Famalicão get ready to welcome Porto for something different than the ordinary league football: The Taça De Portugal Semi-finals leg 1 of 2.
It's no vacation for neither Famalicão nor Porto as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Famalicão form and stats
Last season, Famalicão's Taça De Portugal journey ended in the round of 16.9 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats. That’s what Famalicão have to build on here at Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho in the Liga Portugal.
The Famalicão club members got no joy from their last fixture, a Taça De Portugal duel also played here at Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho: A 1-2 defeat against Porto. Midfielder Youssouf was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.45 (out of ten) in that game. Youssouf hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 27 successful passes (of 30 total).
Previous to that game, a Liga Portugal home match hosting Maritimo in a game that was won 3-2.The Famalicão fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 15 matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Famalicão are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 15 matches.
Porto form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Porto, as they won the Taça De Portugal.Porto's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Porto collect 34 points from their 15 away matches in the Liga Portugal. 10 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Two trips in a row for Porto, whose manager Conceição could celebrate last time after the Taça De Portugal win against Famalicão. Otávio got a match rating of 7.55 in that game, top player of the team. Otávio hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 6 of 6 times and had 32 successful passes (of 40 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Pacos de Ferreira.Porto are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 24 times in 15 away games so far. Porto are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Porto have been victorious in every one of the 6 most recent battles versus this opponent. Another win today?The newest recorded history involving both these participants is the Famalicão - Porto 1-2 played previously this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Taremi 15 goals |   I. Jaime Pajuelo 8 goals |  W. Rodrigues do Nascimento Galeno 8 goals |
Famalicão missing players
Porto missing players
| Famalicão | Porto | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 9 | 20 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 36 | 21 | Scored | S | 17 | 49 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | ||
| 92% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 53% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 14.2 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 13.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5 | ||
| 35% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 39% | ||
| 13 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 9.5 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.5 | ||
| 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 | 29 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 69 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 52 | 74 |
| 2 | Porto | 29 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 62 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 43 | 70 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 29 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 38 | 68 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 29 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 59 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 32 | 61 |
| 5 | Arouca | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 48 |
| 6 | Famalicão | 29 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -4 | 42 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -8 | 41 |
| 8 | Vizela | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 39 |
| 9 | Casa Pia | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -6 | 39 |
| 10 | Chaves | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -5 | 37 |
| 11 | Boavista | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 28 | -12 | 37 |
| 12 | Rio Ave | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -5 | 35 |
| 13 | Portimonense | 29 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 33 |
| 14 | Gil Vicente | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 31 |
| 15 | Estoril | 29 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 22 | -22 | 25 |
| 16 | Maritimo | 29 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 26 | 54 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 35 | -28 | 22 |
| 17 | Pacos de Ferreira | 29 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 51 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | -30 | 17 |
| 18 | Santa Clara | 29 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 18 | -26 | 16 |
