Académica vs Chaves match preview: Even contest expected at Estádio EFAPEL

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Sun 12.December
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio EFAPEL (30210 seats)

Here's every piece of data you must learn, and some more, before watching the Académica - Chaves fixture!

Insights:
  • Académica have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Segunda Liga
  • Chaves have the most points from losing position (9) in Segunda Liga

This could be an intriguing match with lots of action and energy as both contenders are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!

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Académica form and stats

Académica's struggle is real here at Estádio EFAPEL with only 5 points collected from 6 Segunda Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-3.

The Académica goalkeeper Michael Simoes Domingues is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 221 minutes without conceding a goal in the Segunda Liga.

The home team returns to Estádio EFAPEL after being equal after 90 minutes with Penafiel (placed 5th) on their last time out; the Segunda Liga game ended 0-0.

Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Sporting Covilha.

This is expected to be a close game, with Académica perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Académica as a small favourite), we find eight games. Académica has won one of these, drawn three and lost four.

A decent goal production from Académica in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.

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Chaves form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Chaves so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-3 (win-draw-lose).

It's the second away game in a row for Chaves, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Sporting Covilha (placed 16th) in the Segunda Liga last time out.

A 0-1 loss hosting Mafra before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Chaves playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were one Chaves win, one draw and three defeats.

Chaves have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Chaves have conceded 11 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Académica two wins, zero draws and Chaves two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AcadémicaJ. Cardoso Santo
J. Cardoso Santo
5 goals
ChavesJ. Brito Teixeira
J. Brito Teixeira
3 goals
ChavesN. Prata Coelho
N. Prata Coelho
3 goals

Académica missing players

Chaves missing players

Académica Chaves
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 6 2 Played P 3 7 13
1 1 0 Won W 1 1 4
3 2 0 Drew D 2 3 5
9 3 2 Lost L 0 3 4
12 9 2 Scored S 5 8 19
23 9 4 Conceded C 3 11 16
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
77% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 77%
62% 83% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 43% 46%
23% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 43% 38%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
62% 83% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 71% 62%
15% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 14% 23%
31% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 23%
 
5.7 7.3 6 Corners for (avg) C F 7 7.1 6.7
3.2 2.8 1 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 5.1 4.5
3.1 2.8 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.7 2.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.3 12.5 12 Shots (avg) S ( 12 11 12.2
3.7 5 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 4.1 4.8
25% 30% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 28% 31%
 
9.5 7.7 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11 10.9 9.2
4.1 3.2 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5.4 4.2
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • Académica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Académica have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Académica have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Segunda Liga
  • Académica have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Académica have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Académica haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • All of Académica's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Chaves have the most points from losing position (9) in Segunda Liga
  • Chaves have the most scored goals in the second half (15) in Segunda Liga
  • Chaves haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benfica II 13 9 2 2 31 16 7 5 1 1 16 6 6 4 1 1 15 10 15 29
2 Casa Pia 13 8 3 2 20 8 6 6 0 0 14 2 7 2 3 2 6 6 12 27
3 Feirense 14 8 2 4 22 14 8 4 1 3 13 11 6 4 1 1 9 3 8 26
4 Rio Ave 14 7 3 4 24 18 7 4 0 3 12 11 7 3 3 1 12 7 6 24
5 Penafiel 14 6 5 3 15 12 7 3 3 1 6 4 7 3 2 2 9 8 3 23
6 Mafra 14 6 4 4 17 14 6 1 3 2 3 5 8 5 1 2 14 9 3 22
7 Nacional 13 5 4 4 20 16 6 3 2 1 13 6 7 2 2 3 7 10 4 19
8 Leixoes 14 5 3 6 19 19 8 4 1 3 13 12 6 1 2 3 6 7 0 18
9 Porto II 13 4 6 3 18 18 7 2 5 0 10 7 6 2 1 3 8 11 0 18
10 Chaves 13 4 5 4 19 16 6 3 2 1 11 5 7 1 3 3 8 11 3 17
11 Trofense 13 4 5 4 11 12 7 3 2 2 6 5 6 1 3 2 5 7 -1 17
12 Academico Viseu 13 5 2 6 14 20 7 3 2 2 7 8 6 2 0 4 7 12 -6 17
13 Estrela Amadora 13 4 4 5 21 26 7 3 1 3 13 14 6 1 3 2 8 12 -5 16
14 Farense 13 2 7 4 15 17 6 1 3 2 7 7 7 1 4 2 8 10 -2 13
15 Vilafranquense 13 2 6 5 13 19 7 0 5 2 8 11 6 2 1 3 5 8 -6 12
16 Sporting Covilha 14 2 6 6 9 21 6 1 3 2 4 6 8 1 3 4 5 15 -12 12
17 Varzim 13 1 4 8 11 22 6 1 1 4 5 12 7 0 3 4 6 10 -11 7
18 Académica 13 1 3 9 12 23 6 1 2 3 9 9 7 0 1 6 3 14 -11 6

Read more about Segunda Liga

The Segunda Liga, or LigaPro, is the second level of Portuguese football. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. The top two teams are promoted to the top level in Portugal (Primeira Liga) while the bottom two are relegated.