Soccer match preview: Home fans have big expectations when Beira-Mar meet Guarda Desportiva

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Competition: Portugal 2. Division: Group B
Competition: Sun 20.November
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro (30127 seats)

Three points for the home side is expected from this game if the league table is to be believed. The Beira-Mar club members are hopeful that the difference between 4th and Guarda Desportiva's 14th spot in the table will be revealed on the arena.

Insights:
  • Beira-Mar have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in 2. Division: Group B
  • Guarda Desportiva have the most conceded goals (15) in 2. Division: Group B

It's no vacation for neither Beira-Mar nor Guarda Desportiva as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Beira-Mar form and stats

Beira-Mar have collected 5 points from their 2. Division: Group B home games so far after 1-2-1.

The Beira-Mar followers enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Guarda Desportiva and win 3-1. Sweet to taste a league win after four matches without one.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Lusitania FC Lourosa that finished 2-2.

Beira-Mar has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Beira-Mar have conceded 5 in these home matches.

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Guarda Desportiva form and stats

As the visiting team in 2. Division: Group B matches, Guarda Desportiva have produced an overall stat of 0-1-3 so far. It's looking increasingly bleak for Desportiva who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Gondomar was the last time a defeat was avoided.

Two away games in a row for Guarda Desportiva, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Beira-Mar.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Marítimo II.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Guarda Desportiva's away games in the league this season with only {2 goals} from 4 matches. Desportiva have conceded 9 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have played earlier this season: Beira-Mar - Guarda Desportiva 3-1.

Top Goalscorers

Beira-MarJ. Rodrigues Loura Silva
J. Rodrigues Loura Silva
3 goals
Beira-MarM. Marques Santiago
M. Marques Santiago
2 goals
Beira-MarD. Tavares
D. Tavares
2 goals

Beira-Mar missing players

Guarda Desportiva missing players

Beira-Mar Guarda Desportiva
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 4 0 Played P 1 4 8
3 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
3 2 0 Drew D 0 1 2
2 1 0 Lost L 1 3 5
12 5 0 Scored S 0 2 6
8 5 0 Conceded C 2 9 15
88% 75% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 88%
62% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 75%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
50% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 38%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 12%
50% 75% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
38% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 12%
25% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 50%
 
7.1 9.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 1 2 2.3
4.5 4.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 8 7.3 7
2.9 2.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 3.3 4
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
13.4 14.8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 3 4.3 6
4.1 4.8 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 1.7 2.5
36% 26% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 40% 40%
 
8.1 6.8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 14 17.7 15.5
3.6 3.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 6.3 6
Key stats in 2. Division: Group B this season:
  • Beira-Mar have created more than twice as many corners as Guarda Desportiva.
  • Beira-Mar have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Guarda Desportiva have scored away.
  • Beira-Mar have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in 2. Division: Group B
  • Beira-Mar have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Beira-Mar have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Guarda Desportiva have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Guarda Desportiva have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Guarda Desportiva have the fewest points (1) away in 2. Division: Group B
  • Guarda Desportiva have the most conceded goals (15) in 2. Division: Group B
  • Guarda Desportiva have the the worst goal difference (-7) away in 2. Division: Group B
  • Guarda Desportiva have the the worst goal difference (-9) in 2. Division: Group B
  • Guarda Desportiva have yet to win a game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Salgueiros 8 6 1 1 11 4 4 3 1 0 5 1 4 3 0 1 6 3 7 19
2 Gondomar 8 4 4 0 10 4 4 3 1 0 7 3 4 1 3 0 3 1 6 16
3 Rebordosa 7 5 0 2 12 7 4 4 0 0 8 2 3 1 0 2 4 5 5 15
4 Beira-Mar 8 3 3 2 12 8 4 1 2 1 5 5 4 2 1 1 7 3 4 12
5 Leca 8 4 0 4 11 8 4 3 0 1 8 3 4 1 0 3 3 5 3 12
6 Valadares Gaia 8 3 3 2 11 10 4 3 1 0 6 2 4 0 2 2 5 8 1 12
7 Camacha 7 3 2 2 8 7 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 2 1 1 5 4 1 11
8 Marítimo II 8 3 2 3 7 8 4 2 2 0 5 3 4 1 0 3 2 5 -1 11
9 Lusitania FC Lourosa 8 2 4 2 13 10 4 1 2 1 9 7 4 1 2 1 4 3 3 10
10 Alpendorada 8 2 3 3 6 11 4 2 1 1 5 7 4 0 2 2 1 4 -5 9
11 Resende 8 2 1 5 11 12 4 1 0 3 3 5 4 1 1 2 8 7 -1 7
12 Castro Daire 8 1 3 4 6 12 4 1 1 2 3 5 4 0 2 2 3 7 -6 6
13 Machico 8 1 2 5 6 14 4 0 2 2 2 5 4 1 0 3 4 9 -8 5
14 Guarda Desportiva 8 1 2 5 6 15 4 1 1 2 4 6 4 0 1 3 2 9 -9 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.