Vila Real vs Santa Marta Penaguião preview: Away team face a demanding task at Campo Do Calvário

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Competition: Portugal 2. Division: Group B
Competition: Sun 23.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Campo Do Calvário (5500 seats)

The home advantage belongs to Vila Real in this fixture versus Santa Marta Penaguião, but the visitors will fight to the bitter end. Here's our complete match guide!

Insights:
  • Vila Real have the most conceded goals in the second half (10) in 2. Division: Group B
  • Santa Marta Penaguião have the most conceded goals (22) in 2. Division: Group B

This should be an engrossing match with lots of spark and energy as both contenders are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!

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Vila Real form and stats

The total 2. Division: Group B results playing at home this season for Vila Real are 2-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).

A good away victory last time out for Vila Real, who won 1-1 against Macedo Cavaleiros (placed 10th). Vila Real travelled for their previous game, a trip to Macedo Cavaleiros that ended 1-1. The regulars are hoping that Vila Real will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-1 away loss in the game against Macedo Cavaleiros (placed 10th).

Before that match, a win away at Berço. Preceding that game was the away draw at Berço that finished 1-2. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Berço (1-2).

The Vila Real fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Vila defense is not exactly impregnable. 10 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Santa Marta Penaguião form and stats

As the visiting team in 2. Division: Group B matches, Santa Marta Penaguião have produced an overall stat of 1-0-4 so far. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Santa Marta Penaguião have lost on their last two travels.

Santa Marta Penaguião delivered a 3-3 draw playing at home against Amarante (placed 4th) in their previous game. Penaguião failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Amarante (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 3-3. Ukachukwu, Azevedo and Neto scored in Santa Marta Penaguião's previous match, the home game against Amarante that ended 3-3.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-4 at Mirandela. Before that, Penaguião travelled to Mirandela and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-4. A 1-4 defeat away at Mirandela before that.

Goals are few and far between in Santa Marta Penaguião's away league games. Only 2 goals from 5 travels. The Santa Marta Penaguião defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 15 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The two duelists also met each other previously this campaign: Santa Marta Penaguião - Vila Real 0-1.

Top Goalscorers

Vila RealM. da Costa Carreira
M. da Costa Carreira
3 goals
Santa Marta PenaguiãoK. Chukwunenye Ukachukwu
K. Chukwunenye Ukachukwu
3 goals
Vila RealJ. Batista Gregório
J. Batista Gregório
2 goals

Vila Real missing players

Santa Marta Penaguião missing players

Vila Real Santa Marta Penaguião
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 3 Played P 1 5 12
3 2 1 Won W 0 1 3
5 2 0 Drew D 0 0 1
4 2 2 Lost L 1 4 8
16 9 3 Scored S 0 2 10
19 10 6 Conceded C 5 15 25
92% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 67%
50% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 50%
33% 50% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 60% 42%
17% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 40% 25%
58% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 20% 33%
25% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 8%
25% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 100% 60% 58%
 
7.4 8 8.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 2.7 2.7
4.7 5.2 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.7 5.7
3 2.5 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.7 2.2
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.4 9 6 Shots (avg) S ( 4 2.7 3.8
3.2 4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1.3 1.7
48% 50% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 40%
 
8.7 8.8 7 Shots against (avg) S A 18 11.7 10.5
3.7 3 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 10 6.3 4.7
Key stats in 2. Division: Group B this season:
  • Santa Marta Penaguião have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Santa Marta Penaguião have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Santa Marta Penaguião have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Santa Marta Penaguião have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in 2. Division: Group B
  • Santa Marta Penaguião have the most conceded goals (15) away in 2. Division: Group B
  • Santa Marta Penaguião have the most conceded goals (22) in 2. Division: Group B
  • Santa Marta Penaguião have the most conceded goals in the first half (11) in 2. Division: Group B
  • Santa Marta Penaguião have the the worst goal difference (-13) away in 2. Division: Group B
  • Santa Marta Penaguião haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vila Real have created more than twice as many corners as Santa Marta Penaguião.
  • Vila Real have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vila Real have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Santa Marta Penaguião have scored away.
  • Vila Real have the most conceded goals (10) at home in 2. Division: Group B
  • Vila Real have the most conceded goals in the second half (10) in 2. Division: Group B

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Mirandela 12 8 2 2 16 10 5 4 1 0 8 2 7 4 1 2 8 8 6 26
2 Paredes 12 8 1 3 17 8 5 2 0 3 5 4 7 6 1 0 12 4 9 25
3 AR São Martinho 12 6 4 2 16 7 6 4 1 1 12 4 6 2 3 1 4 3 9 22
4 Amarante 11 6 3 2 23 12 6 4 1 1 18 8 5 2 2 1 5 4 11 21
5 Tirsense 12 5 6 1 8 3 6 1 4 1 2 2 6 4 2 0 6 1 5 21
6 Vila Real 11 3 4 4 15 18 6 2 2 2 9 10 5 1 2 2 6 8 -3 13
7 Vila Mea 12 3 3 6 10 11 6 2 2 2 5 4 6 1 1 4 5 7 -1 12
8 Berço 12 3 2 7 12 17 6 1 2 3 4 7 6 2 0 4 8 10 -5 11
9 Santa Marta Penaguião 11 3 0 8 7 22 6 2 0 4 5 7 5 1 0 4 2 15 -15 9
10 Macedo Cavaleiros 11 0 1 10 3 19 6 0 0 6 2 9 5 0 1 4 1 10 -16 1

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.