Football match preview: Trofense vs Sporting Covilhã

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Sat 14.January
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense (3164 seats)

Pay more attention to their own game or focus more on the opposing team? Both Trofense and Sporting Covilhã should try something more fresh than in earlier matches. Read more!

Insights:
  • Trofense have the most conceded goals (30) in Segunda Liga
  • Sporting Covilhã have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Segunda Liga

Trofense and Sporting Covilhã should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Trofense form and stats

Trofense's struggle is real here at Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense with only 3 points collected from 7 Segunda Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-0-6. When Trofense hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Belenenses, UD Oliveirense, Nacional, Torreense and Trofense), they have won 1 of 2 matches! It's been an uphill battle for Trofense in their home games for quite some time now, as six matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Belenenses game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.

Trofense drew their last game, 2-2 away at Estrela Amadora (placed 4th). A disappointing finish for Trofense in their match versus Estrela Amadora as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.

Before that game, the home loss against Torreense with the scoreline 0-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Trofense have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 0 and lost 3.

Trofense have scored {5 league goals} here from 7 matches, not a lot. Trofense have conceded 17 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Sporting Covilhã form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sporting Covilhã so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose). A depressing four defeats in a row for Covilhã in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Farense.

Sporting Covilhã have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 180 minutes ago. Simoes was the goal scorer.

Sporting Covilhã's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Vilafranquense that finished 0-0.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against UD Oliveirense wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Covilhã playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 3 Sporting Covilhã wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

{7 goals} so far away for Sporting Covilhã, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 14. All from 7 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings involving these sides: Trofense won four, Sporting Covilhã were winners in four and we saw two draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

TrofenseS. Okitokandjo
S. Okitokandjo
3 goals
TrofenseI. Maïga
I. Maïga
2 goals
Sporting CovilhãG. Pereira da Silva
G. Pereira da Silva
2 goals

Trofense missing players

Sporting Covilhã missing players

Trofense Sporting Covilhã
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 1 7 15
2 1 1 Won W 0 1 1
3 0 0 Drew D 0 2 4
10 6 1 Lost L 1 4 10
11 5 3 Scored S 0 7 12
30 17 3 Conceded C 2 14 29
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
73% 86% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 87%
67% 86% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 57% 53%
33% 29% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 43% 27%
7% 14% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 13%
47% 43% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 57% 53%
13% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 13%
47% 57% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 29% 40%
 
5.3 5.7 9 Corners for (avg) C F 9 4.3 5.1
5.3 3.7 2 Corners against (avg) C A 1 6.7 7.4
3.3 2.7 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.6 2.5
5 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9.6 11 16 Shots (avg) S ( 23 10.3 9.9
2.9 3.1 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 4.1 3.6
26% 23% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 24% 22%
 
12.9 13.4 13 Shots against (avg) S A 6 14.1 13.1
5.9 6.7 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 5.6 4.9
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • Sporting Covilhã have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Sporting Covilhã have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sporting Covilhã have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Segunda Liga
  • Sporting Covilhã haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Trofense have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Trofense have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Trofense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Trofense have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Segunda Liga
  • Trofense have the most conceded goals (17) at home in Segunda Liga
  • Trofense have the most conceded goals (30) in Segunda Liga
  • Trofense have the most conceded goals in the second half (20) in Segunda Liga
  • Trofense have the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in Segunda Liga
  • Trofense have the the worst goal difference (-19) in Segunda Liga
  • Trofense haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 15 11 3 1 32 14 7 6 1 0 17 6 8 5 2 1 15 8 18 36
2 Farense 15 9 4 2 26 17 8 5 3 0 14 7 7 4 1 2 12 10 9 31
3 Academico Viseu 15 7 5 3 28 22 8 4 2 2 15 12 7 3 3 1 13 10 6 26
4 Estrela Amadora 15 5 9 1 21 16 8 3 5 0 12 9 7 2 4 1 9 7 5 24
5 Feirense 15 5 8 2 21 13 7 1 5 1 8 8 8 4 3 1 13 5 8 23
6 Vilafranquense 15 6 5 4 19 17 7 3 2 2 11 11 8 3 3 2 8 6 2 23
7 Benfica II 15 6 4 5 28 23 8 4 1 3 19 14 7 2 3 2 9 9 5 22
8 Porto II 15 6 4 5 19 14 7 3 2 2 8 2 8 3 2 3 11 12 5 22
9 Penafiel 15 5 6 4 16 15 7 1 3 3 8 9 8 4 3 1 8 6 1 21
10 Tondela 15 3 10 2 18 15 8 1 5 2 8 9 7 2 5 0 10 6 3 19
11 Leixões 15 4 7 4 15 14 7 3 2 2 6 3 8 1 5 2 9 11 1 19
12 Mafra 15 4 5 6 18 24 8 2 3 3 10 11 7 2 2 3 8 13 -6 17
13 Nacional 15 4 4 7 15 18 8 2 2 4 9 9 7 2 2 3 6 9 -3 16
14 UD Oliveirense 15 3 6 6 18 22 7 2 5 0 10 6 8 1 1 6 8 16 -4 15
15 Belenenses 15 4 3 8 23 28 7 1 1 5 10 15 8 3 2 3 13 13 -5 15
16 Torreense 15 4 2 9 9 18 8 1 2 5 2 9 7 3 0 4 7 9 -9 14
17 Trofense 15 2 3 10 11 30 7 1 0 6 5 17 8 1 3 4 6 13 -19 9
18 Sporting Covilhã 15 1 4 10 12 29 8 0 2 6 5 15 7 1 2 4 7 14 -17 7

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.