Maria da Fonte will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 10 points behind Merelinense.
- Maria da Fonte have not yet lost a game at home.
- Merelinense has the fewest conceded goals (4) in 2. Division: Group A
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Maria da Fonte form and stats
Maria da Fonte have collected 9 points from their 2. Division: Group A home games so far after 2-3-0.
Maria da Fonte are returning here after visiting Vilaverdense in a 2. Division: Group A game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Guerra scored the goal(s). Before that, Maria had a home game versus Bragança which ended with a victory 3-2.
The victory against Vilaverdense came after Guerra's winning goal. The Maria manager I. Alves Castro was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 69th minute. A late climax in the match against Vilaverdense as the winning goal came four minutes into overtime; scored by Guerra.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (10 in 5 games), Maria's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Maria defense is not exactly impregnable. 8 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Merelinense form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) in 2. Division: Group A, are W3-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Division: Group A. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Maria da Fonte. Merelinense love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Merelinense have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Rui Manuel Castanheira do Rego. It's been 450 minutes since they last conceded in 2. Division: Group A.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Vilaverdense.
Merelinense have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 7 goals have been scored. It's not easy to score on Merelinense as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Merelinense - Maria da Fonte 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last four meetings between the teams: Maria da Fonte won one, Merelinense won two and one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Monteiro Guerra 4 goals | J. Rodrigues Xavier 3 goals |  F. Vieira Almeida 3 goals |
Maria da Fonte missing players
Merelinense missing players
| Maria da Fonte | Merelinense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 83% | 91% |
| 55% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 45% |
| 55% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 18% |
| 55% | 80% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 9% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 55% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 9% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 82% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5.8 | 4 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6 | 8.3 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 60% | 100% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 31% |
- Maria da Fonte have not yet lost a game at home.
- Maria da Fonte have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Maria da Fonte have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Maria da Fonte haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Merelinense has the fewest conceded goals (4) in 2. Division: Group A
- Merelinense has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in 2. Division: Group A
- Merelinense has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in 2. Division: Group A
- Merelinense has the most clean sheets (4) away in 2. Division: Group A
- Merelinense has the most clean sheets (9) in 2. Division: Group A
- Merelinense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Merelinense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 30 | 31 |
| 2 | Merelinense | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Montalegre | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | Mirandela | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Vianense | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Maria da Fonte | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Vilaverdense | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Vidago | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 12 |
| 9 | Cerveira | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 10 | Pedras Salgadas | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 11 | Bragança | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 6 |
| 12 | Aguia FC Vimioso | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 20 | -28 | 3 |