Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Sporting CP - Paços de Ferreira!
- Sporting CP has the fewest conceded goals (10) in Primeira Liga
- Paços de Ferreira has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Primeira Liga
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Sporting CP form and stats
Sporting CP, who have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Primeira Liga, have been very solid at home in the Primeira Liga so far, with 20 points collected from 8 matches (6-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Sporting CP are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
A good away victory last time out for Sporting CP, who won 2-1 against Gil Vicente (placed 14th). In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Maritimo.
A late climax in the match against Gil Vicente as the winning goal came one minutes into overtime; scored by Sebastián Coates.
Goals decide football matches and Sporting CP are scoring many of them at home; 16 on target from 8 league matches. Sporting CP have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Paços de Ferreira form and stats
Playing away, Paços de Ferreira have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Primeira Liga this season. It’s been three wins in a row for Paços de Ferreira on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Ferreira's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Portimonense that finished 0-0. Before that, Ferreira secured a home win against Tondela with the score 2-1.
Ferreira have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 12 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Ferreira are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Paços de Ferreira - Sporting CP 0-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sporting CP won ten games, zero matches ended with a draw and Paços de Ferreira has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  P. Pereira Gonçalves 14 goals |   D. da Silva Souza 6 goals |  N. Gomes dos Santos 5 goals |
Sporting CP missing players
Paços de Ferreira missing players
| Sporting CP | Paços de Ferreira | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 38 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 26 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 89% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 83% |
| 50% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 28% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 44% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 50% |
| 56% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 39% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 11% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15.1 | 14 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 13.2 | 11.8 |
| 5.1 | 5.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| 42% | 37% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 26% | 35% |
- Paços de Ferreira has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Primeira Liga
- Paços de Ferreira haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sporting CP has the fewest conceded goals (10) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP has the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP has the most clean sheets (10) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP has the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP has the the best goal difference (+28) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have not yet lost a game.
- 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 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 | Sporting CP | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 28 | 48 |
| 2 | Porto | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 40 |
| 3 | Benfica | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 37 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 37 |
| 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 35 |
| 6 | Vitória SC | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 31 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 24 |
| 9 | Nacional | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 21 |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 19 |
| 11 | Tondela | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -12 | 18 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | Maritimo | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 17 |
| 14 | Gil Vicente | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Portimonense | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Boavista | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 14 | -13 | 14 |
| 17 | Famalicao | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -15 | 14 |
| 18 | Farense | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 13 |