Betting prediction and preview: Merelinense fancied to be better team when visiting Cerveira

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Competition: Portugal 2. Division: Group A
Competition: Sun 04.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal Rafael Pedreira (2500 seats)

It's game two of the 2. Division: Group A season and everything to play for. Read our full preview of Cerveira-Merelinense!

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

It should be mentioned that Merelinense play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Merelinense on artifical turf are 2 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats from six games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 6-5. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Cerveira form and stats

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 270 minutes without scoring a league goal. Joel Marques was the last player to find the net.

A 2. Division: Group A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Mirandela.

Last season, Cerveira's league statistics were 5 wins, 5 draws and 15 losses, resulting in a 15th position in the 2. Division: Group A. Over these 25 matches they scored 25 goals and conceded 58. Playing at home last season Cerveira managed 2-3-8 (win-draw-lost) with 11 goals and 27 conceded.

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Merelinense form and stats

Merelinense are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the 2. Division: Group A against Maria da Fonte (placed 10th). A draw for Merelinense before that, at their own venue hosting Montalegre (1-1).

Let's have a look at how Merelinense performed last season in the 2. Division: Group A: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 7 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 42 and conceded 31 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 5 and lost 4 with 19/18 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Cerveira, zero draws and four wins for Merelinense. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.

Top Goalscorers

MerelinenseM. Marques Costa
M. Marques Costa
1 goals

Cerveira missing players

Merelinense missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cerveira Merelinense
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
2 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Cerveira Last season Merelinense
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   13 25
5 2   Won W   4 12
5 3   Drew D   5 7
15 8   Lost L   4 6
25 11   Scored S   19 42
58 27   Conceded C   18 31
96% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   85% 92%
88% 77%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   69% 76%
72% 69%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   46% 60%
40% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   38% 32%
16% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 12%
52% 54%   BTTS BTTS   62% 60%
16% 15%   Clean Sheets C S   31% 36%
36% 38%   Failed to Score F T   23% 12%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.6 2.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 2.2
3 2   Red cards R C   1 1
 
122 47   Total Shots T S   57 123
47 15   Shots on Target S O   20 48
32% 47%   Goal Efficiency G E   50% 52%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting Braga II 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Mirandela 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Vidago 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Merelinense 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Montalegre 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
6 Pedras Salgadas 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Vianense 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Vilaverdense 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Aguia FC Vimioso 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
10 Maria da Fonte 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
11 Cerveira 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
12 Bragança 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
Last season 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 25 19 3 3 64 20 13 10 2 1 37 12 12 9 1 2 27 8 44 60
2 Fafe 25 16 4 5 34 18 13 12 0 1 23 8 12 4 4 4 11 10 16 52
3 Vitória Guimarães II 25 14 6 5 52 28 13 9 3 1 32 10 12 5 3 4 20 18 24 48
4 Sporting Braga II 25 14 4 7 48 25 13 9 1 3 28 10 12 5 3 4 20 15 23 46
5 Merelinense 25 12 7 6 42 31 12 8 2 2 23 13 13 4 5 4 19 18 11 43
6 AR São Martinho 25 13 5 7 44 26 13 7 3 3 26 14 12 6 2 4 18 12 18 41
7 Maria da Fonte 25 10 10 5 45 29 12 7 2 3 31 14 13 3 8 2 14 15 16 40
8 Maritimo II 25 10 9 6 46 37 12 6 5 1 22 15 13 4 4 5 24 22 9 39
9 Montalegre 25 10 7 8 39 32 12 7 3 2 22 12 13 3 4 6 17 20 7 37
10 Berço 25 9 6 10 37 37 11 4 4 3 18 13 14 5 2 7 19 24 0 33
11 Chaves II 25 8 7 10 44 39 12 5 3 4 26 17 13 3 4 6 18 22 5 31
12 Mirandela 25 8 6 11 26 33 13 5 3 5 15 13 12 3 3 6 11 20 -7 30
13 Uniao Madeira 25 9 3 13 35 52 12 4 3 5 18 19 13 5 0 8 17 33 -17 30
14 Pedras Salgadas 25 6 8 11 25 43 13 5 3 5 15 18 12 1 5 6 10 25 -18 26
15 Cerveira 25 5 5 15 25 58 13 2 3 8 11 27 12 3 2 7 14 31 -33 20
16 Bragança 25 3 8 14 24 36 13 2 5 6 18 20 12 1 3 8 6 16 -12 17
17 Oliveirense 25 2 10 13 21 43 13 1 9 3 11 17 12 1 1 10 10 26 -22 16
18 Camara de Lobos 25 2 2 21 15 79 12 1 1 10 9 29 13 1 1 11 6 50 -64 8

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 Sporting Braga II 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Mirandela 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Vidago 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Merelinense 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Montalegre 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
6 Pedras Salgadas 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Vianense 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Vilaverdense 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Aguia FC Vimioso 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
10 Maria da Fonte 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
11 Cerveira 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
12 Bragança 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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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.