Belenenses – Ferreira PREDICTION & TIPS
Belenenses and Paços Ferreira meet at Restelo Stadium in a match of the 14th round of Liga Sagres. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which has 3 wins and 1 draw in the last 4 games. In fact, the last time they faced in this stadium was on 04-04-2017, in a game for Liga Sagres that ended the victory of Paços Ferreira by (1-2). The goals of the match were scored by Maurides (50 ‘) for the Belenenses and for Luiz Phellype (69’) and Vasco (88 ‘) for Paços Ferreira. Although this is a game between 9th and 13th of the overall standings, it is actually a game between the 7th place in home games and the 18th as a visitor.
Analysis of Belenenses
The home team is currently in 9th place with 16 points earned after 5 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, lost at home to the Chaves by (0-1). In the last match, lost out to Sporting by (1-0). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 13 points, against only 3 in their games as a visitor. In the last 6 home games for the championship, the Belenenses record 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, having won 13 points out of 18. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 13 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 6 times and never managed to turn the score. There are 1 highlights in the last 7 home matches in all competitions: he scored 3 of his 8 goals in the minutes (16’-30 ‘).
The Belenenses enter into this unmotivated match after a 1-0 away away defeat on their visit to the Sporting field. It is worth mentioning that the home team seems to be going through a bad period in their field, since they have not won four consecutive games. One of the best qualities of the home team is the ease with which they can finish the opportunities they can create. It is expected that coach Domingos Paciencia opts to play a tactical system in 4-4-2, where the two most advanced men are Fredy and Benny. There are three expected waivers for this match, by injury: Merlin Tandjigora, João Diogo and Vincent Sasso.
Paços Ferreira Analysis
The visiting team is currently in 13th place with 13 points earned after 3 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, lost at home to Sporting by (1-2). In the last match, lost out to Braga by (3-0). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 11 points, against only 1 in their games as a visitor. In the league, Paços Ferreira won 1 point in 21 chances, after 1 draw and 6 losses in the last 7 games he played as a visitor.
For this competition, he registers a sequence of 4 losses in the last games as a visitor and has not won any of the last 7 games outside his stadium. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 13 games in this competition, he never got around to scoring in the 7 games in which he conceded the first goal.
Paços Ferreira enters this unmotivated game after a 3-0 away away defeat at the Braga field. The visiting team often plays in a traditional 4-4-2, favoring fast transitions, where the two advanced players are Mabil and Welthon. It is worth mentioning that the “matador” is the young Brazilian, former player of Remus, Welthon. The visiting coach will not be able to count on Héctor Quiñónes for being in injury period.
Belenenses – Ferreira FREE TIPS
Belenenses – Win @ 2.00
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
