Vitória SC vs Paços de Ferreira full preview

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Fri 15.April
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques (30008 seats)

Vitória SC have excelled Paços de Ferreira this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all the info you require ahead of kickoff:

Insights:
  • Vitória SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vitória SC have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Paços de Ferreira have scored away.

Vitória SC 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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Vitória SC form and stats

When playing at home in the Primeira Liga, Vitória SC have managed 7 wins, 2 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 14 games. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Vitória SC, their manager Filipe and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Vitória played out an unpredictable defeat 0-1 against Porto in their previous outing, also played at home. Almeida (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.42/10. Almeida hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 28 successful passes (of 35 total).

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Moreirense.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Vitória SC's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won one match, drawn one and lost two.

The Vitória fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 14 league matches. On the other hand, Vitória SC have conceded 19 goals.

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Paços de Ferreira form and stats

4-4-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Paços de Ferreira in their Primeira Liga matches away.

Ferreira had fun at their own home (Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques) last time out, beating Maritimo 2-0. Santos and Butzke scored. Midfield player Santos was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.34/10. Santos scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 27 successful passes (of 28 total).

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Sporting CP's place.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Paços de Ferreira have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have met each other previously this season, with the match result Paços de Ferreira - Vitória 1-2 registered in the official records. Previous ten meetings with these participants: Vitória SC won six, Paços de Ferreira triumphed in two and we saw two draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Vitória SCO. Estupiñán Vallesilla
O. Estupiñán Vallesilla
12 goals
Paços de FerreiraD. Pereira Júnior
D. Pereira Júnior
6 goals
VitóriaD. Costa Rocha
D. Costa Rocha
5 goals

Vitória SC missing players

Paços de Ferreira missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vitória SC Paços de Ferreira
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 4 14 29
11 7 2 Won W 0 4 9
6 2 1 Drew D 0 4 9
12 5 1 Lost L 4 6 11
38 24 6 Scored S 2 9 27
38 19 4 Conceded C 8 15 34
90% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 86%
66% 79% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 64% 72%
59% 71% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 21% 34%
31% 43% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 10%
10% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
59% 71% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 29% 45%
21% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 43% 34%
31% 21% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 43% 34%
 
5 5.8 9.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 5.3 5.4
5.2 4.7 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.4 5.1
3.7 3.5 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.2 3.2
7 4 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
13.7 14.8 19.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6 9.9 10.9
4.3 5.2 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 3.1 3.3
30% 33% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 21% 28%
 
11.9 11.3 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 19.2 14.3 14.2
4.2 4 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 5.1 4.9
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Vitória SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vitória SC have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Paços de Ferreira have scored away.

  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 29 25 4 0 72 19 14 12 2 0 37 9 15 13 2 0 35 10 53 79
2 Sporting CP 29 23 4 2 59 18 14 12 1 1 26 5 15 11 3 1 33 13 41 73
3 Benfica 29 20 4 5 73 29 15 10 2 3 36 15 14 10 2 2 37 14 44 64
4 Sporting Braga 29 16 7 6 47 28 15 8 4 3 25 13 14 8 3 3 22 15 19 55
5 Gil Vicente 29 12 10 7 40 30 15 5 5 5 21 18 14 7 5 2 19 12 10 46
6 Vitória SC 29 11 6 12 38 38 14 7 2 5 24 19 15 4 4 7 14 19 0 39
7 Paços de Ferreira 29 9 9 11 27 34 15 5 5 5 18 19 14 4 4 6 9 15 -7 36
8 Estoril 29 8 10 11 32 36 14 3 6 5 18 19 15 5 4 6 14 17 -4 34
9 Santa Clara 29 8 10 11 32 46 15 7 5 3 20 21 14 1 5 8 12 25 -14 34
10 Boavista 29 6 15 8 34 41 15 4 9 2 19 16 14 2 6 6 15 25 -7 33
11 Maritimo 29 8 9 12 32 39 14 3 6 5 15 15 15 5 3 7 17 24 -7 33
12 Portimonense 29 8 8 13 27 34 15 3 4 8 12 19 14 5 4 5 15 15 -7 32
13 Vizela 29 6 11 12 31 47 15 3 6 6 13 19 14 3 5 6 18 28 -16 29
14 Famalicão 29 6 10 13 34 44 14 3 6 5 14 16 15 3 4 8 20 28 -10 28
15 Arouca 29 6 8 15 27 50 14 4 2 8 13 28 15 2 6 7 14 22 -23 26
16 Tondela 29 7 4 18 37 58 15 4 2 9 21 30 14 3 2 9 16 28 -21 25
17 Moreirense 29 5 8 16 26 46 14 3 3 8 15 20 15 2 5 8 11 26 -20 23
18 Belenenses 29 4 9 16 18 49 14 4 3 7 12 26 15 0 6 9 6 23 -31 21

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 29 25 4 0 72 19 14 12 2 0 37 9 15 13 2 0 35 10 53 79
2 Sporting CP 29 23 4 2 59 18 14 12 1 1 26 5 15 11 3 1 33 13 41 73
3 Benfica 29 20 4 5 73 29 15 10 2 3 36 15 14 10 2 2 37 14 44 64
4 Sporting Braga 29 16 7 6 47 28 15 8 4 3 25 13 14 8 3 3 22 15 19 55
5 Gil Vicente 29 12 10 7 40 30 15 5 5 5 21 18 14 7 5 2 19 12 10 46
6 Vitória SC 29 11 6 12 38 38 14 7 2 5 24 19 15 4 4 7 14 19 0 39
7 Paços de Ferreira 29 9 9 11 27 34 15 5 5 5 18 19 14 4 4 6 9 15 -7 36
8 Estoril 29 8 10 11 32 36 14 3 6 5 18 19 15 5 4 6 14 17 -4 34
9 Santa Clara 29 8 10 11 32 46 15 7 5 3 20 21 14 1 5 8 12 25 -14 34
10 Boavista 29 6 15 8 34 41 15 4 9 2 19 16 14 2 6 6 15 25 -7 33
11 Maritimo 29 8 9 12 32 39 14 3 6 5 15 15 15 5 3 7 17 24 -7 33
12 Portimonense 29 8 8 13 27 34 15 3 4 8 12 19 14 5 4 5 15 15 -7 32
13 Vizela 29 6 11 12 31 47 15 3 6 6 13 19 14 3 5 6 18 28 -16 29
14 Famalicão 29 6 10 13 34 44 14 3 6 5 14 16 15 3 4 8 20 28 -10 28
15 Arouca 29 6 8 15 27 50 14 4 2 8 13 28 15 2 6 7 14 22 -23 26
16 Tondela 29 7 4 18 37 58 15 4 2 9 21 30 14 3 2 9 16 28 -21 25
17 Moreirense 29 5 8 16 26 46 14 3 3 8 15 20 15 2 5 8 11 26 -20 23
18 Belenenses 29 4 9 16 18 49 14 4 3 7 12 26 15 0 6 9 6 23 -31 21

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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.