Can Gafanha beat Sporting Meda in Complexo Desportivo da Gafanha da Nazaré clash?

Competition: Portugal 2. Division: Group B
Date: Sun 14.April
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Complexo Desportivo da Gafanha da Nazaré (1000 seats)

With their 30 point advantage in the league table, Gafanha fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Sporting Meda.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Sporting Meda play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Sporting Meda when playing on grass are 0 wins, 0 draws and 9 defeats from nine matches. They have scored 3 goals and conceded 21 times in these games.

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Gafanha form and stats

5-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Gafanha so far this season. Gafanha are slowly digging their own grave here at Complexo Desportivo da Gafanha da Nazaré with the depressing streak of not having won a home game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Sanjoanense match.

Gafanha are returning here after visiting União Madeira in a 2. Division: Group B game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Before that game, the home loss against Águeda with the scoreline 0-1.

Gafanha are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 16 goals in 11 matches. Gafanha's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sporting Meda form and stats

There's been little loot from Sporting Meda's travels as they have only collected 0 points from 11 away games. Sporting Meda, who have the fewest points (0) away in 2. Division: Group B, only has 0 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 0 draws. Sporting Meda have been very modest guests so far, leaving with zero points in all their 11 away matches played so far. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 16 away games in a row. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Sporting Meda, who have now gone 32 games without a victory. The Pescadores game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

Sporting Meda failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Cinfães that ended with defeat 2-3. A 0-3 defeat away at Leca before that.

Sporting Meda are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels and have only managed 3 goals from 11 away games. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Sporting Meda's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 30 goals in 11 travels.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Sporting Meda - Gafanha 0-3. Gafanha-Sporting Meda H2H statistics last one meeting regardless of arena: Gafanha 1 win, Sporting Meda 0 wins, 0 draws.

Gafanha missing players

Sporting Meda missing players

Gafanha Sporting Meda
Total Home Statistic Away Total
29 14 Played 14 29
40 16 Scored 5 17
55 24 Conceded 42 86
100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100%
90% 86% Over 1.5 86% 86%
66% 57% Over 2.5 64% 69%
31% 21% Over 3.5 36% 41%
24% 7% Over 4.5 21% 31%
55% 57% Both teams to score 36% 45%
14% 0% Clean Sheet 0% 0%
31% 43% Failed To Score 64% 55%
Key stats this season:
  • Neither of the teams have played a single 0-0 game.
  • Gafanha has failed to keep a clean sheet in 14 home matches.
  • Sporting Meda has failed to keep a clean sheet in 29 matches.

  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