Open game expected at Estádio Municipal da Guarda: Guarda Desportiva vs Machico preview

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Competition: Portugal 2. Division: Group B
Competition: Sun 11.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal da Guarda (10000 seats)

Guarda Desportiva are keen to improve their points total at their own arena in this soon-to-be-played game hosting Machico.

Insights:
  • Guarda Desportiva have the fewest scored goals (6) in 2. Division: Group B
  • Machico have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in 2. Division: Group B

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Guarda Desportiva form and stats

When playing at home in the 2. Division: Group B, Guarda Desportiva, who have the fewest scored goals (6) in 2. Division: Group B, have managed 1 win, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 5 games. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Guarda Desportiva with their six defeats in a row. Not since the Gondomar game, 49 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 261 minutes without scoring a league goal. Gomes was the last player to find the net.

In their previous game, the manager Oliveira led his Desportiva to a defeat away at Leca. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio Municipal da Guarda.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Castro Daire (0-3).

Guarda Desportiva aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Municipal da Guarda in the league, with only {4 goals} from 5 games. Guarda Desportiva have conceded 9 from these games.

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Machico form and stats

Playing away, Machico, who have the most conceded goals (12) away in 2. Division: Group B, have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 4 defeats in the 2. Division: Group B this season. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Machico are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Machico are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the fixture against Lusitania FC Lourosa (placed 8th). Eureka; their first win in the league after six rounds not winning.

Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Gondomar's place.

Machico find the net regularly in their away games. 6 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. Machico have conceded 12 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

MachicoK. Gomes Nascimento
K. Gomes Nascimento
2 goals
MachicoL. Rodrigues Andrade
L. Rodrigues Andrade
2 goals
MachicoL. Santos Gouveia
L. Santos Gouveia
2 goals

Guarda Desportiva missing players

Machico missing players

Guarda Desportiva Machico
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 5 2 Played P 1 5 10
1 1 0 Won W 1 1 2
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 2
7 3 2 Lost L 0 4 6
6 4 0 Scored S 2 6 9
20 9 6 Conceded C 1 12 17
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
80% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 70%
50% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 60%
30% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 30%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 10%
40% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 80% 50%
10% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 20%
60% 60% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 40%
 
3.1 2.5 2 Corners for (avg) C F 9 4.2 4.1
6.2 5.2 1 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4 5.7
3.5 3.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2.3
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.2 7.8 8 Shots (avg) S ( 16 10.2 8.2
2.2 2.8 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 9 3.8 2.8
33% 36% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 32% 28%
 
14.2 12 8 Shots against (avg) S A 6 12.4 10.7
5.8 5.5 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.2 4.2
Key stats in 2. Division: Group B this season:
  • All of Machico's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Guarda Desportiva have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Guarda Desportiva have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Guarda Desportiva have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Guarda Desportiva have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Guarda Desportiva have the fewest clean sheets (0) in 2. Division: Group B
  • Guarda Desportiva have the fewest scored goals (6) in 2. Division: Group B
  • Guarda Desportiva have the most conceded goals (20) in 2. Division: Group B
  • Guarda Desportiva have the most conceded goals in the first half (9) in 2. Division: Group B
  • Guarda Desportiva have the the worst goal difference (-14) in 2. Division: Group B
  • Guarda Desportiva have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Guarda Desportiva haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Guarda Desportiva is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Machico have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Machico have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Machico have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in 2. Division: Group B
  • Machico have the most conceded goals (12) away in 2. Division: Group B
  • Machico have the most conceded goals in the second half (13) in 2. Division: Group B
  • Machico haven’t played a single 0-0 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 Rebordosa 10 8 0 2 18 7 5 5 0 0 9 2 5 3 0 2 9 5 11 24
2 Gondomar 10 6 4 0 15 6 5 4 1 0 10 5 5 2 3 0 5 1 9 22
3 Salgueiros 10 7 1 2 12 6 5 3 1 1 5 3 5 4 0 1 7 3 6 22
4 Leca 10 5 0 5 13 9 5 4 0 1 10 3 5 1 0 4 3 6 4 15
5 Marítimo II 10 4 3 3 8 8 5 2 3 0 5 3 5 2 0 3 3 5 0 15
6 Beira-Mar 10 3 5 2 12 8 5 1 3 1 5 5 5 2 2 1 7 3 4 14
7 Camacha 10 4 2 4 10 11 5 1 1 3 3 7 5 3 1 1 7 4 -1 14
8 Lusitania FC Lourosa 10 3 4 3 14 11 5 2 2 1 10 7 5 1 2 2 4 4 3 13
9 Valadares Gaia 10 3 3 4 11 12 5 3 1 1 6 3 5 0 2 3 5 9 -1 12
10 Alpendorada 10 3 3 4 9 14 5 2 1 2 5 10 5 1 2 2 4 4 -5 12
11 Castro Daire 10 2 3 5 9 13 5 1 1 3 3 6 5 1 2 2 6 7 -4 9
12 Resende 10 2 2 6 11 15 5 1 0 4 3 8 5 1 2 2 8 7 -4 8
13 Machico 10 2 2 6 9 17 5 1 2 2 3 5 5 1 0 4 6 12 -8 8
14 Guarda Desportiva 10 1 2 7 6 20 5 1 1 3 4 9 5 0 1 4 2 11 -14 5

Read more about 2. Division: Group B

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.