Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Taça De Portugal. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Paços de Ferreira form and stats
Paços de Ferreira participated in Taça De Portugal the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.Paços de Ferreira's struggle is real here at Estadio Capital do Movel with only 7 points collected from 7 Primeira Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-4.
Paços de Ferreira are returning here after visiting Sporting Braga in a Primeira Liga game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Before that game, the home loss against Vitoria Setubal with the scoreline 2-3.
Everyone expects Paços de Ferreira to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found five games: 3 home wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Paços de Ferreira have won with at least two goals margin 2 times in similar situations.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Sporting Braga are coming to town in four days.
Paços de Ferreira aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Capital do Movel in the league, with only 6 goals from 7 games. Paços de Ferreira's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Espinho form and stats
Espinho was sent out of Taça De Portugal in the 4th round last season.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the 2. Division: Group B. When we have look at the Taça De Portugal statistics, we find 4W-0D-0L. This is both home and away. In general it has been a productive period now for Espinho as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.
Espinho's last game was the home draw against Lusitania FC Lourosa (1-1). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Trofense at their stadium, the result 3-0.
Espinho are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found 29 matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were 10 wins, 8 draws and 11 defeats. Of the defeats, 6 games were lost by at least two goals margin.
Espinho has another fixture away, a 2. Division: Group B game, against Arouca in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The Espinho manager João Ferreira has got the team scoring on the road, with 14 away goals in 7 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  João Pedro Silva 9 goals |   Douglas Tanque 4 goals | Chapi Romano 3 goals |
Paços de Ferreira missing players
Espinho missing players
| Paços de Ferreira | Espinho | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Scored | S | 28 | 51 | ||
| 30 | 11 | Conceded | C | 7 | 14 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 12% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 6.3 | ||
| 5.1 | 3.6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.7 | ||
| 3.1 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 303 | 174 | Total Shots | T S | 90 | 255 | ||
| 91 | 48 | Shots on Target | S O | 37 | 96 | ||
| 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 32 | 39 |
| 2 | Porto | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 32 |
| 3 | Famalicao | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | Vitoria Setubal | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 | Sporting Braga | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 18 |
| 9 | Boavista | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | Tondela | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 17 |
| 12 | Gil Vicente | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 15 |
| 14 | Maritimo | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 15 |
| 15 | Santa Clara | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 16 | Portimonense | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 12 |
| 17 | Paços de Ferreira | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -15 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arouca | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| 2 | Lusitania FC Lourosa | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 29 |
| 3 | Sanjoanense | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| 4 | Leca | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 26 |
| 5 | Espinho | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 25 |
| 6 | Paredes | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 | Felgueiras 1932 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 22 |
| 8 | Canelas 2010 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 9 | Coimbroes | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -6 | 20 |
| 10 | Gondomar | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | Lusitano FCV | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 12 | Castro Daire | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 17 |
| 13 | Pedras Rubras | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 16 |
| 14 | Amarante | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 14 |
| 15 | Valadares Gaia | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -14 | 13 |
| 16 | Trofense | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | -8 | 12 |
| 17 | Vila Real | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 19 | -20 | 7 |
| 18 | Ginasio Figueirense | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | -24 | 7 |