Can Famalicão surprise Porto in their own stadium?

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sun 23.January
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Do Dragão (50033 seats)

Victory alone will do for the Porto club members in this Estádio Do Dragão clash with Famalicão, as they enjoy a healthy lead on them in the Primeira Liga table.

Insights:
  • Porto have the the best goal difference (+36) in Primeira Liga
  • Famalicão have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Primeira Liga

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Porto form and stats

This stadium, Estádio Do Dragão, has been a fortress for Porto in the Primeira Liga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 8-0-0. Porto has a nice streak going on as they have played 21 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Academico Viseu defeat 190 days ago.

It's back home for Porto, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Belenenses away with the result 4-1. Evanilson (3) and Taremi found the net in that victory. Midfield player Vieira got a match rating of 9.15 in that game, the max score being 10. Vieira signed up for three assists and hit four key passes.

In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Vizela.

Porto are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estádio Do Dragão in their league games, having scored an impressive 22 goals in 8 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Porto have only let in 4 goals at home. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Famalicão form and stats

There's been little loot from Famalicão's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the Primeira Liga. Famalicão only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws. Visiting Famalicão has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

The Famalicão goalkeeper Luiz Lucio Reis Junior is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Famalicão played 0-0 against Pacos de Ferreira in their previous match. Goalkeeper Júnior got the top player rating of the team with 7.54/10. Júnior stopped the opponent with three saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Belenenses.

As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Famalicão's match history for similar games we find four matches. The home team won four of these as expected, three of them by at least two goals. Famalicão managed zero draws and zero surprise wins.

The travelling fans enjoy Famalicão's attacking play in away games, having scored 16 goals in 9 league matches away. For Famalicão, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. Famalicão has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Famalicão - Porto 1-2 was the output when these two teams previously played each other, also in this season. Data for the prior six meetings featuring these two sides are: four wins for Porto, zero draws and two wins for Famalicão. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

PortoL. Díaz Marulanda
L. Díaz Marulanda
13 goals
PortoM. Taremi
M. Taremi
10 goals
FamalicãoS. Banza
S. Banza
8 goals

Porto missing players

Famalicão missing players

Porto Famalicão
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 8 3 Played P 3 9 18
16 8 3 Won W 0 2 3
2 0 0 Drew D 2 3 7
0 0 0 Lost L 1 4 8
48 22 10 Scored S 4 16 22
12 4 0 Conceded C 8 19 32
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
94% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 83%
78% 75% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 78% 61%
39% 38% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 67% 39%
22% 25% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 17%
61% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 67% 61%
39% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 22%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 22% 28%
 
6.4 6.1 6 Corners for (avg) C F 1.7 3.4 4.3
3.4 4.2 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 5.1 4.6
2.7 3 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.7 3
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
17.8 17.2 18.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 11.7 12.7
6.2 6.8 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 5.2 4.7
43% 41% 56% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 34% 26%
 
7.1 7.4 6 Shots against (avg) S A 15.7 14.8 11.8
2.4 1.5 0.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5 4.2
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • All of Famalicão's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Famalicão have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Famalicão have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Primeira Liga
  • Famalicão have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Famalicão haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Porto have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Porto have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Porto have scored more than double the goals of Famalicão.
  • Porto have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the most points from losing position (16) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the the best goal difference (+18) at home in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the the best goal difference (+36) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Porto haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Porto is in the best form (6-0-0) 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 18 16 2 0 48 12 8 8 0 0 22 4 10 8 2 0 26 8 36 50
2 Sporting CP 18 15 2 1 34 10 9 8 1 0 16 3 9 7 1 1 18 7 24 47
3 Benfica 18 13 2 3 50 16 9 6 1 2 24 9 9 7 1 1 26 7 34 41
4 Sporting Braga 18 9 5 4 32 19 10 5 3 2 18 9 8 4 2 2 14 10 13 32
5 Gil Vicente 18 7 6 5 27 21 9 3 2 4 14 13 9 4 4 1 13 8 6 27
6 Estoril 17 6 7 4 23 19 8 1 5 2 11 12 9 5 2 2 12 7 4 25
7 Portimonense 17 7 3 7 18 18 9 2 2 5 6 11 8 5 1 2 12 7 0 24
8 Vitoria Guimaraes 17 6 5 6 24 20 8 4 2 2 15 9 9 2 3 4 9 11 4 23
9 Marítimo 18 6 5 7 23 27 8 3 3 2 12 8 10 3 2 5 11 19 -4 23
10 Boavista 18 3 9 6 20 28 10 3 6 1 13 10 8 0 3 5 7 18 -8 18
11 Pacos de Ferreira 18 4 6 8 13 22 9 2 3 4 8 11 9 2 3 4 5 11 -9 18
12 Tondela 18 5 2 11 24 36 9 4 0 5 14 17 9 1 2 6 10 19 -12 17
13 Santa Clara 18 4 5 9 19 36 10 4 3 3 12 18 8 0 2 6 7 18 -17 17
14 Moreirense 18 3 7 8 18 27 8 2 3 3 11 12 10 1 4 5 7 15 -9 16
15 Famalicão 18 3 7 8 22 32 9 1 4 4 6 13 9 2 3 4 16 19 -10 16
16 Vizela 18 3 7 8 16 30 10 2 4 4 8 13 8 1 3 4 8 17 -14 16
17 Arouca 17 3 5 9 17 33 8 3 1 4 10 18 9 0 4 5 7 15 -16 14
18 Belenenses 18 2 5 11 10 32 9 2 2 5 8 20 9 0 3 6 2 12 -22 11

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.