Vizela and Maria da Fonte spectators can't wait for 2. Division: Group A clash

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Competition: Portugal 2. Division: Group A
Date: Sun 12.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

The managers Álvaro Pacheco and Dinis Rodrigues are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the 2. Division: Group A league table.

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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Vizela form and stats

Vizela, who have the most scored goals (35) in 2. Division: Group A, have been outstanding at home so far in the 2. Division: Group A with 6 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. Vizela has recorded two wins in a row here, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

In their previous game, the manager Álvaro Pacheco led his Vizela to a defeat in the 2. Division: Group A match away at Merelinense. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Before that, Vizela had a home game versus Mirandela which ended with a victory 3-0.

Vizela are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (20 goals in 7 games). Vizela have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.

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Maria da Fonte form and stats

3 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Maria da Fonte playing as the away team in the 2. Division: Group A this season. It's three draws from Maria da Fonte's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a 2. Division: Group A home defeat versus Sporting Braga II with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Pedras Salgadas.

Maria da Fonte are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 8 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).

Head 2 Head

As for the last two games between these two teams, there's 2 Vizela victories, 0 draws and 0 Maria da Fonte wins. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 0 matches with two goals or less.

Vizela missing players

Maria da Fonte missing players

Vizela Maria da Fonte
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 7 1 Played P 0 8 16
12 6 1 Won W 0 3 7
1 1 0 Drew D 0 5 7
3 0 0 Lost L 0 0 2
35 20 2 Scored S 0 11 32
9 3 0 Conceded C 0 7 16
94% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 75% 81%
75% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 62% 75%
50% 71% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 44%
25% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 38%
19% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 31%
38% 43% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 62% 56%
44% 57% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 38%
25% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 25%
 
6.7 7.3 4 Corners For (avg) C F 0 6.4 6.4
2.2 1.8 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 5 4.2
1.8 1.7 4 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 2.2 2.1
3 1 1 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
138 89 9 Total Shots T S 0 63 109
65 44 5 Shots on Target S O 0 18 37
28% 32% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 49%
Key stats in 2. Division: Group A this season:
  • Maria da Fonte have not yet lost a game away.
  • Vizela has the fewest conceded goals (9)
  • Vizela has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3)
  • Vizela has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6)
  • Vizela has the most scored goals (35)
  • Vizela has the the best goal difference (+26)
  • Vizela have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Vizela have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vizela have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Vizela have won at least twice as many corners 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 Vizela 16 12 1 3 35 9 7 6 1 0 20 3 9 6 0 3 15 6 26 37
2 Sporting Braga II 16 11 2 3 33 13 8 7 1 0 20 3 8 4 1 3 13 10 20 35
3 Fafe 16 10 2 4 23 12 8 7 0 1 16 6 8 3 2 3 7 6 11 32
4 Vitoria Guimaraes II 16 9 3 4 28 17 8 6 1 1 16 7 8 3 2 3 12 10 11 30
5 Merelinense 16 9 3 4 27 20 8 7 0 1 14 5 8 2 3 3 13 15 7 30
6 Maria da Fonte 16 7 7 2 32 16 8 4 2 2 21 9 8 3 5 0 11 7 16 28
7 Berço 16 6 5 5 27 22 6 3 3 0 13 6 10 3 2 5 14 16 5 23
8 Montalegre 16 6 4 6 26 23 8 4 2 2 15 9 8 2 2 4 11 14 3 22
9 AR Sao Martinho 16 6 5 5 24 19 9 3 3 3 15 13 7 3 2 2 9 6 5 20
10 Marítimo II 16 4 8 4 20 21 8 3 4 1 13 12 8 1 4 3 7 9 -1 20
11 União Madeira 16 6 2 8 17 33 7 2 2 3 6 9 9 4 0 5 11 24 -16 20
12 Mirandela 16 5 3 8 14 21 9 4 2 3 11 8 7 1 1 5 3 13 -7 18
13 Pedras Salgadas 16 4 5 7 15 26 9 3 3 3 8 12 7 1 2 4 7 14 -11 17
14 Chaves II 16 3 7 6 27 25 7 2 2 3 14 10 9 1 5 3 13 15 2 16
15 Oliveirense 16 2 6 8 16 26 8 1 5 2 9 9 8 1 1 6 7 17 -10 12
16 Braganca 15 2 5 8 12 21 8 1 3 4 8 13 7 1 2 4 4 8 -9 11
17 Cerveira 15 2 4 9 14 33 8 1 2 5 6 14 7 1 2 4 8 19 -19 10
18 Camara de Lobos 16 2 2 12 10 43 9 1 1 7 7 20 7 1 1 5 3 23 -33 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.