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

Primeira Liga · 2020-21
FC Pacos 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 Pacos 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 34 88
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 82
3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 80
4 Sporting Clube de Braga 34 59
5 FC Famalicão 34 56
6 Gil Vicente FC 34 50
7 Moreirense FC 34 43
8 FC Arouca 34 42
9 Vitória SC 34 42
10 GD Estoril Praia 34 39
11 FC Alverca 34 39
12 Rio Ave FC 34 36
13 CD Santa Clara 34 36
14 CD Nacional 34 34
15 CF Estrela da Amadora 34 30
16 Casa Pia AC 34 30
17 CD Tondela 34 28
18 AVS 34 21

Head-to-Head

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

Recent Form

FC Pacos 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 Famalicão H 2–0 W
Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jan FC Pacos 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
18% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Estadio da Capital do Movel as FC Pacos de Ferreira face off against Rio Ave FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pepa might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 24' Brilliant from the ! Douglas Tanque makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 24.
  • 29' Gelson Dala is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rio Ave FC so far.
  • 34' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 39' FC Pacos de Ferreira is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 44' Rio Ave FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
  • 46' Marcelo makes way for Marco Baixinho at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Pacos de Ferreira.
  • 51' FC Pacos de Ferreira have won 155 goals from 136 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' What a moment for Douglas Tanque! That strike on 56 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 61' 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 Aderllan Santos suffering a number of foals already.
  • 66' Fernando Fonseca has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 70' Andre Pereira makes way for Bruno Moreira at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
  • 72' FC Pacos de Ferreira make a change. Helder trudges off to be replaced by Adriano Castanheira on 72 minutes.
  • 74' A tactical swap from FC Pacos de Ferreira — Joao Pedro on, Douglas Tanque off on 74 minutes.
  • 79' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 84' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bruno Moreira made 324 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Rio Ave FC team. Gelson Dala is replaced by Lucas Piazon on 85 minute.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Luther Singh as he leaves the pitch. Joao Amaral steps in for FC Pacos de Ferreira.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Pacos 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
Joao Amaral 1
Fabio Coentrao 1
Ze Uilton 1
Aderllan Santos 1
Alexandre Guedes 1

Head to Head

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

FC Pacos de Ferreira Form

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

Rio Ave FC Form

2021-01-03 FC Pacos 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 Pacos 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 Pacos de Ferreira58% Draw26% Rio Ave FC16%
Actual: FC Pacos 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 Pacos de Ferreira or Draw
84%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
42%
FC Pacos de Ferreira or Rio Ave FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Pacos de Ferreira38% Draw50% Rio Ave FC12%
Actual: FC Pacos 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 Pacos de Ferreira

Handicap FC Pacos 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 Pacos 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.