It's match week two of the 2. Division: Group C campaign and important points to play for. Don't miss our detailed preview of Castro Daire-Espinho!
Castro Daire 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.
Castro Daire form and stats
The previous season, Castro Daire's league statistics were 10 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, resulting in 5th spot in the 2. Division: Group D. Over these 22 matches they scored 23 goals and conceded 24. Playing at their own stadium in the previous season Castro Daire produced 6-2-3 (win-draw-lost) with 14 goals and 13 conceded. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Castro Daire has won their last four matches.
Castro's previous game was a Taça De Portugal match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Trancoso. The home side are looking to build on that result.
In the game before, an away victory in the 2. Division: Group C match versus Gouveia with a 2-1 scoreline.Espinho form and stats
Let's have a look at how Espinho performed last season in the 2. Division: Group D: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 4 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 33 and conceded 22 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 2 and lost 6 with 16/11 goals scored/conceded.
Espinho are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Uniao Lamas (after extra-time, 6-7 on penalties).
The game before that, in the 2. Division: Group C, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Leca.Head 2 Head
As for the last five games between these two teams, there's zero Castro victories, three draws and two Espinho wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() M. Cardoso Ribeiro 1 goals | ![]() D. Monteiro Braz 1 goals | ![]() K. Silva Có 1 goals |
Castro Daire missing players
Espinho missing players
| Castro Daire | Espinho | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| Castro Daire | Last season | Espinho | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Scored | S | 16 | 33 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Conceded | C | 11 | 22 | ||
| 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 73% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 59% | ||
| 41% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 41% | ||
| 9% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 23% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 14% | ||
| 32% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 27% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 41% | ||
| 41% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 36% | ||
| 4.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.3 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7.1 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.4 | 7.3 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2.9 | ||
| 40% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 46% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Castro Daire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Leca | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Salgueiros | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Santa Cruz de Alvarenga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Gondomar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | União de Coimbra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Espinho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 8 | Gouveia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 9 | Ferreira de Aves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 10 | Valadares Gaia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Anadia | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 44 |
| 2 | Canelas 2010 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 41 |
| 3 | Lusitania FC Lourosa | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 39 |
| 4 | Sanjoanense | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 36 |
| 5 | Castro Daire | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 35 |
| 6 | Valadares Gaia | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 33 |
| 7 | Espinho | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 31 |
| 8 | Beira-Mar | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 31 |
| 9 | Sao Joao Ver | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 30 |
| 10 | Agueda | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 17 |
| 11 | Lusitano FCV | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 17 | -17 | 16 |
| 12 | Sao Joao Ver | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 13 | Vila Cortez | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 86 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 47 | -78 | 4 |