Sporting Clube de Portugal vs FC Paços de Ferreira, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2020-21

Sporting Clube de Portugal

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FC Paços de Ferreira

Mon 15 Feb 2021 · 20:15 UTC Estadio Jose Alvalade HT 45+2' · FT 45+3'

Nuno Mendes 8' Y

Y 13' Marco Baixinho

Zouhair Feddal 14' Y

Y 19' Pedro Rebocho

Y 22' Douglas Tanque

Pedro Porro 54' Y

Adan 75' Y

Jovane Cabral 88' Y

Overview

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Sporting Clube de Portugal vs FC Paços de Ferreira — Primeira Liga at Estadio Jose Alvalade.

Sporting Clube de Portugal 6 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
FC Paços de Ferreira 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Andre Narciso
Referee Duarte Bras
Referee Luis Ferreira
Referee Hugo Coelho
Referee Jose Goncalves Luzia

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

Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals FC Paços de Ferreira

Last 5 meetings

2021-02-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 FC Paços de Ferreira 2020-09-27 FC Paços de Ferreira 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2020-06-12 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 FC Paços de Ferreira 2019-10-31 FC Paços de Ferreira 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Feb	FC Paços de Ferreira	H	2–0	W
09 Feb	Gil Vicente FC	A	2–1	W
05 Feb	CS Maritimo	A	2–0	W
01 Feb	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	1–0	W
26 Jan	Boavista FC	A	2–0	W
15 Jan	Rio Ave FC	H	1–1	D

FC Paços de Ferreira

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Feb	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	0–2	L
09 Feb	Portimonense SC	H	0–0	D
05 Feb	CD Tondela	H	2–1	W
02 Feb	Gil Vicente FC	A	2–1	W
24 Jan	CS Maritimo	A	3–0	W
16 Jan	Sporting Clube de Braga	H	2–0	W

Key Stats

13% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal

0-15

3/–

16-30

3/–

31-45

3/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

–/3

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Luis Suarez	5 G	1 A
Flavio Goncalves	3 G	1 A
Fotis Ioannidis	2 G	2 A
Rodrigo Zalazar	1 G	1 A
Maximiliano Araujo	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sporting Clube de Portugal to score. At the same time, FC Pacos de Ferreira does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' It looks surprising Sporting Clube de Portugal does not make any changes. Luther Singh has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
8' Controversy at the stadium! Nuno Mendes argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
13' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Marco Baixinho on 13 minutes.
14' Zouhair Feddal catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 14.
19' Poor challenge from Pedro Rebocho. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
20' Joao Mario doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
22' The referee shows FC Pacos de Ferreira player a Yellow card on 22.
27' Helder has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 398 appearances.
32' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Clube de Portugal must find a spark to ignite this game.
37' FC Pacos de Ferreira fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
47' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Clube de Portugal is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
48' Brilliant from the midfielder! Joao Palhinha makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 48.
53' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
54' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Pedro Porro.
59' The travelling FC Pacos de Ferreira supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
62' The Sporting Clube de Portugal bench stirs into life. Paulinho is withdrawn and Nuno Santos gets his opportunity.
63' Fresh legs for FC Pacos de Ferreira! Marcelo comes on to replace Pedro Rebocho.
68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nuno Mendes made 509 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
73' Fresh legs for Sporting Clube de Portugal! Tabata comes on to replace Tiago Tomas.
75' Adan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 75.
75' Another substitution for FC Pacos de Ferreira to replace Douglas Tanque by Joao Pedro on 75 minute.
80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Clube de Portugal that had 509 games and scored 687 goals.
85' Matheus Reis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nuno Mendes at the 85 minute mark.
86' FC Pacos de Ferreira make a change. Luiz Carlos trudges off to be replaced by Dor Jan on 86 minutes.
88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jovane Cabral on 88.
Sporting Clube de Portugal celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

77
Jovane Cabral ↑ 73'
81
Luis Maximiano
2
Matheus Reis ↑ 85'
11
Nuno Santos ↑ 62'
8
Matheus Nunes ↑ 73'
27
Joao Pereira
13
Luis Neto
7
Tabata ↑ 73'
68
Daniel Braganca

Coach Ruben Amorim

FC Paços de Ferreira Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

31
Michael
44
Marcelo ↑ 63'
9
Ze Uilton ↑ 63'
24
Lamine Diaby
77
Joao Amaral ↑ 63'
45
Joao Pedro ↑ 75'
18
Dor Jan ↑ 86'
17
Adriano Castanheira
6
Martin

Coach Pepa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nuno Santos	4
Pablo Sarabia	3
Sebastian Coates	2
Goncalo Inacio	2
Jovane Cabral	2
Trincao	1
Joao Mario	1
Youssef Chermiti	1

Head to Head

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2021-02-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 FC Paços de Ferreira W 2021-02-09 Gil Vicente FC 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2021-02-05 CS Maritimo 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2021-02-01 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2021-01-26 Boavista FC 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2021-01-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 Rio Ave FC D

FC Paços de Ferreira Form

2021-02-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 FC Paços de Ferreira L 2021-02-09 FC Paços de Ferreira 0–0 Portimonense SC D 2021-02-05 FC Paços de Ferreira 2–1 CD Tondela W 2021-02-02 Gil Vicente FC 1–2 FC Paços de Ferreira W 2021-01-24 CS Maritimo 0–3 FC Paços de Ferreira W 2021-01-16 FC Paços de Ferreira 2–0 Sporting Clube de Braga W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.43 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.83 FC Paços de Ferreira xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Portugal54% Draw27% FC Paços de Ferreira19%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Draw

81%

Draw or FC Paços de Ferreira

46%

Sporting Clube de Portugal or FC Paços de Ferreira

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Portugal34% Draw51% FC Paços de Ferreira15%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.9%

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 0

12.7%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

4.9%

3 – 0

4.8%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 2

3.6%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers	Push	FC Paços de Ferreira covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	25%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	14%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

FC Paços de Ferreira keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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