Berço will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 1 point behind Merelinense.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Berço form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Berço have scored 16 goals to get 15 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the 2. Division: Group A are 4-3-0 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here.
Berço's last game was hosting Marítimo II (placed 11th) and winning 3-1. In the game before, an away victory match versus Pedras Salgadas with a 2-1 scoreline.
Goals decide football matches and Berço are scoring many of them at home; 16 on target from 7 league matches. Berço's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Merelinense form and stats
2-4-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Merelinense in their 2. Division: Group A matches away.
Merelinense are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Oliveirense (placed 15th). A draw for Merelinense before that, at their own venue hosting Vizela (2-2).
Merelinense are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 9 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Merelinense have conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Merelinense - Berço 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season.Berço missing players
Merelinense missing players
| Berço | Merelinense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 31 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 7 | 13 | 28 |
| 23 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 15 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 65% | 57% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 59% |
| 29% | 43% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | 35% |
| 12% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 22% | 12% |
| 82% | 86% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 59% |
| 6% | 14% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 35% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 12% |
| 6.3 | 7.5 | 8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | 47 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 31 | 64 |
| 33 | 20 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 11 | 27 |
| 70% | 70% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 45% | 44% |
- All of Berço's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Berço have not yet lost a game at home.
- Berço have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Berço have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Berço have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Berço haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vizela | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 27 | 39 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga II | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 38 |
| 3 | Fafe | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | Vitória Guimarães II | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 33 |
| 5 | Maria da Fonte | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 29 |
| 6 | Merelinense | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Berço | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | União Madeira | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 24 | -12 | 23 |
| 9 | AR São Martinho | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 10 | Montalegre | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Marítimo II | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Chaves II | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 18 |
| 13 | Mirandela | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -10 | 18 |
| 14 | Pedras Salgadas | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 16 |
| 15 | Oliveirense | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 13 |
| 16 | Bragança | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 12 |
| 17 | Cerveira | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 23 | -23 | 11 |
| 18 | Câmara de Lobos | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 29 | -39 | 8 |