Paços de Ferreira vs Moreirense: Full pre-match guide and statistics

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

In total; 26 games are played and Paços de Ferreira are 10 points on top of Moreirense. How will it end?

Insights:
  • Paços de Ferreira have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Moreirense have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

This could be an engrossing fixture with lots of fun and energy as both teams are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!

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Paços de Ferreira form and stats

Paços de Ferreira have collected 14 points from their Primeira Liga home games so far after 3-5-5.

A strong away win for Paços de Ferreira against Arouca the last match, as Gaitán were on target. Ferreira, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.05 out of 10 in that game. Ferreira topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Porto (2-4).

This is expected to be a close game, with 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 eight games. Paços de Ferreira has won two of these, drawn three and lost three.

Paços de Ferreira has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. 18 goals have been conceded.

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Moreirense form and stats

Moreirense have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 1-5-7 (13 played).

The attacking players of Moreirense have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 226 minutes.

Moreirense's previous game was their home loss versus Sporting CP (0-2). Defender Rosić was the best team player with a rating of 7.23. Rosić won 6 of 9 duels.

A loss against Maritimo was the result prior to that, in a home game.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Moreirense playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were three Moreirense wins, four draws and one defeat.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Moreirense have conceded 23 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date reported result featuring both these squads is the Moreirense - Paços de Ferreira 1-1 played not long ago this season. Stats for the previous ten meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Paços de Ferreira, two draws and two wins for Moreirense. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

FerreiraD. Pereira Júnior
D. Pereira Júnior
6 goals
MoreirenseA. Silva de Aguiar
A. Silva de Aguiar
6 goals
MoreirenseC. Martins de Souza Ladislau
C. Martins de Souza Ladislau
5 goals

Paços de Ferreira missing players

Moreirense missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Paços de Ferreira Moreirense
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 3 13 26
7 3 1 Won W 0 1 4
9 5 3 Drew D 2 5 8
10 5 0 Lost L 1 7 14
23 14 5 Scored S 2 8 23
31 18 4 Conceded C 7 23 42
85% 85% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 92% 96%
69% 77% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 69% 69%
35% 46% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 38% 42%
12% 23% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 23% 27%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 15% 15%
46% 62% 75% BTTS BTTS 33% 46% 50%
35% 23% 25% Clean Sheets C S 33% 15% 12%
35% 31% 25% Failed to Score F T 67% 46% 42%
 
5.5 5.5 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 4.8 4.4
5.3 5.2 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.5 5.3
3.3 3.4 5.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.2 3.2
3 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
11.1 11.7 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.7 11.4 11.3
3.2 3.2 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3 2.6
28% 34% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 13% 21% 34%
 
14 13.8 14.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11.7 13.2 12.5
5.1 5 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.5 4.5
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Moreirense have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Paços de Ferreira have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Porto 26 22 4 0 67 19 13 11 2 0 34 9 13 11 2 0 33 10 48 70
2 Sporting CP 26 20 4 2 51 16 13 11 1 1 24 5 13 9 3 1 27 11 35 64
3 Benfica 26 18 4 4 66 24 13 8 2 3 31 13 13 10 2 1 35 11 42 58
4 Sporting Braga 26 13 7 6 41 25 14 7 4 3 22 11 12 6 3 3 19 14 16 46
5 Gil Vicente 26 12 9 5 37 25 13 5 4 4 19 15 13 7 5 1 18 10 12 45
6 Vitória SC 26 10 6 10 36 34 12 7 2 3 23 15 14 3 4 7 13 19 2 36
7 Estoril 26 8 10 8 30 30 13 3 6 4 17 17 13 5 4 4 13 13 0 34
8 Maritimo 26 8 8 10 30 33 13 3 6 4 14 12 13 5 2 6 16 21 -3 32
9 Paços de Ferreira 26 7 9 10 23 31 13 3 5 5 14 18 13 4 4 5 9 13 -8 30
10 Santa Clara 26 7 9 10 30 43 13 6 4 3 18 21 13 1 5 7 12 22 -13 30
11 Portimonense 26 7 8 11 25 30 13 2 4 7 10 17 13 5 4 4 15 13 -5 29
12 Famalicao 26 6 9 11 32 40 13 3 6 4 13 14 13 3 3 7 19 26 -8 27
13 Boavista 26 4 15 7 31 39 13 3 9 1 18 15 13 1 6 6 13 24 -8 27
14 Vizela 26 5 10 11 28 44 13 3 5 5 12 17 13 2 5 6 16 27 -16 25
15 Arouca 26 5 7 14 23 46 13 3 2 8 11 27 13 2 5 6 12 19 -23 22
16 Tondela 26 6 3 17 31 52 13 4 1 8 18 25 13 2 2 9 13 27 -21 21
17 Moreirense 26 4 8 14 23 42 13 3 3 7 15 19 13 1 5 7 8 23 -19 20
18 Belenenses 26 3 8 15 15 46 13 3 3 7 10 26 13 0 5 8 5 20 -31 17

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 Porto 26 22 4 0 67 19 13 11 2 0 34 9 13 11 2 0 33 10 48 70
2 Sporting CP 26 20 4 2 51 16 13 11 1 1 24 5 13 9 3 1 27 11 35 64
3 Benfica 26 18 4 4 66 24 13 8 2 3 31 13 13 10 2 1 35 11 42 58
4 Sporting Braga 26 13 7 6 41 25 14 7 4 3 22 11 12 6 3 3 19 14 16 46
5 Gil Vicente 26 12 9 5 37 25 13 5 4 4 19 15 13 7 5 1 18 10 12 45
6 Vitória SC 26 10 6 10 36 34 12 7 2 3 23 15 14 3 4 7 13 19 2 36
7 Estoril 26 8 10 8 30 30 13 3 6 4 17 17 13 5 4 4 13 13 0 34
8 Maritimo 26 8 8 10 30 33 13 3 6 4 14 12 13 5 2 6 16 21 -3 32
9 Paços de Ferreira 26 7 9 10 23 31 13 3 5 5 14 18 13 4 4 5 9 13 -8 30
10 Santa Clara 26 7 9 10 30 43 13 6 4 3 18 21 13 1 5 7 12 22 -13 30
11 Portimonense 26 7 8 11 25 30 13 2 4 7 10 17 13 5 4 4 15 13 -5 29
12 Famalicao 26 6 9 11 32 40 13 3 6 4 13 14 13 3 3 7 19 26 -8 27
13 Boavista 26 4 15 7 31 39 13 3 9 1 18 15 13 1 6 6 13 24 -8 27
14 Vizela 26 5 10 11 28 44 13 3 5 5 12 17 13 2 5 6 16 27 -16 25
15 Arouca 26 5 7 14 23 46 13 3 2 8 11 27 13 2 5 6 12 19 -23 22
16 Tondela 26 6 3 17 31 52 13 4 1 8 18 25 13 2 2 9 13 27 -21 21
17 Moreirense 26 4 8 14 23 42 13 3 3 7 15 19 13 1 5 7 8 23 -19 20
18 Belenenses 26 3 8 15 15 46 13 3 3 7 10 26 13 0 5 8 5 20 -31 17

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