Important duel in the lower section of the Segunda Liga, with both Varzim and Académica suffering more distress than joy. This fixture is a real "six-pointer" with the hosting team at 18th and the away team in 17th place.
- Varzim have the fewest scored goals (12) in Segunda Liga
- Académica have the fewest points (2) away in Segunda Liga
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Segunda Liga game only three days ago.
Varzim form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Segunda Liga this season. Varzim have only managed 1 win, 1 draw and 5 losses from their games here at Estádio Varzim Sport Club. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in twelve attempts.
Silva was the last player to score a league goal for Varzim and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Varzim haven't scored in 236 minutes.
Varzim manager Ferreira and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Mafra (placed 10th) in the Segunda Liga.
Prior to that, an away loss at Sporting Covilha.This is expected to be a close game, with Varzim perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Varzim as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Varzim has won six of these, drawn three and lost five.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Varzim here at Estádio Varzim Sport Club in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games). Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Varzim with 15 goals conceded in these matches.
Académica form and stats
Académica have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Segunda Liga, after 0-2-6 (8 played). Académica has drawn their two previous away games.
Home advantage was not enough for Académica in their previous game, as they lost their Segunda Liga-match, hosting Rio Ave, 1-2.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Trofense.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Académica in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Académica, two draws and five defeats.
The attacking power of Académica when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 8 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
These sides encountered each other earlier this match year: Académica - Varzim 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Varzim victories, one draw and five Académica wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Cardoso Santo 7 goals |   L. da Costa Silva 3 goals | H. Vieira da Silva 3 goals |
Varzim missing players
Académica missing players
| Varzim | Académica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 26 | 15 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 16 | 30 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 62% | 82% |
| 44% | 57% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 65% |
| 25% | 43% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 24% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 50% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 71% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 50% | 57% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 24% |
| 6.2 | 7.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
| 4.6 | 3 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.8 | 11.6 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.6 | 11.5 |
| 3.6 | 3.7 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| 21% | 23% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 25% |
| 11.1 | 10.7 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 11.5 | 10.5 |
| 4.7 | 5.7 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5 | 4.1 |
- Académica have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Académica have the fewest points (2) away in Segunda Liga
- Académica have the most conceded goals (16) away in Segunda Liga
- Académica have the the worst goal difference (-11) away in Segunda Liga
- Académica have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Académica have yet to win a game away.
- All of Varzim's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Varzim have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Varzim have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Varzim have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Varzim have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Segunda Liga
- Varzim have the fewest points (4) at home in Segunda Liga
- Varzim have the fewest scored goals (12) in Segunda Liga
- Varzim have the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Segunda Liga
- Varzim have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Segunda Liga
- Varzim have the the worst goal difference (-14) in Segunda Liga
- Varzim have the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in Segunda Liga
- Varzim have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Varzim haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Varzim is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Casa Pia | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 33 |
| 3 | Feirense | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Rio Ave | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Nacional | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Porto II | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | Penafiel | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 27 |
| 8 | Chaves | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 9 | Estrela Amadora | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | -2 | 26 |
| 10 | Mafra | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 25 |
| 11 | Leixoes | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 21 |
| 12 | Trofense | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 21 |
| 13 | Academico Viseu | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 21 |
| 14 | Vilafranquense | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Sporting Covilha | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -13 | 16 |
| 16 | Farense | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 14 |
| 17 | Académica | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -13 | 8 |
| 18 | Varzim | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -14 | 8 |
