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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 3
Aug 30, 2022 at 8.15pm UK
Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
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Benfica
3 - 2
Pacos de Ferreira

Neres (42'), Mario (45+4' pen.), Ramos (56')
Silva (16'), Fernandez (84')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Philippe Koffi (39', 80')
Holsgrove (14'), Flavio (35'), Oliveira (45+2'), Ibrahim (89')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Benfica

Last Six:
Last Game: Boavista 0-3 Benfica
Saturday, August 27 at 6pm in Primeira Liga

Pacos de Ferreira

Last Six:
Last Game: Pacos de Ferreira 0-3 Estoril
Friday, August 26 at 8.15pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Benfica 2-0 Pacos de Ferreira

 Benfica will be licking their lips as their next task pits them against a floundering Pacos de Ferreira side who have stumbled into the new season. Looking at recent results between the sides and the gulf in morale and quality in both squads, we are tipping Benfica to come away with a comfortable victory in front of their home fans. 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 81.96%. A draw had a probability of 12.7% and a win for Pacos de Ferreira had a probability of 5.35%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (12.87%) and 1-0 (11.32%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.96%), while for a Pacos de Ferreira win it was 0-1 (2.28%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Benfica would win this match.

Result
BenficaDrawPacos de Ferreira
81.96% (0.066000000000003 0.07) 12.69% (-0.042 -0.04) 5.35% (-0.019 -0.02)
Both teams to score 37.93% (0.016999999999996 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
60.7% (0.10700000000001 0.11)39.29% (-0.102 -0.1)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.37% (0.111 0.11)61.63% (-0.107 -0.11)
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.66% (0.040000000000006 0.04)7.34% (-0.035 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
73.48% (0.094999999999999 0.09)26.51% (-0.091000000000001 -0.09)
Pacos de Ferreira Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
40.94% (0.0020000000000024 0)59.06% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
9.84% (0.0020000000000007 0)90.16% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Score Analysis
    Benfica 81.94%
    Pacos de Ferreira 5.35%
    Draw 12.69%
BenficaDrawPacos de Ferreira
2-0 @ 14.78% (-0.020000000000001 -0.02)
3-0 @ 12.87% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
1-0 @ 11.32% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
4-0 @ 8.41% (0.022 0.02)
2-1 @ 7.79% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
3-1 @ 6.78% (0.0049999999999999 0)
4-1 @ 4.43% (0.011 0.01)
5-0 @ 4.39% (0.018999999999999 0.02)
5-1 @ 2.31% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
6-0 @ 1.91% (0.012 0.01)
3-2 @ 1.79% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 1.17% (0.0029999999999999 0)
6-1 @ 1.01% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 3.01%
Total : 81.94%
1-1 @ 5.96% (-0.018 -0.02)
0-0 @ 4.34% (-0.021 -0.02)
2-2 @ 2.05% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Other @ 0.34%
Total : 12.69%
0-1 @ 2.28% (-0.011 -0.01)
1-2 @ 1.57% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
Other @ 1.5%
Total : 5.35%

How you voted: Benfica vs Pacos de Ferreira

Benfica
85.2%
Draw
13.0%
Pacos de Ferreira
1.9%
54
Head to Head
May 13, 2022 8.15pm
Pacos de Ferreira
0-2
Benfica

Fonseca (57')
Araujo (4', 44')
Gilberto (53')
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')
Jan 26, 2020 5.30pm
Pacos de Ferreira
0-2
Benfica

Tanque (25'), Micael (38'), Silva (71')
Silva (39'), Vinicius (48')
Weigl (40'), Silva (89')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon20162256154150
2Benfica20142446163044
3Porto20133444172742
4Braga20124436201640
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara2011272321235
6Casa Pia208662625130
7Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes207853025529
8Estoril PraiaEstoril207672431-727
9FamalicaoFamalicao205962224-224
10Rio AveRio Ave206682234-1224
11MoreirenseMoreirense206592328-523
12Gil Vicente205782330-722
13AroucaArouca2064101831-1322
14Nacional2054111728-1119
15AVS203981529-1418
16Estrela Amadora2045111833-1517
17SC FarenseFarense2036111328-1515
18BoavistaBoavista2026121334-2112
> Primeira Liga Full Table


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