3rd position in the 2. Division: Group B table for Espinho so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 12th-placed Coimbrões visits Estádio do Bolhão.
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.
It should be mentioned that Coimbrões 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 Coimbrões on grass are 8 victories, 8 draws and 14 defeats from 30 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 33-50. You can compare this with overall results below.
Espinho form and stats
The story so far in the 2. Division: Group B for Espinho, who have the most clean sheets (13) in 2. Division: Group B, at their home stadium (Estádio do Bolhão) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estádio do Bolhão.
Espinho are confident in defense, having played 457 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Before that, Espinho had a home game versus Lusitano FCV which ended with a victory 4-0.
Goals decide football matches and Espinho are scoring many of them at home; 22 on target from 11 league matches. From these home matches, Espinho have conceded only 8 goals.
Coimbrões form and stats
4-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Coimbrões in their 2. Division: Group B matches away.
Coimbrões played 1-1 against Valadares Gaia in their previous match. A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Castro Daire.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Coimbrões have scored 17 goals in 12 league games away. Coimbrões's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 20 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Coimbrões - Espinho 0-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Espinho victories, zero draws and four Coimbrões wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 J. Ferreira Silva 12 goals |  P. Soares Silva Tavares 5 goals | G. Romano 4 goals |
Espinho missing players
Coimbrões missing players
| Espinho | Coimbrões | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 41 | 22 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 28 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 38 |
| 83% | 82% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 67% | 73% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 79% |
| 46% | 45% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 42% | 46% |
| 29% | 45% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 8% | 18% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 21% |
| 33% | 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 58% | 50% |
| 54% | 55% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 29% | 27% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 17% | 33% |
| 6.8 | 7.8 | 11 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.6 |
| 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 5.6 | 4.3 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 254 | 171 | 59 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 47 | 163 |
| 98 | 69 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 16 | 53 |
| 30% | 25% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 62% | 40% |
- Coimbrões have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Coimbrões haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Espinho has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8)
- Espinho has the most clean sheets (13)
- Espinho have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Espinho have won at least twice as many corners 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 | Arouca | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 55 |
| 2 | Lusitania FC Lourosa | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 27 | 50 |
| 3 | Espinho | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 25 | 45 |
| 4 | Leca | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 43 |
| 5 | Castro Daire | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 43 |
| 6 | Sanjoanense | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 39 |
| 7 | Felgueiras 1932 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 38 |
| 8 | Canelas 2010 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 | Paredes | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 31 |
| 10 | Amarante | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 30 |
| 11 | Trofense | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | -5 | 30 |
| 12 | Coimbrões | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -10 | 30 |
| 13 | Pedras Rubras | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -3 | 28 |
| 14 | Gondomar | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 27 |
| 15 | Lusitano FCV | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | -6 | 25 |
| 16 | Valadares Gaia | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 47 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 25 | -20 | 22 |
| 17 | Vila Real | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 30 | -26 | 15 |
| 18 | Ginásio Figueirense | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 61 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 24 | -50 | 9 |