Pacos de Ferreira hosts Santa Clara in round 16 of Liga Portugal. The match will be played on Thursday, December 30th at Estádio da Capital do Móvel (Paços de Ferreira)
It will be a match between the teams that show very low production in the current season. In particular, Pacos de Ferreira scored only 11 goals in 15 rounds, which is the second-worst result among all the teams of the current championship (only Belenenses players, who round out the standings, scored fewer goals). Moreover, the Beavers usually don’t allow their opponents to create a lot of scoring chances. Under 2.5 goals were recorded in the recent matches against Tondela (1-0), Gil Vicente (0-1), Maritimo (0-2), Sporting Lisbon (0-2), Moreirense (1-1), and Arouca (0-0). Moreover, such an outcome was recorded in six out of seven previous games of careful Pacos de Ferreira!
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As for Santa Clara, this club is too far from the title of an offensive monster — it does not even reach the average mark of one goal scored per match. Yes, the defense of the Azoreans has often let them down lately, but it happened in the confrontations against the clubs, who rely on the attacking style. But Santa Clara managed to shut out in games against equal counterparts, namely, against Vitoria Guimaraes (1-0), Vizela (1-1), and Gil Vicente (1-0).
I think that we are unlikely to see the eruption of a goal volcano in a head-to-head match between two opponents who have obvious problems with attacking lines. In principle, they may well be satisfied with a draw, based on the standings. That is, Pacos de Ferreira and Santa Clara will probably not force events, having a quite good margin from the relegation zone. Hence, there is hope for calm football performed by the hosts and visitors and a modest score.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
