Football tips: Espinho vs Cinfães - predictions and betting guide

Competition: Portugal 2. Division: Group B
Date: Sun 24.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Bolhão

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and 13th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Espinho form and stats

Espinho has performed well at Estádio do Bolhão so far this season with 7 wins from 11 matches. Points have also been lost, 4 after draws and 0 from defeats.

The Espinho supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Marítimo II in 2. Division: Group B and win 2-1. Prior to that, an away loss at Lusitano FCV.

Espinho have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio do Bolhão with 17 goals in 11 matches. Espinho have only conceded 6 in these games.

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Cinfães form and stats

The loot brought home from travels has not been plentiful for Cinfães as they have only collected 10 points from their 10 away games. Cinfães only has 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. Two points from the last two away games for Cinfães, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Cinfães failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Amarante (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Before that, Cinfães travelled to Águeda and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

After this away game Cinfães are travelling again fairly soon, but not to a normal away game. The 2. Division: Group B match versus Espinho is played at a neutral venue in only zero days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cinfães as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games. Cinfães have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Cinfães - Espinho 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 2 - 5 - 3 (Espinho wins - draws - Cinfães wins).

Top Goalscorers

Capela
12 goals
Serra
10 goals
Gomes
8 goals

Espinho missing players

Cinfães missing players

Espinho Cinfães
Total Home Statistic Away Total
26 13 Played 14 26
81% 85% Over 0.5 86% 88%
65% 77% Over 1.5 43% 42%
27% 38% Over 2.5 29% 31%
12% 15% Over 3.5 7% 8%
0% 0% Over 4.5 7% 4%
38% 62% Both teams to score 36% 38%
46% 38% Clean Sheet 36% 27%
35% 15% Failed To Score 43% 46%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Gondomar 22 13 5 4 33 13 11 9 1 1 20 5 11 4 4 3 13 8 20 44
2 Lusitania FC Lourosa 22 11 9 2 36 19 11 6 4 1 21 10 11 5 5 1 15 9 17 42
3 Lusitano FCV 22 11 6 5 41 17 11 7 2 2 22 5 11 4 4 3 19 12 24 39
4 Espinho 22 10 8 4 26 14 11 7 4 0 17 6 11 3 4 4 9 8 12 38
5 Paredes 22 11 4 7 35 20 12 8 2 2 28 10 10 3 2 5 7 10 15 37
6 Sanjoanense 22 10 7 5 27 21 10 6 3 1 12 6 12 4 4 4 15 15 6 37
7 Águeda 22 9 8 5 30 20 11 5 6 0 15 7 11 4 2 5 15 13 10 35
8 Amarante 22 9 6 7 24 18 12 6 3 3 15 9 10 3 3 4 9 9 6 33
9 Coimbrões 22 8 8 6 23 23 10 6 2 2 13 8 12 2 6 4 10 15 0 32
10 União Madeira 22 9 4 9 19 24 10 5 2 3 10 9 12 4 2 6 9 15 -5 31
11 Gafanha 22 9 4 9 36 41 11 5 2 4 16 16 11 4 2 5 20 25 -5 31
12 Marítimo II 22 6 10 6 27 27 12 4 7 1 12 10 10 2 3 5 15 17 0 28
13 Cinfães 22 7 4 11 18 23 12 4 3 5 11 13 10 3 1 6 7 10 -5 25
14 Pedras Rubras 22 5 9 8 24 26 10 3 5 2 13 11 12 2 4 6 11 15 -2 24
15 Penalva Castelo 22 6 5 11 22 41 11 4 3 4 15 18 11 2 2 7 7 23 -19 23
16 Leca 22 5 5 12 20 34 11 2 2 7 9 17 11 3 3 5 11 17 -14 20
17 Cesarense 22 3 9 10 25 32 11 2 4 5 13 15 11 1 5 5 12 17 -7 18
18 Sporting Meda 22 0 1 21 9 62 11 0 1 10 6 32 11 0 0 11 3 30 -53 1

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