Home advantage could prove decisive in Portimonense - Belenenses battle

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sat 06.November
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Portimão (9544 seats)

A win is the only result that will satisfy the Portimonense followers in this Estádio Municipal de Portimão clash with Belenenses, seeing as they have a robust lead on them in the Primeira Liga table.

Insights:
  • Portimonense have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Primeira Liga

Both teams have had enough days rest since their last competitive action. Let's trust this will be an enthusiastic match!

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Portimonense form and stats

The overall Primeira Liga results playing at home this season for Portimonense, who have the fewest scored goals (2) at home in Primeira Liga, are 1-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Portimonense are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 204 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by L. Possignolo).

Portimonense faced defeat in their previous match, away at Sporting Braga (0-3). William Rocha (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.02/10. Rocha had 21 successful passes (of 25 total).

Ahead of that match, Portimonense lost 0-2 at home to Estoril.

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 Portimonense have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found ten games) they have won four times, drawn four and lost two.

Portimonense has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 2 goals from 5 games. On the other hand, Portimonense have conceded 5 goals.

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Belenenses form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Primeira Liga, on their Primeira Liga travels is 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. One point away has become something of a habit for Belenenses who have played out draws in their last three away games.

Belenenses won their last game, 2-1 versus Santa Clara played at home. Pedro Nuno came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Santa Clara last time out, making the manager F. Nunes Cândido feel like a tactical genius. Late drama in the previous game, when Pedro Nuno scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time to defeat Santa Clara. Tomás Ribeiro was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.83. The defender Ribeiro won 2 of 2 duels.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Boavista.

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

Belenenses are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 5 away games. 6 goals have been conceded by Belenenses in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Portimonense wins - draws - Belenenses wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BelenensesA. Ndour
A. Ndour
2 goals
BelenensesA. Pelegrini Safira
A. Pelegrini Safira
2 goals
PortimonenseL. Possignolo
L. Possignolo
1 goals

Portimonense missing players

Belenenses missing players

Portimonense Belenenses
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 5 2 Played P 2 5 10
4 1 1 Won W 0 0 1
2 1 1 Drew D 0 3 5
4 3 0 Lost L 2 2 4
8 2 2 Scored S 0 2 7
9 5 1 Conceded C 4 6 13
90% 80% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 60% 80%
50% 40% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 80%
30% 20% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 30%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 10%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
20% 20% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 20% 50%
40% 20% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 20%
50% 80% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 80% 50%
 
4.9 5.8 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 2.6 3.2
5.6 3 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 9 6.2 6.4
3.7 2.8 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.8 3.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
11.6 17 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 4.5 8.8 8.7
3.8 4.8 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2 2.7
21% 8% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 26%
 
13 9.4 14 Shots against (avg) S A 23.5 19 15.9
3 2.2 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.5 5 4.3
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Belenenses have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Belenenses have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Belenenses have yet to win a game away.
  • Portimonense have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Portimonense have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Primeira Liga
  • Portimonense have the fewest scored goals (2) at home 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 Porto 10 8 2 0 25 7 5 5 0 0 16 2 5 3 2 0 9 5 18 26
2 Sporting CP 10 8 2 0 15 4 6 5 1 0 9 1 4 3 1 0 6 3 11 26
3 Benfica 10 8 1 1 21 6 4 3 0 1 7 3 6 5 1 0 14 3 15 25
4 Sporting Braga 10 5 4 1 16 8 5 2 2 1 9 5 5 3 2 0 7 3 8 19
5 Estoril 10 5 4 1 15 8 5 1 3 1 5 5 5 4 1 0 10 3 7 19
6 Portimonense 10 4 2 4 8 9 5 1 1 3 2 5 5 3 1 1 6 4 -1 14
7 Vitória SC 10 3 4 3 11 9 5 2 1 2 7 5 5 1 3 1 4 4 2 13
8 Gil Vicente 10 3 3 4 12 12 5 1 1 3 6 7 5 2 2 1 6 5 0 12
9 Boavista 10 2 5 3 12 15 5 2 3 0 7 2 5 0 2 3 5 13 -3 11
10 Pacos de Ferreira 10 2 5 3 9 12 5 1 3 1 5 5 5 1 2 2 4 7 -3 11
11 Tondela 10 3 0 7 13 19 5 2 0 3 8 10 5 1 0 4 5 9 -6 9
12 Arouca 10 2 3 5 10 16 5 2 1 2 7 7 5 0 2 3 3 9 -6 9
13 Vizela 10 1 6 3 8 15 5 1 3 1 5 5 5 0 3 2 3 10 -7 9
14 Belenenses 10 1 5 4 7 13 5 1 2 2 5 7 5 0 3 2 2 6 -6 8
15 Moreirense 10 1 5 4 11 18 5 1 2 2 8 9 5 0 3 2 3 9 -7 8
16 Famalicao 10 1 4 5 11 15 5 0 3 2 4 6 5 1 1 3 7 9 -4 7
17 Maritimo 10 1 4 5 8 13 5 0 3 2 4 7 5 1 1 3 4 6 -5 7
18 Santa Clara 10 1 3 6 7 20 5 1 2 2 4 10 5 0 1 4 3 10 -13 6

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.