FC Porto B
- FC Porto B have won 6, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their 11 home games in Liga Segunda.
- FC Porto B have won 3, drawn 1 and lost just 1 of their last 5 matches, recording a 3-1 home victory over Academico Viseu prior to a 2-2 away draw at Uniao de Leiria last time out.
Pacos de Ferreira
- Pacos de Ferreira have won 2, drawn 3 and lost 5 of their 10 away games in the Segunda Liga.
- Visitors Pacos de Ferreira have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 Segunda Liga games, having drawn 0-0 with Torreense last time out after being thumped 3-0 by Sporting CP B the previous weekend.
Head-to-Head
Porto B have won one and drawn one of the two previous encounters in Segunda Liga and Pacos are yet to win a second-tier meeting with their city rivals.
Key Players
- Leonardo Vonic has scored 4 goals in 19 Segunda Liga appearances this season for FC Porto B, 3 of them in the last 5.
- Costinha is the best finisher in the Pacos squad, but the big number 9 has only scored four times in 17 appearances in Liga Segunda this season.
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Top scorers:
- Leonardo Vonic - 4 goals (3 in last 5).
- Costinha - 4 goals in 17 appearances.
Betting Insights
- At 2.06, Porto B are the favorites to beat 3.35 outsiders Pacos Ferreira, who have a draw priced at 3.25.
- However, with Porto B averaging 1.0 goals per home game against Pacos and the visitors averaging 1.5 goals as away team, the stats point to a tight contest.
- Under 2.5 goals is priced at 1.73, which is more reflective of the likely outcome given the defensive records of the teams and Pacos’s stubbornness.
Prediction
Porto B have the superior form in the Segunda Liga, home advantage and the better players, so the bookies should be right in favouring them to edge out Pacos in what could be a hard-fought contest.
