The Mirandela & Merelinense managers R. Ornelas Borges and E. Campos Simões are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the 2. Division: Group A league table.
- Mirandela has the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in 2. Division: Group A
- 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!
Mirandela form and stats
The story so far in the 2. Division: Group A for Mirandela at their home stadium (Estádio São Sebastião) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats.
Mirandela have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio São Sebastião with 8 goals in 5 league matches. Mirandela have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Merelinense form and stats
As the visiting team in 2. Division: Group A matches, Merelinense, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) in 2. Division: Group A, have produced an overall stat of 2-1-2 so far. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Merelinense hope to make it five in this match.
The Merelinense goalkeeper Rui Manuel Castanheira do Rego is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 360 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Merelinense had fun at their own home (Estádio São Sebastião) last time out, beating Vilaverdense 1-0. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Pedras Salgadas.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Merelinense have scored 6 goals in 5 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - two - seven (Mirandela wins - draws - Merelinense wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Silva Có 4 goals | D. Ramos Motty 2 goals |  F. Vieira Almeida 2 goals |
Mirandela missing players
Merelinense missing players
| Mirandela | Merelinense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 80% | 80% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 90% |
| 70% | 80% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 50% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 20% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 10% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 20% | 10% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 60% | 80% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4.3 | 6.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 6 | 8.3 |
| 2.3 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 57% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 33% | 31% |
- Merelinense has the fewest conceded goals (4) 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 (8) 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.
- Mirandela has the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in 2. Division: Group A
- Mirandela have not yet lost a game at home.
- Mirandela have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Sporting Braga II | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 26 | 28 |
| 2 | Merelinense | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Montalegre | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Mirandela | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Vilaverdense | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Vianense | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Maria da Fonte | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 12 |
| 8 | Vidago | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 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 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 5 |
| 12 | Aguia FC Vimioso | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 20 | -24 | 3 |