On the 5th of September, in this week 5 match, Boavista and Paços de Ferreira will play a match in Porto in a clash of the Primeira Liga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 9th placed Boavista, recorded a 0-3 loss against Benfica. Felipe Rodrigues struck first for Benfica in the 30th minute, then João Mário added another in the 67th minute on a feed from Petar Musa In the end, Boavista couldn’t muster any offence and Benfica ran away with the shutout win. Boavista is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while paços de Ferreira is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Benfica. N’Dri Koffi struck first for Paços de Ferreira in the 39th minute on a feed from Antunes, then David Neres tied it up for Benfica in the 42nd minute on a feed from Rafa Silva Finally they completed the comback victory in the 49th minute on a penalty goal by João Mário to cap off a wild match. Paços de Ferreira looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Boavista won the head to head battle with 1 win. Boavista’s most prolific scorer has been Yusupha Njie. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.