Segunda Liga: First-class versus not good enough, at least based on the league table. Chaves - Varzim. Home victory or a surprise result?
- Chaves is in the best form (5-1-0) in Segunda Liga
- Varzim have the fewest scored goals (14) in Segunda Liga
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Chaves form and stats
Chaves are steadily winning Segunda Liga games and points here at Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira. 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira.
A nice win for Chaves last time playing, versus Feirense. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-1 with Ribeiro, Castanheira and Carvalho scoring for the victors.
Before that, Chaves played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Leixoes.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Chaves's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played eight games, won three matches, drawn four and lost one.
There will be little rest for Chaves after this match as they are travelling to Academico Viseu for a Segunda Liga game in only three days.
Chaves have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Varzim form and stats
There's been little loot from Varzim's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 10 away games in the Segunda Liga. Varzim only have 0 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 5 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Rio Ave (placed 4th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Academica.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Varzim as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. 12 goals have been conceded by Varzim in these games.
Head 2 Head
Chaves and Varzim have played each other before this season: Varzim - Chaves 2-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - five - three (Chaves wins - draws - Varzim wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Brito Teixeira 5 goals |  W. Nascimento Carvalho 5 goals | H. de Oliveira Rodrigues 4 goals |
Chaves missing players
Varzim missing players
| Chaves | Varzim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 30 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 21 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | 27 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 94% |
| 83% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 60% | 72% |
| 56% | 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 39% |
| 39% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 22% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 72% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 60% | 50% |
| 17% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 40% | 44% |
| 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.9 | 4.6 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 11.8 | 12.6 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 8.7 | 10.1 |
| 4.6 | 5.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 36% | 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 19% | 21% |
| 9.4 | 7.8 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 11.4 | 11.2 |
| 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
- Chaves have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Chaves have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Chaves have scored more than double the goals of Varzim.
- Chaves is in the best form (5-1-0) in Segunda Liga
- Varzim have the fewest scored goals (14) in Segunda Liga
- Varzim have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Segunda Liga
- Varzim have yet to win a 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 | Casa Pia | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 39 |
| 2 | Benfica II | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | Feirense | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 36 |
| 4 | Rio Ave | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 34 |
| 5 | Nacional | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 32 |
| 6 | Chaves | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 30 |
| 7 | Estrela Amadora | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 29 |
| 8 | Porto II | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | Penafiel | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 27 |
| 10 | Mafra | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 26 |
| 11 | Trofense | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 24 |
| 12 | Vilafranquense | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Academico Viseu | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 23 |
| 14 | Leixoes | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 22 |
| 15 | Sporting Covilhã | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -13 | 18 |
| 16 | Farense | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 17 |
| 17 | Varzim | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -13 | 12 |
| 18 | Academica | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -13 | 11 |
