It's advantage Fafe so far with their 3rd position in the 2. Division: Group A table, welcoming Merelinense who are placed 9th.
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.
Fafe form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Fafe have scored 20 goals to get 25 points from 11 games. The overall stats are 8-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). Fafe has a nice streak going on as they have played 22 consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Gil Vicente defeat. In general it's been a long time since Fafe tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last 13 home games.Happy days for Fafe in their previous game, a 2. Division: Group A match away at Pedras Salgadas that ended with a 3-1 victory. Before that game, the 7-0 home victory against Cacadores das Taipas.
A decent goal production from Fafe in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 11 matches. Fafe have only conceded 8 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Merelinense form and stats
The visitors are W3-D5-L3 on the road this term. Merelinense has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.Merelinense delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Maria da Fonte in their previous match; a 2. Division: Group A game. Prior to that result Merelinense won their away game at Montalegre. The scoreline was 2-0.
Merelinense are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 11 games. In the opposite end, Merelinense have conceded 18 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Merelinense - Fafe 0-0. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's 4 Fafe victories, 2 draws and 1 Merelinense win.Top Goalscorers
  Joel Silva 18 goals | Marcelo 7 goals |   Fausto Lourenço 7 goals |
Fafe missing players
Merelinense missing players
| Fafe | Merelinense | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | Played | 15 | 31 |
| 60 | 35 | Scored | 19 | 34 |
| 24 | 11 | Conceded | 20 | 36 |
| 90% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 80% | 74% |
| 77% | 80% | Over 1.5 | 73% | 61% |
| 55% | 67% | Over 2.5 | 53% | 48% |
| 26% | 33% | Over 3.5 | 40% | 32% |
| 16% | 20% | Over 4.5 | 13% | 10% |
| 52% | 47% | Both teams to score | 53% | 48% |
| 45% | 53% | Clean Sheet | 27% | 35% |
| 13% | 7% | Failed To Score | 40% | 42% |
| 2.4 | 3.1 | Corners For (avg) | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 2.1 | 2.3 | Corners Against (avg) | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 0.9 | 0.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 1 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 2 |
- Merelinense is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Fafe is involved in more matches over 2.5 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 | D | P |
| 1 | Vizela | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 47 | 49 |
| 2 | Trofense | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 26 | 49 |
| 3 | Fafe | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 46 |
| 4 | Felgueiras 1932 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Mirandela | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 40 |
| 6 | AR São Martinho | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 40 |
| 7 | Chaves II | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 33 |
| 8 | Montalegre | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -5 | 28 |
| 9 | Merelinense | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 27 |
| 10 | Pedras Salgadas | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -13 | 23 |
| 11 | Maria da Fonte | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -9 | 23 |
| 12 | Torcatense | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 21 | -20 | 19 |
| 13 | Os Limianos | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -14 | 18 |
| 14 | Oliveirense | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 47 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -24 | 17 |
| 15 | Cacadores das Taipas | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -9 | 17 |
| 16 | Vilaverdense | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 33 | -32 | 11 |
| 17 | Mirandés | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 23 | -19 | 10 |
| 18 | Gil Vicente | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | -1 | 1 |
