Football news and preview: Mafra odds-on when Sporting Covilhã arrive

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Fri 04.November
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Mafra (1200 seats)

Segunda Liga: What this match might miss in glamour it should pay back in effort and dedication. Let's go: Mafra - Sporting Covilhã!

Insights:
  • Mafra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting Covilhã have the the worst goal difference (-14) in Segunda Liga

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Mafra form and stats

The story so far in the Segunda Liga for Mafra at their home stadium (Estádio Municipal de Mafra) is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Mafra enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Torreense's place. The match ended 1-0 with Augusto scoring. What a relief, as that was the first three points in the league after failing to win seven consecutive games. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of de Sousa when Augusto scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute.

Before that, Mafra drew at home versus Estrela Amadora.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Mafra as they have a new game in only four days, a Taça De Portugal match thankfully also at home. Porto are visiting.

Mafra are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. 7 goals have been conceded.

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Sporting Covilhã form and stats

1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Sporting Covilhã playing as the away team in the Segunda Liga this season. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Sporting Covilhã, who have now gone ten games without a victory.

Sporting Covilhã might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Leixoes proved too strong as Covilhã slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto. Late heartbreak for Sporting Covilhã in the Leixoes match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Torreense.

Goals galore? This club have played 7 consecutive league fixtures all featuring at least three goals (over 2.5 goals).

Sporting Covilhã have conceded 9 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Sporting Covilhã have put together a sequence of 8 consecutive matches without defeat (3-5-0) when playing Mafra.

Top Goalscorers

MafraL. Rodrigues da Silva
L. Rodrigues da Silva
3 goals
MafraG. Salgado Ferreira
G. Salgado Ferreira
2 goals
MafraL. António Augusto
L. António Augusto
2 goals

Mafra missing players

Sporting Covilhã missing players

Mafra Sporting Covilhã
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 5 0 Played P 2 5 11
3 1 0 Won W 0 1 1
3 2 0 Drew D 1 2 2
5 2 0 Lost L 1 2 8
11 6 0 Scored S 2 5 9
17 7 0 Conceded C 3 9 23
91% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
73% 80% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 91%
45% 60% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 64%
27% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 27%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
36% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 55%
36% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 9%
36% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 36%
 
4.7 4.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.2 4.5
4.7 4.6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 8.5 8.4 8.6
3.1 2.6 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.5 3.8 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.6 13.4 0 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 9.2 9.5
4.6 4.4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.8 3.5
22% 27% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 26% 23%
 
11.6 9.8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 16 15.6 14.4
5.3 3.6 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 6 5.4
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • Mafra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mafra haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sporting Covilhã have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Sporting Covilhã have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Sporting Covilhã have the the worst goal difference (-14) in Segunda Liga
  • Sporting Covilhã have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sporting Covilhã haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sporting Covilhã is in the worst form (0-0-6)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Moreirense 11 9 1 1 27 11 5 5 0 0 14 4 6 4 1 1 13 7 16 28
2 Farense 10 6 3 1 20 12 5 3 2 0 10 6 5 3 1 1 10 6 8 21
3 Benfica II 11 5 4 2 22 12 6 4 1 1 15 6 5 1 3 1 7 6 10 19
4 Porto II 11 5 4 2 12 5 6 2 2 2 4 2 5 3 2 0 8 3 7 19
5 Feirense 11 4 5 2 13 8 5 1 3 1 6 6 6 3 2 1 7 2 5 17
6 Vilafranquense 11 5 2 4 14 13 5 3 0 2 7 7 6 2 2 2 7 6 1 17
7 Tondela 11 3 7 1 15 11 6 1 4 1 7 7 5 2 3 0 8 4 4 16
8 Academico Viseu 11 4 4 3 20 18 6 2 2 2 10 10 5 2 2 1 10 8 2 16
9 Estrela Amadora 11 3 7 1 15 13 6 2 4 0 9 7 5 1 3 1 6 6 2 16
10 Leixoes 11 3 6 2 13 10 5 2 2 1 5 2 6 1 4 1 8 8 3 15
11 Penafiel 11 3 6 2 12 10 5 1 3 1 7 5 6 2 3 1 5 5 2 15
12 Mafra 11 3 3 5 11 17 5 1 2 2 6 7 6 2 1 3 5 10 -6 12
13 UD Oliveirense 11 2 4 5 14 19 5 1 4 0 7 5 6 1 0 5 7 14 -5 10
14 Torreense 11 3 1 7 7 15 6 1 1 4 1 7 5 2 0 3 6 8 -8 10
15 Nacional 11 2 3 6 8 16 6 0 2 4 3 9 5 2 1 2 5 7 -8 9
16 Belenenses 11 2 2 7 18 24 5 0 1 4 7 12 6 2 1 3 11 12 -6 8
17 Trofense 10 2 2 6 6 19 5 1 0 4 4 14 5 1 2 2 2 5 -13 8
18 Sporting Covilhã 11 1 2 8 9 23 6 0 0 6 4 14 5 1 2 2 5 9 -14 5

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.