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Paços de Ferreira

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Paços de Ferreira, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 0-1 LigaPro success against Santa Clara.

In that match, Paços de Ferreira had 52% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Paços de Ferreira was Pablo (87'). On the other side, Santa Clara had 11 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.

Their most recent results reveal that it has been a great time for the Paços de Ferreira rearguard. Paços de Ferreira have been miserly, with the number of goals that have gone in at their end over the course of their previous 6 clashes standing at 1. Even so, it remains to be seen if that trend will be maintained in this next match.

Coming into this meeting, Paços de Ferreira haven't been defeated in their previous 3 league matches at home.

Nacional

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Nacional head into the clash following a 2-1 LigaPro win with the downing of AVS in their last outing.

In that match, Nacional had 42% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Nacional was Vladan Danilović (31'). At the other end, AVS got 13 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Nenê (16') was the scorer for AVS.

In 5 of the past 6 clashes involving Nacional, a relatively low number of goals have gone in between them and their opponents. The overall average number of goals per game during that period works out to a mere 1.83, with the average goals for Os Alvinegros equalling 1.17.

Their previous form shows that Nacional:

• haven't won against Paços de Ferreira when having played them away from home in the previous 3 league games.
• are undefeated in their last 4 league matches away from home.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at their prior head to head clashes going back to 26/02/2016 shows that Paços de Ferreira have won 1 of these games and Nacional 2, with the number of draws being 3.

A combined sum of 15 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 6 for Os Castores and 9 netted by Os Alvinegros. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.5.

The previous league clash featuring these clubs was LigaPro match day 12 on 02/12/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Nacional 2-1 Paços de Ferreira.

In that game, Nacional had 55% possession and 12 shots at goal with 5 of them on target.

Paços de Ferreira got 5 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Matchoi Djaló (87') scored.

📋 Team News: Paços de Ferreira

The Paços de Ferreira manager César Peixoto has zero fitness concerns at all ahead of this clash with a fully healthy group available to choose from. Jójó will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

🗞️ Team News: Nacional

Owing to a completely injury-free group ready to go, the Nacional boss Manuel Machado has no fitness concerns to speak of coming into this game.

✨ Prediction

Nacional and Paços de Ferreira could both end up scoring in a what should be a good tussle with little between the two teams.

A close call, and we think a draw is quite likely. That is why we are leaning toward a very close game with a 1-1 scoreline at the end of the 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 09:04 14/04/2024