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Paços de Ferreira Benfica betting prediction


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This is a match between two teams that are going through different realities in the Portuguese championship, as Benfica is going through a moment of confidence and Paços de Ferreira is going through some difficulties to add points. The truth is that a triumph of the pacense team in this match would give enough morale for the next matches, decisive matches in the fight for the maintenance. In this way, this match has huge tendency to be open and clear opportunities of goals, making to risk in favor of the "over 2.5 goals" to be full of value.
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Preview
Paços de Ferreira and Benfica meet at Estádio da Capital do Móvel, in a match for the 24th round of the Primeira Liga. Benfica got a home win by (2‑0), in the last league head‑to‑head, played in 23‑09‑2017. The head‑to‑head record at this stadium favours the away team, since in the last 4 head‑to‑heads they won 2, tied 1 and lost 1. Nevertheless, in the last head‑to‑head played at this stadium, for the Primeira Liga, played on 18‑03‑2017, they tied (0‑0). Paços de Ferreira registers significant differences between home and away results, so the home/away factor is worth special attention.

Analysis Paços Ferreira

After 5 wins, 6 draws and 12 losses, the home team is in the 15th position, havinf won 21 points so far. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Vitória Setúbal by (1‑0), after in the previous match they have lost (0‑2) at home, against Tondela. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 4 draws and 10 losses in away matches, with 14 goals scored and 31 conceded; against 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 15 goals scored and 16 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Paços de Ferreira has a record of 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 15 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (4 out of 11 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 23 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 12 times and have only turned the score around in 1. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 11 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 5 of their 12 goals between minutes (61'‑75').

Paços de Ferreira comes for this match after a defeat at Vitoria de Setúbal ground, by 1-0, adding the third consecutive defeat in the Portuguese championship. At this moment, the Pacenses occupy a position very close to the relegation zone. In this home match, the coach João Henriques should keep the team in 4-2-3-1 with Bruno Moreira the most offensive reference. Pedrinho continues to be one of the best finishers of Paços de Ferreira with 2 scored goals. We emphasize that the home team has presented several difficulties in maintaining the ball possession. For this match, the home team’s coach won’t count on João Góis and Marco Baixinho, punished, neither on Filipe Ferreira, this due to injury.

Confirmed Lineup: Rafael Defendi, Bruno Santos, Héctor Quiñones, Ricardo, Miguel Vieira, Gian Martins, Pedrinho, Rafael Assis, Rúben Micael, Luiz Phellype, Xavier.
Coach: A. Rocha Simão.

Analysis Benfica

The away team is currently in the 2nd position of the league, with 56 points won, after 17 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Portimonense, by (1‑3). In the last match, they won in a home match against Boavista, by (4‑0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in away matches, with 26 goals scored and 20 conceded; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 33 goals scored and 12 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Benfica has a record of 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 21 points out of 30 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t lost any of the last 9 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑1 (7 out of 12 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 23 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 5 times but have turned the score around in 2. In the last 12 away matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 9 of their 24 goals between minutes (76'‑90'); they have conceded 6 of their 10 goals between minutes (61'‑75').

Benfica comes for this match after a huge home win against Boavista by 4-0, adding the third consecutive triumph in the Portuguese championship. We remember that the eagles haven’t lost for 17 consecutive matches in this competition. In this trip to Paços de Ferreira, the coach Rui Vitória must maintain the usual 4-3-3 favoring the maintenance of ball possession and the organized attacks. One of Benfica's strengths has been the offensive sector, as they scored an average of 2.57 goals per match. Jonas is the great incarnated highlight with 25 goals and 6 assists. It seems that the visiting coach won’t count on Salvio and Krovinovic, both injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Bruno Varela, André Almeida, Álex Grimaldo, Rúben Dias, Jardel, Ljubomir Fejsa, Pizzi, Andrija Živković, Rafa Silva, Franco Cervi, Jonas.
Coach: R. Schmidt.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Paços Ferreira vs Benfica match, on 24 February 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Over 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Paços Ferreira vs Benfica on 24 February 2018 will be played at Paços de Ferreira, Estádio da Capital do Móvel.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Paços Ferreira Benfica match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Benfica at with 93% of the tips.

 

Primeira Liga - 2017/2018

  • 100% 306 / 306 Games

  • Home team wins 51.63%
  • Draws 19.93%
  • Away team wins 28.43%
  • Over 1.5 73.86%
  • Over 2.5 50.65%
  • Over 3.5 26.8%
  • Goals 826
  • Goals /match 2.7
  • Goals /match home 1.57
  • Goals /match away 1.13
  • Both teams score 48.69%
  • Goals after 80' 19.01%
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