Struggling Vila Real will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Espinho in the upcoming league round. It’s 17th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Vila Real and Espinho should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Vila Real form and stats
3-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the 2. Division: Group B numbers at home for Vila Real so far this season.
Vila Real lost their last game at Castro Daire (placed 6th) after a 2-3 scoreline. Before that, Vila Real drew at home versus Lusitano FCV.
Vila Real are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. Vila Real have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Espinho form and stats
Espinho, who have the the best goal difference (+10) away in 2. Division: Group B, have an excellent away record in the 2. Division: Group B so far with 6-2-2 from 10 games. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Espinho are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
The manager J. Castro Ferreira was unhappy after their last game, a 2. Division: Group B match played at their home ground Estádio Comendador Manuel de Oliveira Violas. Espinho suffered a 0-2 loss to Leca (placed 3rd). Prior to that result Espinho won their away game at Gondomar. The scoreline was 1-0.
The travelling fans enjoy Espinho's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 10 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Espinho as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Espinho - Vila Real 5-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  J. Ferreira Silva 10 goals | G. Romano 3 goals |  A. Alves Coelho 3 goals |
Vila Real missing players
Espinho missing players
| Vila Real | Espinho | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 8 | 18 | 32 |
| 39 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 84% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 74% |
| 63% | 56% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 47% |
| 26% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 26% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 42% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 40% | 42% |
| 16% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 40% | 42% |
| 47% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 26% |
| 5.1 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.9 | 6.8 |
| 5.7 | 8.5 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 83 | 19 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 79 | 215 |
| 37 | 9 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 26 | 73 |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 46% | 29% |
- Espinho has the the best goal difference (+10) away
- Espinho have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Espinho have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Espinho have scored more than double the goals of Vila Real.
- Espinho have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Espinho haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Vila Real have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
| 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 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 45 |
| 2 | Lusitania FC Lourosa | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 40 |
| 3 | Leca | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 38 |
| 4 | Espinho | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | Sanjoanense | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | Castro Daire | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 32 |
| 7 | Paredes | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 30 |
| 8 | Felgueiras 1932 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 28 |
| 9 | Canelas 2010 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | Lusitano FCV | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 11 | Pedras Rubras | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| 12 | Coimbrões | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -12 | 22 |
| 13 | Gondomar | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 14 | Valadares Gaia | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -14 | 20 |
| 15 | Amarante | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 16 | Trofense | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | -10 | 17 |
| 17 | Vila Real | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 28 | -24 | 11 |
| 18 | Ginásio Figueirense | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 19 | -36 | 8 |