This could be an interesting match as Paços de Ferreira have their presumed home advantage while Sporting Braga are ahead 19 points in the Primeira Liga table.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Ferreira are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Braga are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Paços de Ferreira form and stats
5 victories, 2 draws and 8 defeats. That’s what Paços de Ferreira have to build on here at Estádio da Capital do Móvel in the Primeira Liga.
A strong away win for Ferreira against Vitória FC the last match, as Maracás, Douglas Tanque and Denílson were on target. Preceding that match was the home game against Porto that was lost 0-1.
An impressive turnaround for Ferreira in the match against Vitória FC as a 0-2 deficit was completely turned around to a 3-2 win. Denílson scored the final goal. The victory against Vitória FC came after Denílson's winning goal. The Ferreira manager P. Marques da Costa Filipe was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 55th minute.
Paços de Ferreira have scored 12 league goals here from 15 matches, not a lot. Ferreira's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sporting Braga form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Primeira Liga travels is 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
Braga had fun at their own home (Estádio da Capital do Móvel) last time out, beating Desportivo Aves 4-0. Abel Ruíz, Ricardo Horta, Rui Fonte and Paulinho scored. A 3-4 defeat away at Rio Ave before that.
As you can tell from the results above, Sporting Braga was very dominant against Desportivo Aves, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Abel Ruíz, Ricardo Horta, Rui Fonte and Paulinho providing the goals.
Braga are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 24 times in 15 away games so far. Braga have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Sporting Braga - Ferreira 0-1 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Ferreira victories, two draws and five Sporting Braga wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Dias Fernandes 13 goals |   D. da Silva Souza 9 goals |  R. Horta 9 goals |
Paços de Ferreira missing players
Sporting Braga missing players
| Paços de Ferreira | Sporting Braga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 29 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 8 | 24 | 53 |
| 42 | 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 18 | 36 |
| 90% | 87% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 57% | 47% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 67% | 73% |
| 47% | 40% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 47% | 57% |
| 23% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | 40% |
| 17% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 13% |
| 43% | 40% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 53% | 53% |
| 20% | 27% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 27% | 27% |
| 47% | 47% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 23% |
| 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.8 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
| 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 373 | 214 | 60 | Total Shots | T S | 64 | 216 | 477 |
| 105 | 54 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 26 | 75 | 170 |
| 28% | 22% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | 31% |
- Sporting Braga has the most matches over the total-line (17)
| 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 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 62 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 44 | 73 |
| 2 | Benfica | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 62 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 38 | 67 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 56 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 53 |
| 5 | Famalicão | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 48 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 47 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 49 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 46 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 39 |
| 9 | Santa Clara | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -7 | 38 |
| 10 | Boavista | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 38 |
| 11 | Gil Vicente | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -5 | 36 |
| 12 | Marítimo | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -8 | 34 |
| 13 | Paços de Ferreira | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -13 | 34 |
| 14 | Belenenses | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -25 | 31 |
| 15 | Tondela | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -13 | 30 |
| 16 | Vitória FC | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -16 | 30 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -16 | 27 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 59 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 37 | -36 | 14 |