This looks to be yet another exciting skirmish at Estádio Municipal de Portimão in the Primeira Liga. Portimonense is in 5th place and receive Paços de Ferreira in 12th place. Read all about the match here!
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.
Portimonense form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Primeira Liga game of the season here at Estádio Municipal de Portimão. Last season these fans witnessed 6 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses from Portimonense's 17 home games.
Portimonense enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Tondela's place. The match ended 3-0 with Beto, Fali Candé and Aylton Boa Morte scoring. Defender Fali Candé got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.85/10. Candé scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 7 of 13 duels.
Before that game, the home loss against Gil Vicente with the scoreline 0-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Portimonense perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Portimonense as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Portimonense has won six of these, drawn five and lost one.
At Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimonense has the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Paços de Ferreira form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Primeira Liga ended in defeat. Last season Paços de Ferreira had these away match statistics: Played 17; won 5, drew 5 and lost 7.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Primeira Liga home defeat versus Estoril with 1-3 on the scoreboard. João Pedro Silva, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.14. Silva hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Prior to that match, the Ferreira manager A. Rocha Simão faced defeat when travelling to Boavista and losing 0-3.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Paços de Ferreira playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were two Ferreira wins, five draws and five defeats.
Paços de Ferreira have the goal stats of 0-3 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Data for the former nine meetings featuring these two crews are: two wins for Portimonense, five draws and two wins for Paços de Ferreira. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  N. Bercique Gomes Betuncal 2 goals |  F. Candé 1 goals |  A. Boa Morte 1 goals |
Portimonense missing players
Paços de Ferreira missing players
| Portimonense | Paços de Ferreira | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 8 | 6.3 |
| 6.7 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14 | 14.3 |
| 3.7 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 3.3 |
| 36% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| Portimonense | Last season | Paços de Ferreira | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 17 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 34 | 20 | Scored | S | 17 | 40 | ||
| 41 | 17 | Conceded | C | 22 | 41 | ||
| 85% | 76% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 97% | ||
| 62% | 65% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 88% | ||
| 44% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 29% | 35% | ||
| 15% | 12% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 6% | 9% | ||
| 9% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 9% | ||
| 41% | 41% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 26% | ||
| 41% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 35% | 32% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11.1 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.1 | 11.1 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.8 | ||
| 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 31% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Benfica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Estoril | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Porto | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Portimonense | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Sporting Braga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Boavista | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Gil Vicente | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Marítimo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Tondela | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Paços de Ferreira | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 13 | Arouca | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | Vizela | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 15 | Moreirense | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Santa Clara | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 17 | Famalicao | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 18 | Belenenses | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 65 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 45 | 85 |
| 2 | Porto | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 74 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 45 | 80 |
| 3 | Benfica | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 69 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 42 | 76 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 64 |
| 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -1 | 53 |
| 6 | Santa Clara | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 46 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -7 | 43 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 37 | 43 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -6 | 43 |
| 9 | Famalicao | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 48 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | -8 | 40 |
| 10 | Belenenses | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 40 |
| 11 | Gil Vicente | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 42 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 22 | -9 | 39 |
| 12 | Tondela | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 57 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 36 | -21 | 36 |
| 13 | Boavista | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 49 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 27 | -10 | 36 |
| 14 | Portimonense | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 24 | -7 | 35 |
| 15 | Marítimo | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 47 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 26 | -20 | 35 |
| 16 | Rio Ave | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -15 | 34 |
| 17 | Farense | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 28 | -17 | 31 |
| 18 | Nacional | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 59 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 29 | -29 | 25 |