Paços de Ferreira Portimonense betting prediction

After 6 wins, 4 draws and 14 losses, the home team is in the 16^th position, havinf won 22 points so far. In the last match, they have lost at home against Vitória Guimarães by (1‑2), after in the previous match they have won (1‑3) an away match against Desportivo Aves. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 12 goals scored and 24 conceded; against 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 17 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Paços de Ferreira has a record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 11 points out of 30 possible. The most recurrent result at half‑time in their home league matches was the 0‑1 (6 out of 13 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, since 7 of the last 13 for this competition have ended ended with Under 1,5 goals. They haven't been able to score the first goal. In fact, they have only opened up the score in 6 of the last 24 matches for the Primeira Liga, they have reached half‑time in advantage in 4 of those 6 matches and have held on to the lead in 5. They have conceded the first goal in 15 of their 24 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 1.

Paços de Ferreira's team reaches this penultimate round of the Portuguese championship with a record of 35 points, which allows it to occupy the 13th place of the table, with an advantage of five points over the relegation zone, first occupied by Vitória de Setúbal, but with the same points (30) as Portimonense and Tondela. In the last round, the team guided by Pepa managed to react to the defeat suffered against Braga (1-5), in the previous round, by adding a point in the difficult trip to Moreirense's stronghold, where they tied to a ball. After losing from the 36th minute, with a goal suffered from a penalty, Paços de Ferreira responded in the second half, on 75 minutes, with a goal by central Marco Baixinho, responding to João Amaral's assistance.

Confirmed Lineup: Ricardo Ribeiro, Marcelo, Bruno Santos, Marco Baixinho, Oleg Reabciuk, Pedrinho, Vasco Rocha, Stephen Eustáquio, Denílson, João Amaral, Hélder Ferreira.
Coach: A. Rocha Simão.