Sporting CP expected to show superhero qualities when Paços de Ferreira visits

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sun 03.April
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade (50044 seats)

A quick peek at the Primeira Liga table shows that this is top- against mid-table, but there's a lot more data to take in. Check out our Sporting CP - Paços de Ferreira preview!

Insights:
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have scored more than double the goals of Paços de Ferreira.

Sporting CP and Paços de Ferreira should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Sporting CP form and stats

Sporting CP have been very solid at home in the Primeira Liga so far, with 34 points collected from 13 matches (11-1-1). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. There’s a good atmosphere here at Estádio José Alvalade after three straight home wins.

A strong away win for Sporting CP against Vitória SC the last match, as Sarabia, Paulinho and Edwards were on target. The striker Sarabia was declared "man of the match" for Sporting CP with a rating of 8.02/10. Sarabia scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 24 successful passes (of 30 total).

A strong away win before that one, visiting Moreirense and winning 2-0.

The Sporting CP fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 13 league matches. Sporting CP have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Paços de Ferreira form and stats

The visitors are W4-D4-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Primeira Liga. Ferreira has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

The followers enjoyed Paços de Ferreira's previous game versus Moreirense (placed 17th), a 2-1 win played at home. Butzke, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.45. Butzke scored one goal.

Prior to that result Paços de Ferreira won their away game at Arouca. The scoreline was 1-0.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.

Head 2 Head

The sides have played each other before in this season, with the result Paços de Ferreira - Sporting CP 0-2 logged in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: ten - zero - zero (Sporting CP wins - draws - Paços de Ferreira wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting CPJ. Dias Fernandes
J. Dias Fernandes
11 goals
Sporting CPP. Sarabia García
P. Sarabia García
8 goals
Sporting CPP. Pereira Gonçalves
P. Pereira Gonçalves
7 goals

Sporting CP missing players

Paços de Ferreira missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting CP Paços de Ferreira
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 3 13 27
21 11 4 Won W 0 4 8
4 1 0 Drew D 0 4 9
2 1 0 Lost L 3 5 10
54 24 9 Scored S 2 9 25
17 5 2 Conceded C 6 13 32
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 85%
85% 77% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 70%
44% 31% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 23% 37%
22% 8% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 11%
11% 8% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
44% 23% 25% BTTS BTTS 67% 31% 48%
56% 77% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 46% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 38% 33%
 
5.6 5.8 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.5 5.6
3 2.2 1.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7.7 5.5 5.2
3.1 2.7 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 3.2 3.3
6 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
15.3 17.1 19 Shots (avg) S ( 7.3 10.5 11.1
6 6.6 7.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 3.2 3.3
33% 28% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 21% 28%
 
8.5 6.2 6.2 Shots against (avg) S A 20.7 14.2 14.1
2.8 1.6 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5.2 4.9
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Sporting CP have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sporting CP have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Sporting CP have scored more than double the goals of Paços de Ferreira.
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the most clean sheets (10) at home in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the most clean sheets (15) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Sporting CP 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 Porto 27 23 4 0 68 19 13 11 2 0 34 9 14 12 2 0 34 10 49 73
2 Sporting CP 27 21 4 2 54 17 13 11 1 1 24 5 14 10 3 1 30 12 37 67
3 Benfica 27 19 4 4 68 25 14 9 2 3 33 14 13 10 2 1 35 11 43 61
4 Sporting Braga 27 14 7 6 43 26 14 7 4 3 22 11 13 7 3 3 21 15 17 49
5 Gil Vicente 27 12 10 5 38 26 14 5 5 4 20 16 13 7 5 1 18 10 12 46
6 Vitória SC 27 10 6 11 37 37 13 7 2 4 24 18 14 3 4 7 13 19 0 36
7 Estoril 27 8 10 9 31 32 13 3 6 4 17 17 14 5 4 5 14 15 -1 34
8 Marítimo 27 8 9 10 31 34 13 3 6 4 14 12 14 5 3 6 17 22 -3 33
9 Paços de Ferreira 27 8 9 10 25 32 14 4 5 5 16 19 13 4 4 5 9 13 -7 33
10 Santa Clara 27 7 10 10 30 43 14 6 5 3 18 21 13 1 5 7 12 22 -13 31
11 Portimonense 27 7 8 12 26 32 14 2 4 8 11 19 13 5 4 4 15 13 -6 29
12 Famalicao 27 6 10 11 33 41 13 3 6 4 13 14 14 3 4 7 20 27 -8 28
13 Boavista 27 4 15 8 31 40 14 3 9 2 18 16 13 1 6 6 13 24 -9 27
14 Vizela 27 5 11 11 29 45 14 3 6 5 13 18 13 2 5 6 16 27 -16 26
15 Arouca 27 5 8 14 25 48 13 3 2 8 11 27 14 2 6 6 14 21 -23 23
16 Tondela 27 6 4 17 33 54 14 4 2 8 20 27 13 2 2 9 13 27 -21 22
17 Moreirense 27 4 8 15 24 44 13 3 3 7 15 19 14 1 5 8 9 25 -20 20
18 Belenenses 27 3 9 15 15 46 13 3 3 7 10 26 14 0 6 8 5 20 -31 18

Table
  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 27 23 4 0 68 19 13 11 2 0 34 9 14 12 2 0 34 10 49 73
2 Sporting CP 27 21 4 2 54 17 13 11 1 1 24 5 14 10 3 1 30 12 37 67
3 Benfica 27 19 4 4 68 25 14 9 2 3 33 14 13 10 2 1 35 11 43 61
4 Sporting Braga 27 14 7 6 43 26 14 7 4 3 22 11 13 7 3 3 21 15 17 49
5 Gil Vicente 27 12 10 5 38 26 14 5 5 4 20 16 13 7 5 1 18 10 12 46
6 Vitória SC 27 10 6 11 37 37 13 7 2 4 24 18 14 3 4 7 13 19 0 36
7 Estoril 27 8 10 9 31 32 13 3 6 4 17 17 14 5 4 5 14 15 -1 34
8 Marítimo 27 8 9 10 31 34 13 3 6 4 14 12 14 5 3 6 17 22 -3 33
9 Paços de Ferreira 27 8 9 10 25 32 14 4 5 5 16 19 13 4 4 5 9 13 -7 33
10 Santa Clara 27 7 10 10 30 43 14 6 5 3 18 21 13 1 5 7 12 22 -13 31
11 Portimonense 27 7 8 12 26 32 14 2 4 8 11 19 13 5 4 4 15 13 -6 29
12 Famalicao 27 6 10 11 33 41 13 3 6 4 13 14 14 3 4 7 20 27 -8 28
13 Boavista 27 4 15 8 31 40 14 3 9 2 18 16 13 1 6 6 13 24 -9 27
14 Vizela 27 5 11 11 29 45 14 3 6 5 13 18 13 2 5 6 16 27 -16 26
15 Arouca 27 5 8 14 25 48 13 3 2 8 11 27 14 2 6 6 14 21 -23 23
16 Tondela 27 6 4 17 33 54 14 4 2 8 20 27 13 2 2 9 13 27 -21 22
17 Moreirense 27 4 8 15 24 44 13 3 3 7 15 19 14 1 5 8 9 25 -20 20
18 Belenenses 27 3 9 15 15 46 13 3 3 7 10 26 14 0 6 8 5 20 -31 18

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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.