In total; 28 games are finished and Penafiel are 12 points in front of Varzim. What happens today?
- Penafiel have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Segunda Liga
- Varzim have the fewest scored goals (20) in Segunda Liga
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Segunda Liga.
Penafiel form and stats
When playing at home in the Segunda Liga, Penafiel have managed 6 wins, 5 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 14 games.
A strong away win for Penafiel against Leixoes the last match, as Farias were on target.
Before that game, the home loss against Farense with the scoreline 1-3.This is expected to be a close game, with Penafiel perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Penafiel as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Penafiel has won six of these, drawn four and lost one.
The Penafiel fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 14 matches.
Varzim form and stats
Varzim have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Segunda Liga, after 1-7-6 (14 played).
Varzim won their last game, 2-1 versus Porto II played at home.
Before that, Varzim travelled to Vilafranquense and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Varzim in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Varzim, four draws and three defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Varzim as they have only managed to score 9 times from 14 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H encounter ended Varzim - Penafiel 0-2, earlier this season. Penafiel-Varzim H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Penafiel five wins, Varzim four wins, one draw. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. Maximiano Rodrigo 8 goals |  J. Almeida Martins 4 goals |  J. Nogueira Amorim 3 goals |
Penafiel missing players
Varzim missing players
| Penafiel | Varzim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 27 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 34 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 32 |
| 89% | 86% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 79% | 82% |
| 64% | 57% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 57% |
| 36% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 29% | 32% |
| 18% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 7% | 14% |
| 4% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 46% | 50% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 32% | 36% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 21% | 25% |
| 32% | 29% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.1 | 6 |
| 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.8 | 5.9 | 4.7 |
| 3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | 12.3 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9 | 10.9 |
| 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 28% | 25% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 18% | 19% |
| 11.5 | 10.4 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 11.2 | 10.3 |
| 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
- Penafiel have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Segunda Liga
- Varzim have the fewest scored goals (20) in Segunda Liga
- Varzim have the fewest scored goals (9) away in Segunda Liga
- Varzim have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Segunda Liga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rio Ave | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 57 |
| 2 | Casa Pia | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 56 |
| 3 | Chaves | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 51 |
| 4 | Feirense | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 51 |
| 5 | Benfica II | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 50 |
| 6 | Nacional | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 41 |
| 7 | Leixoes | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Mafra | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 20 | -1 | 39 |
| 9 | Penafiel | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -7 | 38 |
| 10 | Farense | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 37 |
| 11 | Porto II | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -4 | 34 |
| 12 | Vilafranquense | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -4 | 34 |
| 13 | Estrela Amadora | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 24 | -7 | 34 |
| 14 | Trofense | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 28 |
| 15 | Academico Viseu | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -19 | 27 |
| 16 | Varzim | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 26 |
| 17 | Sporting Covilha | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -16 | 26 |
| 18 | Academica | 28 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 53 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | -21 | 15 |
