Primeira Liga preview: Can Paços de Ferreira edge out victory against Moreirense?

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sat 20.March
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio da Capital do Móvel (6404 seats)

Paços de Ferreira have performed better than Moreirense so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

Insights:
  • Paços de Ferreira have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Primeira Liga
  • Paços de Ferreira have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Moreirense have scored away.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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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 8 wins from 11 Primeira Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. The Paços de Ferreira fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estádio da Capital do Móvel and will expect new points from this game. Ferreira has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.

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 Porto (placed 2nd). Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Nacional.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Ferreira have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won four times, drawn two and lost two.

A decent goal production from Ferreira in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 11 league matches. Ferreira are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio da Capital do Móvel in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 11 matches.

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Moreirense form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Primeira Liga travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Moreirense delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Rio Ave (placed 9th) in their previous match; a Primeira Liga game. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Maritimo at their stadium, the result 2-0.

The draw against Rio Ave came from a losing position. The Moreirense manager V. Freire De Seabra brought on Felipe Pires as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

Moreirense are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is five wins, three draws and three defeats. From a total of eleven matches.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Moreirense as they have only managed to score 8 times from 11 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Moreirense have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Moreirense - Paços de Ferreira 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Paços de Ferreira won five games, three matches ended with a draw and Moreirense has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight

Top Goalscorers

Paços de FerreiraD. da Silva Souza
D. da Silva Souza
6 goals
FerreiraB. Almeida Costa
B. Almeida Costa
4 goals
Paços de FerreiraL. Singh
L. Singh
4 goals

Paços de Ferreira missing players

Moreirense missing players

Paços de Ferreira Moreirense
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 11 4 Played P 3 11 23
12 8 3 Won W 0 4 7
5 2 1 Drew D 0 2 9
6 1 0 Lost L 3 5 7
30 18 6 Scored S 1 8 23
23 9 2 Conceded C 7 11 27
96% 91% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 82% 91%
87% 91% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 64% 74%
39% 45% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 27% 35%
4% 9% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
4% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
48% 55% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 18% 43%
30% 36% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 45% 30%
26% 18% 25% Failed to Score F T 67% 55% 35%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 2.5 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.3 10.3 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 3.3 8 9.5
3.9 3.3 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.4 3.3
33% 50% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 31% 31%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • 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 Moreirense have scored away.
  • Paços de Ferreira have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Primeira Liga

  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 23 19 4 0 45 11 11 9 2 0 22 6 12 10 2 0 23 5 34 61
2 Porto 23 15 6 2 49 22 12 8 3 1 25 11 11 7 3 1 24 11 27 51
3 Sporting Braga 22 16 1 5 42 21 11 9 1 1 21 8 11 7 0 4 21 13 21 49
4 Benfica 23 14 6 3 40 17 12 9 2 1 22 8 11 5 4 2 18 9 23 48
5 Paços de Ferreira 23 12 5 6 30 23 11 8 2 1 18 9 12 4 3 5 12 14 7 41
6 Vitória SC 23 10 5 8 29 29 12 5 1 6 15 20 11 5 4 2 14 9 0 35
7 Santa Clara 23 9 4 10 26 25 11 4 2 5 12 11 12 5 2 5 14 14 1 31
8 Moreirense 23 7 9 7 23 27 12 3 7 2 15 16 11 4 2 5 8 11 -4 30
9 Rio Ave 23 6 8 9 19 26 11 4 3 4 11 10 12 2 5 5 8 16 -7 26
10 Belenenses 23 5 10 8 14 21 12 3 5 4 10 13 11 2 5 4 4 8 -7 25
11 Tondela 23 7 3 13 22 38 12 7 2 3 13 10 11 0 1 10 9 28 -16 24
12 Portimonense 23 6 5 12 21 28 11 5 3 3 14 8 12 1 2 9 7 20 -7 23
13 Gil Vicente 23 6 4 13 20 31 11 3 2 6 8 12 12 3 2 7 12 19 -11 22
14 Nacional 23 5 6 12 22 32 12 3 3 6 15 19 11 2 3 6 7 13 -10 21
15 Boavista 23 4 9 10 24 36 11 3 2 6 10 16 12 1 7 4 14 20 -12 21
16 Maritimo 23 6 3 14 21 33 11 2 2 7 7 16 12 4 1 7 14 17 -12 21
17 Farense 23 4 7 12 22 32 12 3 4 5 14 14 11 1 3 7 8 18 -10 19
18 Famalicao 22 4 7 11 18 35 11 1 5 5 9 19 11 3 2 6 9 16 -17 19

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.