Pacos de Ferreira host Tottenham in the first leg of the Europa Conference League qualification final. The match will be played on Thursday, August 19th at Estádio da Capital do Móvel (Paços de Ferreira)
Pacos de Ferreira played two matches in the Conference League and two games in the Portuguese championship. On August 5, the Beavers defeated Larn from Northern Ireland at home (4-0). The visitors held on until the 44th minute, when the midfielder Denilson Pereira opened the scoring. After the break, he netted a brace. Stephen Eustaquio and Ze Uliton also scored one goal each. The Portuguese club had a great advantage in shots on target (11-0) and dangerous attacks (90-43). On August 12, the teams held a return leg in Northern Ireland. Larn won 1-0, and the only goal was scored by striker Mark Randall in the 83rd minute. Pacos de Ferreira had more possession of the ball (57% vs 43%) and more shots on target (2-) but could not upset Rohan Ferguson. In the Portuguese championship, the Beavers played two matches. In the first round, they beat Famalicao with a score of 2-0, but the second game ended in a defeat to Boavista (0-3).
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Tottenham played one official match in the 2021/22 season. The Spurs played against Manchester City, which is the reigning Premier League champion. Bookmakers did not believe in the victory of the London club. Tottenham's top scorer Harry Kane watched the match from the stands. AS they say, he is preparing to move to Manchester City. The Citizens are ready to pay 140 million euros for this transfer. Nevertheless, Tottenham's new head coach Nuno Espirito Santo used a 4-3-3 formation, in which Son Heung-min played a center forward and Lucas and Steven Bergwijn played wingers. And the Spurs scored the only winning goal in the second half. Son received a pass from Lucas, moved closer to the penalty area, and shot into the far corner. Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson did not see the kick and the ball flew into the net.
I think that the upcoming match will turn out to be careful, and the teams will not score many goals. Pacos de Ferreira need to play strictly on the defensive to leave themselves chances of the promotion before the return leg in England. Therefore, the Portuguese team will focus on playing in the low block to prevent Son Heung-min from finding a lot of free space in front of the box. If the Beavers manage to cover the Korean, then there is a chance to keep a clean sheet. Tottenham is just starting the season. The team played one official match and did not concede from the best club in England. Pacos has a worse selection of offensive players than that of Manchester City. I don't think Tottenham will allow the Portuguese to create many dangerous chances. Therefore, we will see a rather low-scoring game.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.0 goals scored
