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FC Paços de Ferreira vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2020-21
FC Paços de Ferreira
2 – 0
Full Time
Rio Ave FC
Sun 3 Jan 2021 · 19:00 UTC Estadio da Capital do Movel HT 45+1' · FT 45+3'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Paços de Ferreira vs Rio Ave FC — Primeira Liga at Estadio da Capital do Movel.

Match Details

  • Referee Hugo Miguel
  • Referee Bruno Jesus
  • Referee Ricardo Santos
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 6 18
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6 16
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 6 14
4 CD Santa Clara 6 14
5 CF Estrela da Amadora 6 10
6 FC Arouca 6 10
7 Sporting Clube de Braga 5 10
8 Academico de Viseu FC 6 8
9 Moreirense FC 6 7
10 Gil Vicente FC 5 7
11 CS Maritimo 6 7
12 FC Alverca 6 5
13 Vitoria SC 6 4
14 FC Famalicao 6 4
15 Rio Ave FC 6 4
16 CD Nacional 6 4
17 GD Estoril Praia 6 2
18 Casa Pia AC 6 1

Head-to-Head

4
2
FC Paços de Ferreira 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Rio Ave FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-03 FC Paços de Ferreira 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2020-06-07 Rio Ave FC 2–3 FC Paços de Ferreira 2019-10-25 FC Paços de Ferreira 0–0 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

FC Paços de Ferreira
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jan Rio Ave FC H 2–0 W
27 Dec SC Farense A 1–1 D
20 Dec Boavista FC H 1–1 D
06 Dec Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–2 L
01 Dec Moreirense FC A 1–0 W
27 Nov FC Famalicao H 2–0 W
Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jan FC Paços de Ferreira A 0–2 L
28 Dec CS Maritimo H 1–3 L
22 Dec Sporting Clube de Braga A 0–3 L
06 Dec Boavista FC H 0–0 D
29 Nov Gil Vicente FC A 0–2 L
06 Nov Os Belenenses Futebol A 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
–/3
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 2 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Estadio da Capital do Movel that hosts another battle between FC Pacos de Ferreira and Rio Ave FC.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Pacos de Ferreira that had 136 games and scored 155 goals.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ze Uilton suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Pacos de Ferreira is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 24' Douglas Tanque adds to his 0 season tally! FC Pacos de Ferreira lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 29' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 34' Rio Ave FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Pacos de Ferreira and Rio Ave FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 44' FC Pacos de Ferreira started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Marcelo as he leaves the pitch. Marco Baixinho steps in for FC Pacos de Ferreira.
  • 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 56' Douglas Tanque has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
  • 61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 66' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' Rio Ave FC make a change. Andre Pereira trudges off to be replaced by Bruno Moreira on 70 minutes.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Adriano Castanheira. He replaces Helder on 72 minute.
  • 74' The FC Pacos de Ferreira manager makes a substitution. Douglas Tanque departs to be replaced by Joao Pedro.
  • 79' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Pacos de Ferreira in their trying to find a way past Rio Ave FC's compact .
  • 84' Aderllan Santos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 85' Another change for Rio Ave FC made on 85 minute. Gelson Dala leaves to be changed by Lucas Piazon.
  • 90' Another substitution for FC Pacos de Ferreira to replace Luther Singh by Joao Amaral on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Paços de Ferreira Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pepa

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Douglas Tanque 3
Patrick 2
Nigel Thomas 2
Aderllan Santos 1
Alexandre Guedes 1
Gelson Dala 1
Diego Lopes 1
Bruno Santos 1

Head to Head

2021-01-03 FC Paços de Ferreira 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2020-06-07 Rio Ave FC 2–3 FC Paços de Ferreira 2019-10-25 FC Paços de Ferreira 0–0 Rio Ave FC

FC Paços de Ferreira Form

2021-01-03 FC Paços de Ferreira 2–0 Rio Ave FC W 2020-12-27 SC Farense 1–1 FC Paços de Ferreira D 2020-12-20 FC Paços de Ferreira 1–1 Boavista FC D 2020-12-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 FC Paços de Ferreira L 2020-12-01 Moreirense FC 0–1 FC Paços de Ferreira W 2020-11-27 FC Paços de Ferreira 2–0 FC Famalicao W

Rio Ave FC Form

2021-01-03 FC Paços de Ferreira 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2020-12-28 Rio Ave FC 1–3 CS Maritimo L 2020-12-22 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Rio Ave FC L 2020-12-06 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Boavista FC D 2020-11-29 Gil Vicente FC 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2020-11-06 Os Belenenses Futebol 0–0 Rio Ave FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.56 FC Paços de Ferreira xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Paços de Ferreira58% Draw26% Rio Ave FC16%
Actual: FC Paços de Ferreira win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

FC Paços de Ferreira or Draw
84%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
42%
FC Paços de Ferreira or Rio Ave FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Paços de Ferreira38% Draw50% Rio Ave FC12%
Actual: FC Paços de Ferreira win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.1%
0 – 0
12.5%
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
6.3%
3 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
2.5%
4 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Paços de Ferreira

Handicap FC Paços de Ferreira covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 26% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Paços de Ferreira keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.