One-sided contest expected as Porto welcomes Gil Vicente

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Date: Wed 29.January
Match begins: 20:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Do Dragão (50033 seats)

Porto have performed better than Gil Vicente so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

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.

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Porto form and stats

7-0-1 is the performance here at Estádio Do Dragão so far in the Primeira Liga, giving Porto a total of 21 from their 8 games here. Outstanding results!

Happy days for Porto in their previous game, a League Cup match away at Vitória SC (placed 6th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Before that game, the home loss against Sporting Braga with the scoreline 1-2.

There will be little rest for Porto after this match as they are travelling to Vitoria Setubal for a Primeira Liga game in only three days.

The Porto manager S. Marceneiro Conceição has got the team scoring with 19 from 8 home games in the league. Defensively Porto have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Gil Vicente form and stats

Gil Vicente have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 1-2-5 (8 played). Two points from the last two away games for Gil Vicente, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Gil Vicente have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Denis Cesar de Matos. It's been 265 minutes since they last conceded in Primeira Liga.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Pacos de Ferreira (placed 15th) in their previous outing. The Primeira Liga match ended in a draw 0-0. Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Belenenses.

After this away game Gil Vicente return home for a Primeira Liga game against Moreirense. That game is only four sleeps after this.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Gil Vicente's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 8 matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Gil Vicente in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Gil Vicente - Porto 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 8 - 1 - 1 (Porto wins - draws - Gil Vicente wins). As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PortoJ. Mendes Andrade
J. Mendes Andrade
7 goals
Gil VicenteS. Cordovil de Lima
S. Cordovil de Lima
7 goals
PortoF. das Chagas Soares dos Santos
F. das Chagas Soares dos Santos
6 goals

Porto missing players

Gil Vicente missing players

Porto Gil Vicente
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 8 2 Played P 2 8 17
13 7 2 Won W 0 1 5
2 0 0 Drew D 0 2 7
2 1 0 Lost L 2 5 5
35 19 7 Scored S 1 4 17
11 2 0 Conceded C 4 11 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 82%
82% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 71%
53% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 38% 35%
18% 12% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 12%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
41% 12% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 47%
59% 88% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 29%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 62% 41%
 
6.9 7.6 7.5 Corners For (avg) C F 4.5 4.2 4.4
2.6 2 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 9 6.4 5.3
2.6 1.9 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.1 2.4
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 2
 
267 132 36 Total Shots T S 19 84 193
98 54 15 Shots on Target S O 4 31 76
36% 35% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 13% 22%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Gil Vicente have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Gil Vicente have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Porto has the fewest conceded goals (2) at home
  • Porto has the most scored goals in the first half (19)
  • Porto have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Gil Vicente.
  • Porto have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Porto haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benfica 17 16 0 1 42 6 9 8 0 1 24 3 8 8 0 0 18 3 36 48
2 Porto 17 13 2 2 35 11 8 7 0 1 19 2 9 6 2 1 16 9 24 41
3 Famalicao 17 9 4 4 31 26 8 5 2 1 19 11 9 4 2 3 12 15 5 31
4 Sporting CP 17 9 2 6 28 20 8 4 0 4 12 11 9 5 2 2 16 9 8 29
5 Sporting Braga 17 8 3 6 27 20 8 4 2 2 13 11 9 4 1 4 14 9 7 27
6 Vitória SC 17 6 7 4 25 18 9 5 2 2 16 6 8 1 5 2 9 12 7 25
7 Rio Ave 17 7 4 6 20 17 9 4 2 3 13 9 8 3 2 3 7 8 3 25
8 Gil Vicente 17 5 7 5 17 17 9 4 5 0 13 6 8 1 2 5 4 11 0 22
9 Vitoria Setubal 17 5 7 5 10 16 9 3 5 1 5 4 8 2 2 4 5 12 -6 22
10 Tondela 17 5 5 7 17 21 8 1 3 4 5 9 9 4 2 3 12 12 -4 20
11 Maritimo 17 4 8 5 17 24 9 2 5 2 11 12 8 2 3 3 6 12 -7 20
12 Boavista 17 4 7 6 13 17 9 2 4 3 8 10 8 2 3 3 5 7 -4 19
13 Moreirense 17 4 6 7 21 25 8 4 2 2 14 11 9 0 4 5 7 14 -4 18
14 Santa Clara 17 4 5 8 11 20 9 2 2 5 6 12 8 2 3 3 5 8 -9 17
15 Pacos de Ferreira 17 4 4 9 11 22 9 3 2 4 7 8 8 1 2 5 4 14 -11 16
16 Belenenses 17 4 3 10 12 31 8 2 1 5 6 16 9 2 2 5 6 15 -19 15
17 Portimonense 17 2 8 7 12 24 8 1 4 3 7 10 9 1 4 4 5 14 -12 14
18 Desportivo Aves 17 3 0 14 19 33 8 3 0 5 10 9 9 0 0 9 9 24 -14 9

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.