

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 Sporting CP 27 21 6 0 49 13 13 10 3 0 24 7 14 11 3 0 25 6 36 69
2 Porto 26 18 6 2 55 24 13 9 3 1 27 12 13 9 3 1 28 12 31 60
3 Benfica 26 17 6 3 48 17 13 10 2 1 23 8 13 7 4 2 25 9 31 57
4 Sporting Braga 26 17 3 6 47 27 13 9 2 2 22 11 13 8 1 4 25 16 20 54
5 Paços de Ferreira 27 13 5 9 33 32 13 9 2 2 21 14 14 4 3 7 12 18 1 44
6 Santa Clara 26 10 5 11 33 29 13 5 3 5 18 13 13 5 2 6 15 16 4 35
7 Vitoria Guimaraes 26 10 5 11 30 35 13 5 1 7 16 22 13 5 4 4 14 13 -5 35
8 Moreirense 26 8 10 8 26 32 13 3 8 2 16 17 13 5 2 6 10 15 -6 34
9 Portimonense 26 8 5 13 30 31 13 6 3 4 18 10 13 2 2 9 12 21 -1 29
10 Gil Vicente 26 8 4 14 25 33 13 4 2 7 11 14 13 4 2 7 14 19 -8 28
11 Boavista 27 6 10 11 31 40 14 4 3 7 15 20 13 2 7 4 16 20 -9 28
12 Rio Ave 26 6 10 10 22 31 13 4 4 5 11 12 13 2 6 5 11 19 -9 28
13 Tondela 26 8 4 14 25 42 13 7 2 4 13 12 13 1 2 10 12 30 -17 28
14 Belenenses 26 5 12 9 15 24 13 3 5 5 10 15 13 2 7 4 5 9 -9 27
15 Famalicao 26 6 9 11 27 38 13 2 6 5 13 21 13 4 3 6 14 17 -11 27
16 Maritimo 26 7 3 16 22 38 13 3 2 8 8 20 13 4 1 8 14 18 -16 24
17 Farense 27 5 7 15 24 36 14 3 4 7 15 17 13 2 3 8 9 19 -12 22
18 Nacional 26 5 6 15 24 44 13 3 3 7 16 24 13 2 3 8 8 20 -20 21

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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.