Paços de Ferreira vs Mafra betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League 2 Portugal match on January 19th, 2025

Paços de Ferreira and Mafra are scheduled to play against each other on January 19th, 2025, Sunday at 14:00h (UTC), in a League 2 Portugal match to be held in Portugal, check the Paços de Ferreira vs Mafra betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Paços de Ferreira vs Mafra will occur

The game takes place in the small Estádio da Capital do Móvel stadium, in the city of Pacos de Ferreira, with a capacity for 9077 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting on Betarena.

Introduction to the Paços de Ferreira vs Mafra betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the League 2 Portugal has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.52 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.45 goals per game of the last championship.

Paços de Ferreira last match

Paços de Ferreira come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Felgueiras 1932, valid for the League 2 Portugal, ended with a 1-0. The team coached by R. Macedo Silva lined up in the last match with a 4-3-3 formation.

The odds for them to win, of 4.33 left no room for doubt. The defeat was clear before the match started.

Mafra last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for League 2 Portugal, Mafra, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Torreense team with a final score of 1-0.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 2.20, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

Paços de Ferreira vs Mafra h2h

When these teams last met at Segunda Liga, Mafra was 14th place while Paços de Ferreira was in 18th place. Mafra deployed in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Paços de Ferreira set up a 4-3-3 alignment.

The two teams have not faced each other since 10-08-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2024/2025 season of the League 2 Portugal, and the match ended with a 0-1 win for Paços de Ferreira.

The last time these teams played, victory was hard-won.

The Paços de Ferreira team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 2 wins, compared to the Mafra team, which won only 1 game.

Paços de Ferreira

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

Having 18 points, 5 wins, 9 losses, 3 draws, and a negative balance, Paços de Ferreira ranks 15th place in the League 2 Portugal as they enter this game.

In the 18th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 1 point against Marítimo team who occupies position 14.

Paços de Ferreira analysis

The goal difference is not positive for Paços de Ferreira: at the end of the round 17 it registers 20 goals scored against 28 taken by its goalkeeper.

The Paços de Ferreira team comes from a defeat in the League 2 Portugal, and its coach Carlos Manuel Fangueiro Soares wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

With an average of 3.94 shots on goal per match, Paços de Ferreira certainly cannot call itself a fearsome, or particularly prolific, attack, and this is another very good indicator to take into account in evaluations.

his average possession rate in the league is 41.75%, which means that the team usually can't take the initiative in the game and has a more reactive style of play. Therefore, for this match Paços de Ferreira vs Mafra 2024/2025, the team should make an effort to keep the possession and be able to attack the opponent.

Best goalscorer from Paços de Ferreira

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, João Caiado has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Paços de Ferreira with 4 goals this season, the Midfielder has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Mafra

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

The Mafra team with 15 points currently occupies the 16th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Relegation Play-off, with a campaign of 3 wins, 6 draws, and 8 losses.

This means that in the 18th round the team has an advantage of 2 points in relation to the Porto II team that is in the 17th place.

Mafra analysis

Mafra, with 16 goals scored and 24 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 17 rounds.

It seems that Mafra is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

The team starts as an underdog in their next match, both because they will be playing on a field that is by no means easy and because they are not showing very good finalization skills, averaging 0.94 scored per game.

Best goalscorer from Mafra

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Friday Ubi Etim has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Mafra with 4 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Paços de Ferreira is João Caiado, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Mafra is Friday Ubi Etim, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Taking into consideration that Mafra scores an average of 0.88 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.62.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 1.44 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.18 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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