Varzim vs Farense: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Thu 17.February
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Varzim Sport Club (7280 seats)

Farense have recuperated following their 1-1-game vs Academico Viseu and are keen to go again when travelling to Varzim. Here's all the information!

Insights:
  • Varzim have the fewest scored goals (15) in Segunda Liga
  • Farense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Varzim and Farense.

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Varzim form and stats

With 2 Segunda Liga wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Varzim are certainly not brimming with confidence. When Varzim hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Varzim, Academico Viseu, Academica, Sporting Covilha and Trofense), they have won 1 of 2 matches! Varzim have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Varzim drew their last game, also a home match. Leixoes (placed 11th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score.

Before that, Varzim drew at home versus Nacional.

Varzim are traveling soon after this match as the Segunda Liga match at Estrela Amadora awaits in four days.

Varzim have scored 8 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Varzim defense is not exactly impregnable. 16 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Farense form and stats

Farense have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Segunda Liga, after 1-4-5 (10 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Farense's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Farense delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Academico Viseu (placed 14th) in their previous game.

Preceding that game, the 1-4 loss visiting Feirense's place.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Segunda Liga trip to Benfica II.

Farense have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 11 goals have been scored. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Farense have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Varzim victory, two draws and two Farense wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FarenseP. Alves de Almeida
P. Alves de Almeida
5 goals
FarenseC. Ponde
C. Ponde
5 goals
VarzimL. da Costa Silva
L. da Costa Silva
3 goals

Varzim missing players

Farense missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Varzim Farense
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 2 Played P 2 10 21
2 2 1 Won W 0 1 4
8 3 0 Drew D 2 4 9
11 5 1 Lost L 0 5 8
15 8 2 Scored S 2 11 27
29 16 3 Conceded C 2 18 30
90% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 80% 90%
67% 80% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 76%
33% 40% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 70% 57%
19% 30% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 43%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 5%
48% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 70% 62%
14% 20% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 30% 24%
48% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 20% 24%
 
5.9 7.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4 5.4
4.8 3.4 1.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 6.3 4.9
3.7 3.6 4.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.9 2.5
6 1 1 Red cards R C 0 4 7
 
10 11.7 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 10 11.4
3.7 3.8 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.9 4.4
19% 21% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 28% 29%
 
10.9 9.9 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10 9.9 8.8
4.3 4.5 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.6 3.3
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • Farense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Farense have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Varzim have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Varzim have the fewest scored goals (15) 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 the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in Segunda Liga
  • Varzim have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Varzim have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 22 13 4 5 30 12 11 9 0 2 18 4 11 4 4 3 12 8 18 43
2 Benfica II 22 13 4 5 41 24 11 6 3 2 19 9 11 7 1 3 22 15 17 43
3 Chaves 22 12 6 4 36 22 11 8 2 1 20 8 11 4 4 3 16 14 14 42
4 Feirense 22 13 3 6 36 24 11 7 1 3 20 13 11 6 2 3 16 11 12 42
5 Rio Ave 22 12 5 5 37 26 11 7 1 3 19 14 11 5 4 2 18 12 11 41
6 Nacional 22 10 6 6 37 27 11 7 2 2 21 10 11 3 4 4 16 17 10 36
7 Porto II 22 8 7 7 32 32 11 5 5 1 17 12 11 3 2 6 15 20 0 31
8 Penafiel 22 8 6 8 21 26 11 5 4 2 11 9 11 3 2 6 10 17 -5 30
9 Mafra 22 7 8 7 24 25 11 2 7 2 10 11 11 5 1 5 14 14 -1 29
10 Estrela Amadora 22 8 5 9 33 39 11 5 1 5 18 20 11 3 4 4 15 19 -6 29
11 Leixoes 22 7 6 9 26 27 11 5 3 3 18 15 11 2 3 6 8 12 -1 27
12 Vilafranquense 22 6 8 8 28 32 11 3 5 3 16 17 11 3 3 5 12 15 -4 26
13 Trofense 22 6 7 9 20 24 11 4 3 4 11 11 11 2 4 5 9 13 -4 25
14 Academico Viseu 22 6 6 10 18 30 11 3 3 5 9 16 11 3 3 5 9 14 -12 24
15 Farense 21 4 9 8 27 30 11 3 5 3 16 12 10 1 4 5 11 18 -3 21
16 Sporting Covilha 22 3 9 10 18 36 11 2 5 4 10 14 11 1 4 6 8 22 -18 18
17 Academica 22 3 5 14 23 37 11 2 3 6 14 16 11 1 2 8 9 21 -14 14
18 Varzim 21 2 8 11 15 29 10 2 3 5 8 16 11 0 5 6 7 13 -14 14

Table
  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 22 13 4 5 30 12 11 9 0 2 18 4 11 4 4 3 12 8 18 43
2 Benfica II 22 13 4 5 41 24 11 6 3 2 19 9 11 7 1 3 22 15 17 43
3 Chaves 22 12 6 4 36 22 11 8 2 1 20 8 11 4 4 3 16 14 14 42
4 Feirense 22 13 3 6 36 24 11 7 1 3 20 13 11 6 2 3 16 11 12 42
5 Rio Ave 22 12 5 5 37 26 11 7 1 3 19 14 11 5 4 2 18 12 11 41
6 Nacional 22 10 6 6 37 27 11 7 2 2 21 10 11 3 4 4 16 17 10 36
7 Porto II 22 8 7 7 32 32 11 5 5 1 17 12 11 3 2 6 15 20 0 31
8 Penafiel 22 8 6 8 21 26 11 5 4 2 11 9 11 3 2 6 10 17 -5 30
9 Mafra 22 7 8 7 24 25 11 2 7 2 10 11 11 5 1 5 14 14 -1 29
10 Estrela Amadora 22 8 5 9 33 39 11 5 1 5 18 20 11 3 4 4 15 19 -6 29
11 Leixoes 22 7 6 9 26 27 11 5 3 3 18 15 11 2 3 6 8 12 -1 27
12 Vilafranquense 22 6 8 8 28 32 11 3 5 3 16 17 11 3 3 5 12 15 -4 26
13 Trofense 22 6 7 9 20 24 11 4 3 4 11 11 11 2 4 5 9 13 -4 25
14 Academico Viseu 22 6 6 10 18 30 11 3 3 5 9 16 11 3 3 5 9 14 -12 24
15 Farense 21 4 9 8 27 30 11 3 5 3 16 12 10 1 4 5 11 18 -3 21
16 Sporting Covilha 22 3 9 10 18 36 11 2 5 4 10 14 11 1 4 6 8 22 -18 18
17 Academica 22 3 5 14 23 37 11 2 3 6 14 16 11 1 2 8 9 21 -14 14
18 Varzim 21 2 8 11 15 29 10 2 3 5 8 16 11 0 5 6 7 13 -14 14

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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.