The league table in Primeira Liga tells a story about these teams so far, with Paços de Ferreira leading Rio Ave by 5 points. Match preview to follow:
- Paços de Ferreira have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rio Ave have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
Paços de Ferreira and Rio Ave 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.
Paços de Ferreira form and stats
Overall Primeira Liga stats at home this season for Paços de Ferreira are 3-1-1 (wins-draw-losses).
The home team returns to Estádio da Capital do Móvel after being equal after 90 minutes with Farense (placed 15th) on their last time out; the Primeira Liga game ended 1-1. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Boavista.
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 two matches with the results: Won zero, drawn zero and lost two.
The Paços de Ferreira fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. Paços de Ferreira's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rio Ave form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rio Ave so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-2 (win-draw-lose). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Rio have lost on their last two travels.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Primeira Liga home defeat versus Marítimo with 1-3 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Sporting Braga's place.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Rio in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Rio Ave, three draws and one defeat.
Goals are few and far between in Rio's away league games. Only 3 goals from 6 travels. Rio Ave have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Ferreira two wins, six draws and Rio Ave two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. da Silva Souza 3 goals |  O. Reabciuk 2 goals |  S. Antunes Eustáquio 2 goals |
Paços de Ferreira missing players
Rio Ave missing players
| Paços de Ferreira | Rio Ave | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 73% |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 64% |
| 27% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 17% | 27% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 64% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 27% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 45% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 55% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.3 | 11 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| 4.3 | 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| 28% | 47% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 18% | 17% |
- All of Paços de Ferreira's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Paços de Ferreira have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Paços de Ferreira have scored more than double the goals of Rio Ave.
- Paços de Ferreira haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rio Ave 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 | Sporting CP | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 29 |
| 2 | Benfica | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | Porto | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Paços de Ferreira | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Marítimo | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 13 |
| 8 | Nacional | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 13 |
| 9 | Santa Clara | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 11 | Belenenses | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 11 |
| 12 | Famalicao | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 11 |
| 13 | Rio Ave | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 11 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Farense | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | Boavista | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 17 | Tondela | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 9 |
| 18 | Portimonense | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 8 |