Merelinense fights Vitória Guimarães II in 2. Division: Group A battle

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Competition: Portugal 2. Division: Group A
Date: Sun 01.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio João Soares Vieira (5000 seats)

Merelinense and Vitória Guimarães II are both riding high in the 2. Division: Group A with their 3rd and 6th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Merelinense form and stats

Merelinense have collected 15 points from their 2. Division: Group A home games so far after 5-0-0. Merelinense has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estádio João Soares Vieira. We remember; it was Berço.

Merelinense manager Orlando Costa and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Marítimo II (placed 9th) in the 2. Division: Group A. Before that, Merelinense had a home game versus Pedras Salgadas which ended with a victory 3-0.

Merelinense can score goals in their home matches. After 5 league matches they have found the net 11 times. As for guarding their own goal, Merelinense have only let in 2 goals at home.

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Vitória Guimarães II form and stats

Playing away, Vitória Guimarães II, who have the most clean sheets (7) in 2. Division: Group A, have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the 2. Division: Group A this season. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Vitória Guimarães II are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

The supporters enjoyed Vitória Guimarães II's previous game versus União Madeira (placed 13th), a 2. Division: Group A 3-0 win played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Cerveira wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

Vitória Guimarães II are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 5 away goals from 5 games (in the league). Vitória Guimarães II have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.

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Merelinense missing players

Vitória Guimarães II missing players

Merelinense Vitória Guimarães II
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
11 5 0 Played P 2 5 11
7 5 0 Won W 0 1 6
3 0 0 Drew D 1 1 2
1 0 0 Lost L 1 3 3
21 11 0 Scored S 2 5 15
12 2 0 Conceded C 3 6 7
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 80% 91%
82% 80% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 64%
64% 80% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 27%
27% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 9%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 20% 9%
64% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 20% 18%
36% 60% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 40% 64%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 60% 27%
 
4.3 5 0 Corners For (avg) C F 3.5 4.8 5.8
5.3 3 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 7.5 6.5 5.4
2 3 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.1
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
29 15 0 Total Shots T S 5 46 135
13 7 0 Shots on Target S O 4 18 50
38% 43% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 28% 30%
Key stats in 2. Division: Group A this season:
  • Merelinense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Merelinense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Merelinense have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vitória Guimarães II have scored away.
  • Merelinense have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Merelinense have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Merelinense haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vitória Guimarães II has the most clean sheets (7)
  • Vitória Guimarães II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Vitória Guimarães II have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Vitória Guimarães II have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 11 9 1 1 25 7 5 4 1 0 12 3 6 5 0 1 13 4 18 28
2 Sporting Braga II 11 8 1 2 24 9 6 6 0 0 17 1 5 2 1 2 7 8 15 25
3 Merelinense 11 7 3 1 21 12 5 5 0 0 11 2 6 2 3 1 10 10 9 24
4 Fafe 11 7 2 2 18 9 6 5 0 1 13 6 5 2 2 1 5 3 9 23
5 Maria da Fonte 11 6 4 1 25 9 6 3 2 1 16 4 5 3 2 0 9 5 16 22
6 Vitória Guimarães II 11 6 2 3 15 7 6 5 1 0 10 1 5 1 1 3 5 6 8 20
7 Montalegre 11 5 2 4 21 17 5 3 1 1 14 8 6 2 1 3 7 9 4 17
8 Berço 11 4 3 4 18 14 6 3 3 0 13 6 5 1 0 4 5 8 4 15
9 Marítimo II 11 3 6 2 15 15 6 2 3 1 11 11 5 1 3 1 4 4 0 15
10 Mirandela 11 4 1 6 9 12 6 3 0 3 6 4 5 1 1 3 3 8 -3 13
11 AR Sao Martinho 11 4 2 5 16 13 5 2 0 3 10 9 6 2 2 2 6 4 3 11
12 Pedras Salgadas 11 3 2 6 9 20 6 2 1 3 5 10 5 1 1 3 4 10 -11 11
13 União Madeira 11 3 2 6 12 25 5 1 2 2 5 7 6 2 0 4 7 18 -13 11
14 Bragança 11 2 4 5 8 12 5 1 3 1 5 5 6 1 1 4 3 7 -4 10
15 Cerveira 11 2 2 7 8 23 5 1 1 3 2 6 6 1 1 4 6 17 -15 8
16 Oliveirense 11 1 4 6 11 21 5 1 3 1 6 5 6 0 1 5 5 16 -10 7
17 Chaves II 11 0 5 6 12 22 5 0 2 3 5 10 6 0 3 3 7 12 -10 5
18 Câmara de Lobos 11 1 2 8 6 26 6 0 1 5 3 11 5 1 1 3 3 15 -20 5

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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.