An important duel in the bottom section of the Primeira Liga, with both Tondela and Paços de Ferreira experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 14th and the visitors in 16th place.
Tondela form and stats
With 1 Primeira Liga win, 5 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Tondela are certainly not brimming with confidence. Tondela are slowly digging their own grave here at Estádio João Cardoso with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Sporting CP match.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Boavista in the Primeira Liga last time out and are looking for a win here. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Vitoria Guimaraes (0-2).
Tondela have scored 7 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. Tondela's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Paços de Ferreira form and stats
Paços de Ferreira have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 2-2-7 (11 played).
The manager P. Marques da Costa Filipe was unhappy after their last game, a Primeira Liga match played at their home ground Estádio da Capital do Móvel. Paços de Ferreira suffered a 1-2 loss to Vitoria Guimaraes (placed 6th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Desportivo Aves at their stadium, the result 3-1.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Paços de Ferreira have conceded 20 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Paços de Ferreira - Tondela 1-0. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - three - three (Tondela wins - draws - Paços de Ferreira wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. da Silva Souza 4 goals | H. Castro Ferreira 3 goals |  J. Murillo Romaña 2 goals |
Tondela missing players
Paços de Ferreira missing players
| Tondela | Paços de Ferreira | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 20 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 30 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 20 | 34 |
| 83% | 83% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 91% | 88% |
| 54% | 58% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 54% |
| 38% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | 42% |
| 17% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 27% | 17% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 12% |
| 42% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | 38% |
| 29% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 18% | 25% |
| 46% | 42% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 55% | 50% |
| 4 | 4.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5 | 5.8 |
| 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.8 | 4.7 |
| 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 221 | 127 | 33 | Total Shots | T S | 50 | 104 | 289 |
| 72 | 38 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 28 | 74 |
| 28% | 18% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 29% | 24% |
- Paços de Ferreira have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Paços de Ferreira have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tondela has the fewest points (8) at home
- Tondela have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
| 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 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 34 | 60 |
| 2 | Benfica | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 38 | 59 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 46 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 42 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 38 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 37 |
| 7 | Famalicao | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 37 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 30 |
| 9 | Santa Clara | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -7 | 30 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 30 |
| 11 | Boavista | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | Vitoria Setubal | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 28 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -19 | 26 |
| 14 | Tondela | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -10 | 25 |
| 15 | Maritimo | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 24 |
| 16 | Paços de Ferreira | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 22 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 24 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -18 | 16 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 28 | -24 | 13 |