Only a few games have been played in the 2. Division: Group A so far, with Merelinense placed 5th and Cerveira sitting in the 8th position.
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.
This stadium uses grass, unlike Cerveira's home stadium. The visitors last nine games on grass have ended in 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses.
Merelinense form and stats
The hosts won their first 2. Division: Group A game here, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Merelinense last season were 3 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses from eleven games.
Merelinense manager Orlando Costa and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus União Madeira in the 2. Division: Group A. Before that, Merelinense had a home game versus Berço which ended with a victory 2-1.
Merelinense has the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Cerveira form and stats
Only one away game in the 2. Division: Group A so far for Cerveira and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 3 victories, 2 draws and 4 losses from nine travels.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a 2. Division: Group A home defeat versus Câmara de Lobos with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game was the away victory against AR São Martinho with the score of 2-0.
It's early days yet, but Cerveira has scored 2 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Merelinense won 1 game, 1 match ended with a draw and Cerveira has 0 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 1 / 1Merelinense missing players
Cerveira missing players
| Merelinense | Cerveira | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs
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Statistic | Away vs
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Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Scored | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merelinense | Last season | Cerveira | ||||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total | ||
| 2 | 1 | Played | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Won | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Scored | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Conceded | 0 | 2 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 50% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 100% | 100% | BTTS | 0% | 50% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 100% | 50% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | ||
| 5 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28-04-19 |
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Fafe | 0 - 2 | Merelinense |
| 05-05-19 |
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Merelinense | 2 - 1 | Torcatense |
| 12-05-19 |
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AR São Martinho | 1 - 0 | Merelinense |
| 18-08-19 |
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Merelinense | 2 - 1 | Berço |
| 25-08-19 |
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União Madeira | 1 - 1 | Merelinense |
| 01-09-19 |
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Merelinense | 16:00 | Cerveira |
| 08-09-19 |
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Merelinense | 16:00 | Ponte da Barca |
| 15-09-19 |
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Bragança | 14:00 | Merelinense |
| 22-09-19 |
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Merelinense | 14:00 | Chaves II |
| 05-10-19 |
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AR São Martinho | 14:00 | Merelinense |
| 18-01-15 |
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Cerveira | 1 - 3 | Vianense |
| 04-09-16 |
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Merelinense | 3 - 0 | Cerveira |
| 03-09-17 |
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Merelinense | 16:00 | Cerveira |
| 18-08-19 |
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AR São Martinho | 0 - 2 | Cerveira |
| 25-08-19 |
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Cerveira | 1 - 2 | Câmara de Lobos |
| 01-09-19 |
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Merelinense | 16:00 | Cerveira |
| 08-09-19 |
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Montalegre | 16:00 | Cerveira |
| 15-09-19 |
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Cerveira | 14:00 | Montalegre |
| 22-09-19 |
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Sporting Braga II | 14:00 | Cerveira |
| 05-10-19 |
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Cerveira | 14:00 | Mirandela |
| 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 | Vitória Guimarães II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Vizela | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Maria da Fonte | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Fafe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Merelinense | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Montalegre | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Berço | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Cerveira | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Câmara de Lobos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Bragança | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Sporting Braga II | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Mirandela | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 13 | União Madeira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | AR São Martinho | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Oliveirense | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
| 16 | Marítimo II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 17 | Chaves II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 18 | Pedras Salgadas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 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 | 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 |
| Last season | 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 | Fafe | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 37 |
| 2 | Mirandela | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 35 |
| 3 | Vilaverdense | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 29 |
| 4 | Pedras Salgadas | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 5 | Bragança | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 |
| 6 | Cerveira | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 23 |
| 7 | Vianense | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | -3 | 21 |
| 8 | Santa Maria | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 9 | Os Limianos | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -12 | 14 |
| 10 | Vieira | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -17 | 10 |