Pedras Salgadas vs Cerveira: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Portugal 2. Division: Group A
Competition: Sun 11.April
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio da Portelinha (3500 seats)

With their 11 point advantage in the league table, Pedras Salgadas fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Cerveira.

Insights:
  • Cerveira have the fewest scored goals (9) in 2. Division: Group A

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.

It should be mentioned that Cerveira play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Cerveira on grass are 4 victories, 5 draws and 22 defeats from 31 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 22-70. You can compare this with overall results below.

Pedras Salgadas are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. For Cerveira it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.

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Pedras Salgadas form and stats

Overall 2. Division: Group A stats at home this season for Pedras Salgadas are 4-3-3 (wins-draw-losses).

Salgadas are returning here after visiting Mirandela in a 2. Division: Group A game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. André Sousa and Diogo Silva scored the goal(s).

Pedras Salgadas aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio da Portelinha in the league, with only 6 goals from 10 games. Pedras Salgadas are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio da Portelinha in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 10 matches.

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Cerveira form and stats

There's been little loot from Cerveira's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 10 away games in the 2. Division: Group A. Cerveira, who have the fewest scored goals (9) in 2. Division: Group A, only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws. Cerveira are desperate to end a 13-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Bragança fixture.

Diogo Carrilho was the last player to score for the away team. Cerveira haven't scored a league goal in the last 261 minutes.

Cerveira's previous game was their home loss versus Vidago (0-1). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Sporting Braga II that ended 0-0.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Cerveira's away games in the league this season with only 5 goals from 10 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Cerveira have conceded 15 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Cerveira - Pedras Salgadas 0-2. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: four - zero - one (Pedras Salgadas wins - draws - Cerveira wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Pedras SalgadasE. Addo
E. Addo
5 goals
Pedras SalgadasD. Filipe Silva
D. Filipe Silva
4 goals
CerveiraC. Cabral Diegues
C. Cabral Diegues
3 goals

Pedras Salgadas missing players

Cerveira missing players

Pedras Salgadas Cerveira
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 3 10 21
6 4 2 Won W 0 1 3
7 3 0 Drew D 0 2 5
8 3 1 Lost L 3 7 13
17 6 4 Scored S 1 5 9
21 7 2 Conceded C 4 15 25
86% 70% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 86%
57% 30% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 70% 52%
29% 20% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 20% 14%
10% 10% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 10% 5%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 5%
38% 10% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 30% 24%
38% 70% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 29%
38% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 60% 62%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.7 2.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
10.3 9.2 12 Shots (avg) S ( 5.7 5.9 7.1
3.5 3.2 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 2.1 2.3
29% 31% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 24% 19%
Key stats in 2. Division: Group A this season:
  • Cerveira have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Cerveira have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cerveira have the fewest scored goals (5) away in 2. Division: Group A
  • Cerveira have the fewest scored goals (9) in 2. Division: Group A
  • Cerveira have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in 2. Division: Group A
  • Cerveira have the most matches under the total-line (15) in 2. Division: Group A
  • Cerveira is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 21 16 4 1 57 12 10 8 2 0 33 6 11 8 2 1 24 6 45 52
2 Merelinense 21 15 2 4 34 13 10 9 1 0 20 4 11 6 1 4 14 9 21 47
3 Montalegre 21 9 8 4 34 23 11 6 4 1 22 11 10 3 4 3 12 12 11 35
4 Mirandela 21 9 7 5 24 16 11 4 3 4 13 10 10 5 4 1 11 6 8 34
5 Maria da Fonte 21 9 5 7 30 27 10 6 3 1 16 11 11 3 2 6 14 16 3 32
6 Vianense 21 8 5 8 25 28 10 4 2 4 14 14 11 4 3 4 11 14 -3 29
7 Vilaverdense 21 6 7 8 26 30 11 3 3 5 18 17 10 3 4 3 8 13 -4 25
8 Pedras Salgadas 21 6 7 8 17 21 10 4 3 3 6 7 11 2 4 5 11 14 -4 25
9 Vidago 21 6 5 10 26 34 10 4 3 3 13 11 11 2 2 7 13 23 -8 23
10 Bragança 21 4 8 9 16 24 11 2 4 5 7 11 10 2 4 4 9 13 -8 20
11 Cerveira 21 3 5 13 9 25 11 2 3 6 4 10 10 1 2 7 5 15 -16 14
12 Aguia FC Vimioso 21 1 5 15 12 57 11 0 3 8 5 27 10 1 2 7 7 30 -45 8

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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.