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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 10 30
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 9 22
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 10 21
4 CD Santa Clara 9 18
5 FC Arouca 9 17
6 Academico de Viseu FC 9 17
7 Gil Vicente FC 9 14
8 Moreirense FC 10 14
9 Sporting Clube de Braga 9 11
10 FC Alverca 9 11
11 FC Famalicao 9 10
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 10 10
13 Vitoria SC 9 8
14 CS Maritimo 9 8
15 Rio Ave FC 9 7
16 Casa Pia AC 10 7
17 CD Nacional 9 7
18 GD Estoril Praia 10 2

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
11% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
2/1
76+
1/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 3 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Estadio da Capital do Movel that hosts another battle between FC Paços de Ferreira and Rio Ave FC.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Guinea-Bissau international Pele has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Paços de Ferreira and Rio Ave FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Chico Geraldes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Paços de Ferreira.
  • 24' A stunning finish from Douglas Tanque — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 29' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' Ze Uilton needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 16 Yellow cards this season.
  • 44' FC Paços de Ferreira have won 155 goals from 136 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 46' Marco Baixinho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marcelo at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tarantini made 332 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' Douglas Tanque with the second goal in the match!
  • 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gabrielzinho, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Capital do Movel with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Bruno Moreira on, Andre Pereira off on 70 minutes.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Adriano Castanheira. He replaces Helder on 72 minute.
  • 74' Another substitution for FC Pacos de Ferreira to replace Douglas Tanque by Joao Pedro on 74 minute.
  • 79' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 84' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 85' Lucas Piazon has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gelson Dala on 85 minute.
  • 90' Luther Singh makes way for Joao Amaral at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Pacos de Ferreira.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

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
Nigel Thomas 2
Patrick 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.