National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Vila Real or Tirsense that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Vila Real form and stats
Vila participated in Taça De Portugal the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.An away draw last time out for Vila, facing Amarante in a game that ended 3-3. Trouble was brewing at the score 1-3 against Amarante last time out, but a goal from Gustavo completed a comeback to a draw result for Vila. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
In the game before, an away victory in the 2. Division: Group C match versus Pedras Rubras with a 1-0 scoreline.Tirsense form and stats
Last season their Taça De Portugal adventure ended in the 2nd round.Two travels in a row for Tirsense, whose manager L. Azevedo Pires could celebrate last time after the 2. Division: Group B win against Vila Mea.
That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Brito in the 2. Division: Group B.Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Vila zero wins, two draws and Tirsense two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. da Silva 2 goals | J. Batista Gregório 1 goals | J. Pereira Batista 1 goals |
Vila Real missing players
Tirsense missing players
| Vila Real | Tirsense | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 26 | 18 | Scored | S | 20 | 35 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Conceded | C | 18 | 36 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 3.4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6.2 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 8.8 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.4 | ||
| 38% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 35% | ||