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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 20
Jan 26, 2023 at 8.15pm UK
Estádio da Capital do Móvel
Benfica

Pacos de Ferreira
0 - 2
Benfica

FT(HT: 0-2)
Grimaldo (7'), Mario (11')
Guedes (37'), Luis (71')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Primeira Liga clash between Pacos de Ferreira and Benfica, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Pacos de Ferreira 1-2 Braga
Saturday, January 21 at 3.30pm in Primeira Liga
Last Game: Santa Clara 0-3 Benfica
Saturday, January 21 at 6pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Pacos de Ferreira 0-3 Benfica

Benfica will be regarded as strong favourites to secure maximum points at the Estadio da Mata Real and will likely have more joy in the final third against their struggling counterparts. Pacos de Ferreira caused a few problems for the Eagles in the reverse fixture earlier this season, but they may struggle to breach their backline on this occasion. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Benfica win with a probability of 80.86%. A draw had a probability of 12.6% and a win for Pacos de Ferreira had a probability of 6.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (11.32%) and 0-1 (8.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.98%), while for a Pacos de Ferreira win it was 1-0 (2.17%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 12.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Benfica in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Benfica.

Result
Pacos de FerreiraDrawBenfica
6.5% (-0.008 -0.01) 12.63% (-0.021999999999998 -0.02) 80.86% (0.028000000000006 0.03)
Both teams to score 45.87% (0.053000000000004 0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
66.71% (0.088999999999999 0.09)33.28% (-0.089999999999996 -0.09)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
44.95% (0.101 0.1)55.05% (-0.103 -0.1)
Pacos de Ferreira Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
48.96% (0.043000000000006 0.04)51.04% (-0.045000000000002 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
14.63% (0.028 0.03)85.37% (-0.031000000000006 -0.03)
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.69% (0.022999999999996 0.02)6.31% (-0.0249 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
76.26% (0.066000000000003 0.07)23.74% (-0.068000000000001 -0.07)
Score Analysis
    Pacos de Ferreira 6.5%
    Benfica 80.86%
    Draw 12.63%
Pacos de FerreiraDrawBenfica
1-0 @ 2.17% (-0.008 -0.01)
2-1 @ 2.01% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.33%
Total : 6.5%
1-1 @ 5.98% (-0.012 -0.01)
0-0 @ 3.22% (-0.015 -0.02)
2-2 @ 2.78% (0.0019999999999998 0)
Other @ 0.65%
Total : 12.63%
0-2 @ 12.29% (-0.020000000000001 -0.02)
0-3 @ 11.32%
0-1 @ 8.9% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
1-2 @ 8.27% (-0.0050000000000008 -0.01)
0-4 @ 7.82% (0.0070000000000006 0.01)
1-3 @ 7.62% (0.0059999999999993 0.01)
1-4 @ 5.26% (0.011 0.01)
0-5 @ 4.32% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
1-5 @ 2.91% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.56% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-6 @ 1.99% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
2-4 @ 1.77% (0.006 0.01)
1-6 @ 1.34% (0.006 0.01)
2-5 @ 0.98% (0.005 0.01)
Other @ 3.52%
Total : 80.86%

How you voted: Pacos de Ferreira vs Benfica

Pacos de Ferreira
4.4%
Draw
7.4%
Benfica
88.2%
68
Head to Head
Aug 30, 2022 8.15pm
Benfica
3-2
Pacos de Ferreira
Neres (42'), Mario (45+4' pen.), Ramos (56')
Philippe Koffi (39', 80')
Holsgrove (14')
May 13, 2022 8.15pm
Jan 9, 2022 6pm
Benfica
2-0
Pacos de Ferreira
Mario (45+5'), Grimaldo (75')
Otamendi (25'), Bernardo (90+1')

Fonseca (45+2'), Antunes (57'), Djalo (90')
Denilson (45+2')
Apr 10, 2021 8.30pm
Pacos de Ferreira
0-5
Benfica

Costa (58')
Eustaquio (22')
Goncalves (38'), Silva (45'), Seferovic (45+8', 78'), Nunez (89')
Goncalves (28'), Verissimo (33'), Grimaldo (43'), Waldschmidt (58'), Seferovic (61')
Dec 6, 2020 8pm
Benfica
2-1
Pacos de Ferreira
Silva (58'), Waldschmidt (90+4')
Otamendi (74')
Reabciuk (24')
Eustaquio (66'), Jordi (72'), Uilton (78'), Pepa (87')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CSporting Lisbon34293296296790
2Benfica34255477284980
3Porto34226663273672
4Braga34215871502168
5Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes34196952381463
6MoreirenseMoreirense34167113635155
7AroucaArouca34137145450446
8FamalicaoFamalicao341012123741-442
9Casa Pia34108163850-1238
10SC FarenseFarense34107174651-537
11Rio AveRio Ave3461993843-537
12Gil Vicente3499164252-1036
13Estoril PraiaEstoril3496194958-933
14Estrela Amadora34712153353-2033
15BoavistaBoavista34711163962-2332
16PortimonensePortimonense3488183972-3332
RVizela34511183666-3026
RChavesChaves3458213172-4123


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