Segunda Liga fixture prediction and match guide for the Varzim vs Academico Viseu clash

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Fri 11.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Varzim Sport Club (7280 seats)

Varzim are impatient to get the points at home in the upcoming fixture hosting Academico Viseu.

Insights:
  • Varzim have the fewest scored goals (17) in Segunda Liga
  • Academico Viseu have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Segunda Liga

This could be an interesting game with lots of action and bustle as both participants are well rested since they last played a game. Let's get started!

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Varzim form and stats

With 2 Segunda Liga wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Varzim are certainly not brimming with confidence.

It's back home for Varzim, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Benfica II away with the result 2-1. Tiago (2) found the net in that victory.

In the match before that, Varzim hosted Feirense and drew the game 0-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Varzim handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, one draw and four defeats.

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 (8 from 12 games). 17 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Varzim has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Academico Viseu form and stats

The visitors are W4-D3-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Segunda Liga.

Academico failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Estrela Amadora (placed 11th) that ended with defeat 0-4.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Académica.

Academico Viseu are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is five wins, three draws and seven defeats. From a total of 15 matches.

The attacking power of Academico when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 12 league matches away. As opposed to that, Academico Viseu have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Academico Viseu - Varzim 1-0 was the score in these sides' last h2h game, earlier this season. Previous ten meetings between these teams: Varzim won two, Academico Viseu triumphed in four and we saw four draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, nine matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Academico ViseuD. Nussbaumer
D. Nussbaumer
8 goals
Academico ViseuP. Ayongo
P. Ayongo
5 goals
VarzimJ. Almeida Martins
J. Almeida Martins
3 goals

Varzim missing players

Academico Viseu missing players

Varzim Academico Viseu
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 4 12 25
3 2 1 Won W 1 4 7
10 4 0 Drew D 1 3 6
12 6 2 Lost L 2 5 12
17 8 2 Scored S 4 11 21
31 17 4 Conceded C 5 15 37
84% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 88%
60% 67% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 58% 64%
32% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 48%
16% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 24%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 8%
44% 33% 33% BTTS BTTS 75% 42% 44%
20% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 24%
52% 58% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 50% 44%
 
5.9 7.1 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 7.5 5.9 5.2
4.8 3.3 1.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.8 5
3.7 3.6 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.8 3
7 1 1 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
10.9 13.2 17.3 Shots (avg) S ( 13.8 11.2 10
3.7 3.9 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.7 3.9
18% 17% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 25% 21%
 
10.6 9.5 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 8.2 12 11.5
4.2 4.3 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 5.5 5
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • Academico Viseu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Academico Viseu have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Segunda Liga
  • Academico Viseu have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in Segunda Liga
  • Varzim have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Varzim have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Varzim have the fewest scored goals (17) in Segunda Liga
  • Varzim have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in Segunda Liga
  • Varzim have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Segunda Liga
  • Varzim have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 Casa Pia 25 16 4 5 35 13 13 11 0 2 22 5 12 5 4 3 13 8 22 52
2 Rio Ave 25 14 6 5 40 27 12 8 1 3 20 14 13 6 5 2 20 13 13 48
3 Benfica II 25 14 5 6 46 27 13 7 3 3 23 11 12 7 2 3 23 16 19 47
4 Chaves 25 12 8 5 38 25 12 8 3 1 21 9 13 4 5 4 17 16 13 44
5 Feirense 25 13 5 7 36 25 13 7 2 4 20 14 12 6 3 3 16 11 11 44
6 Nacional 25 10 8 7 39 30 13 7 4 2 23 12 12 3 4 5 16 18 9 38
7 Leixoes 25 10 6 9 32 28 12 6 3 3 21 15 13 4 3 6 11 13 4 36
8 Penafiel 25 9 8 8 25 29 13 6 5 2 14 11 12 3 3 6 11 18 -4 35
9 Porto II 25 8 9 8 35 36 13 5 7 1 20 15 12 3 2 7 15 21 -1 33
10 Mafra 25 8 9 8 29 30 12 2 8 2 11 12 13 6 1 6 18 18 -1 33
11 Estrela Amadora 25 9 6 10 37 42 12 5 2 5 18 20 13 4 4 5 19 22 -5 33
12 Vilafranquense 25 7 8 10 31 36 13 4 5 4 19 20 12 3 3 6 12 16 -5 29
13 Farense 25 6 10 9 30 34 12 4 5 3 17 12 13 2 5 6 13 22 -4 28
14 Trofense 25 6 9 10 23 29 13 4 4 5 13 15 12 2 5 5 10 14 -6 27
15 Academico Viseu 25 7 6 12 21 37 13 3 3 7 10 22 12 4 3 5 11 15 -16 27
16 Sporting Covilha 25 3 11 11 20 39 12 2 5 5 10 15 13 1 6 6 10 24 -19 20
17 Varzim 25 3 10 12 17 31 12 2 4 6 8 17 13 1 6 6 9 14 -14 19
18 Académica 25 3 6 16 28 44 12 2 3 7 15 18 13 1 3 9 13 26 -16 15

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.