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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

Last Game: Boavista 0-3 Benfica
Saturday, August 27 at 6pm 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
Draw
Pacos de Ferreira
Benfica
85.2%
Draw
13.0%
Pacos de Ferreira
1.9%
54
Head to Head
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')
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 Lisbon26195270234762
2Benfica25192459203959
3Porto26165551203153
4Braga26165542222053
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara2613492725243
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes26101153627941
7Casa Pia26106103235-336
8Estoril PraiaEstoril269983441-736
9FamalicaoFamalicao2681082929034
10MoreirenseMoreirense2687113137-631
11Nacional2685132636-1029
12Rio AveRio Ave2678112943-1429
13AroucaArouca2678112539-1429
14Gil Vicente2558122437-1323
15Estrela Amadora2658132138-1723
16AVS26411112037-1723
17SC FarenseFarense2638151737-2017
18BoavistaBoavista2636171643-2715


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