Berço vs Merelinense 2. Division: Group A preview

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Competition: Portugal 2. Division: Group A
Date: Sun 19.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

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.

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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.

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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 top Statistics Stat vs mid 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%
Key stats in 2. Division: Group A this season:
  • 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

Read more about 2. Division: Group A

The Campeonato de Portugal is the third-level football league in Portugal. It currently has four divisions based on geographic criteria. Each division has 18 teams who play each other home and away to decide a final league table. The top eight teams in total (two from each division) play a playoff to decide promotion.